We're pleased to present the latest issue of The Prospect (Issue 8), a CNDLS publication designed to highlight innovative teaching practice at Georgetown.
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Congratulations to Georgetown Professor William Jack (Economics), whose Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) made its way into the top 10 finalists for the edX Prize for Exceptional Contributions in Online Teaching and Learning.
Georgetown Professor Ted Supalla (Neurology) explains the challenges and surprising outcomes of designing a MOOC exploring American Sign Language.
Georgetown Professor Jim Freericks (Physics) aims to make quantum mechanics understandable—and engaging—for all students despite higher-level math skills through his MOOC “Quantum Mechanics for Everyone.”
Each year, Class Central publishes a ranking of the best online courses of the year based on reviews from users. CNDLS is pleased to announce that the Georgetown edX course “Quantum Mechanics for Everyone” was named one of the top 3 best MOOCs of 2017. This self-paced course, taught by James Freericks (Physics), covers the… Read more »
Where does American Sign Language (ASL) come from? How is grammar expressed in ASL? How do signed languages evolve and change over time? Georgetown University Medical Center Professor Ted Supalla explores these questions and many more in the edX course “Sign Language Structure, Learning, and Change.” GUIX401 Sign Language Structure, Learning, and Change, supported by… Read more »
Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service is well-known for educating the world’s leaders. Home to prominent alumni like former President of the United States Bill Clinton and countless diplomats, politicians, and policymakers, the School of Foreign Service—and more specifically the Security Studies Program—continues to attract passionate security-focused students from across the globe… Read more »
It’s been a busy season for online course development at CNDLS. Over the past month, GeorgetownX (GUx) has launched three MOOCs, each one unique in what it brings to online learning at Georgetown. The first of these is Terrorism and Counterterrorism, led by Daniel Byman (SFS), which is in its third iteration and has netted… Read more »
This fall, the Global Business Initiative goes even more global. CNDLS and the McDonough School of Business have partnered to create online course content for Global Business Experience (GBE), a foundational course for second-year Georgetown MBA students. Taught by Ricardo Ernst, Director of the Global Business Initiative, and various faculty from the areas of strategy,… Read more »
