hruby_250.jpg Assistant Professor of Classical Studies Julie Hruby. (Photo by Robert Gill)
[more]Imagine yourself an incoming student, in a lecture hall surrounded by 100 classmates, trying to drink from the firehose of information coming at you in your first introductory science course.
[more]“One key to the success of this program has been its innovative use of technology. Every participant receives an iPad loaded with course materials such as lectures, videos, articles, and book chapters. The materials are constantly updated by a team that includes faculty, curriculum specialists, and IT professionals. In addition, participants use the iPads—or laptops, desktops, and sometimes even smartphones—to log into live class sessions and participate in discussions with full audiovisual capabilities.”
[more]DartmouthX offers its first massive open online courses in the humanities: Italian opera and American Renaissance literature.
[more]Ashley Kehoe has been named associate director of the Experiential Learning Initiative in the Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning (DCAL), Lisa Baldez, the Cheheyl Professor and director of DCAL, announced today, Sept. 16. Kehoe, who will report to Baldez and work as part of the DCAL team, began work this week.
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