Small class size: It’s one of Dartmouth’s strengths, of which students and faculty are proud. Small classes allow for individualized attention and feedback and let students develop close relationships with intellectual mentors who are top scholars in their fields.
[more]Thayer School of Engineering Associate Professor Vicki May isn’t used to teaching 9,300 students all at once—but that’s how many she reached in week three of the six-week “The Engineering of Structures Around Us,” her DartmouthX massive open online course, or MOOC, and she’s adding more every day.
[more]Registration is currently open for Dartmouth’s second online course, “The Engineering Structures Around Us,” to be taught by Thayer School of Engineering Associate Professor Vicki May.
[more]Students who sign up for Vicki May’s online course, “The Engineering of Structures Around Us,” may live in California or Haiti. They may be high school students interested in careers in engineering or retirees who want a deeper understanding of architecture. Regardless, May, an associate professor at Thayer School of Engineering, wants them to use their hands.
[more]The first DartmouthX open online course offering, “Introduction to Environmental Science” with Professor Andrew Friedland, opened its pre-course material on Jan. 27, and the six-week course will begin Feb. 3.
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