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Dear Colleagues:<br><br>
FYI. Is this the beginning of the end of brick and motar
universities, e.g., SDSU?<br><br>
<h3><b><a name="S1"></a>Almost 60,000 Students Want To Take Free Online
Course At Stanford On Artificial Intelligence.</b></h3>The
<a href="http://mailview.custombriefings.com/mailview.aspx?m=2011081701asee&r=2862921-73f3&l=002-c0e&t=c">
<u>New York Times</a></u> (8/16, A11, Markoff, Subscription Publication)
reports that a free "course at Stanford University on artificial
intelligence, to be taught this fall by two leading experts from Silicon
Valley, has attracted more than 58,000 students around the globe - a
class nearly four times the size of Stanford's entire student body."
The online "course is one of three being offered experimentally by
the Stanford computer science department to extend technology knowledge
and skills beyond this elite campus to the entire world, the
university" announced. "The instructors are Sebastian Thrun and
Peter Norvig, two of the world's best-known artificial intelligence
experts." For the AI "course, students may need some higher
math, like linear algebra and probability theory, but there are no
restrictions to online participation. So far, the age range is from high
school to retirees, and the course has attracted interest from more than
175 countries." <br><br>
The
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<u>CNN</a></u> (8/16, Simon) "This Just In" blog reported,
"While online courses are nothing knew, throwing the power of
arguably two of the smartest men in a field that attracts mass attention,
could mean a shift in how we educate. In this case, participants won't be
able to get credit for the class at Stanford but will receive 'a
statement of accomplishment' when the course is completed."
<br><br>
The
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<u>San Francisco Business Times</a></u> (8/17, Brown, Subscription
Publication) reports, "Professors will use short video clips as
lectures for the three classes -- Machine Learning, Introduction to
Artificial Intelligence and Introduction to Databases -- and will give
feedback from 'live quizzes' as well as testing new ways of interacting
with students." Classes begin October 10. <br><br>
Also covering the story were
<a href="http://mailview.custombriefings.com/mailview.aspx?m=2011081701asee&r=2862921-73f3&l=005-8e0&t=c">
<u>The Atlantic</a></u> (8/16, Estes),
<a href="http://mailview.custombriefings.com/mailview.aspx?m=2011081701asee&r=2862921-73f3&l=006-0ef&t=c">
<u>Slate</a></u> (8/16, Fullham) and the
<a href="http://mailview.custombriefings.com/mailview.aspx?m=2011081701asee&r=2862921-73f3&l=007-ac3&t=c">
<u>Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal</a></u> (8/17, Subscription
Publication). <br><br>
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Andrew Y. J. Szeto, Ph.D. & IEEE Fellow<br>
Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering<br>
San Diego State University<br>
5500 Campanile Drive<br>
San Diego, CA. 92182-1309<br>
619-594-5723<br />--
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