words cannot express my gratitude and appreciation !! Coursera could be a life changing experience for a lot of student around the world !! YOU ARE THE BEST :D
God! This video gave me goosebumps! I was brought up in a society where education is not only a right, but a must. The word 'education' literally means 'to bring out', meaning to give rise to our potential. However, being forced to learn will only oppress us instead of 'igniting' us, which is a shame. I'm honestly astounded by Daphne's dedication and determination!
I am taking my first Coursera course and am getting much more out of one course than another masters program would give me, exactly what I was looking for in my continual professional development... with the added bonus of creating a global network of highly skilled professionals. Thank you Daphne and Andrew, Coursera, and The University of Edinburgh.
At 10:50 she states that being able to interact with the material, and be told when you are right and wrong is absolutely essential. I cannot agree more. I had MANY math textbooks that had the wrong answers in the back of the book. And when you're trying to study at home and the book is wrong, what do you do? I'm very thankful to Coursera and other online educators. You're awesome!!!
blown away by this... this is absolutely amazing. this woman deserves a nobel prize or something for pioneering something that i hope will be a trend going forward. google should take notice and throw all their weight and resources behind an idea like this.
The brace of possibilities here is so huge that it practically brings tears to my eyes. There's no way I can express how much this would have benefited me in my youth. How wonderful to think there's a chance of the future being illuminated for the many who have no access now.
@@meji9525 not necessarily. it is well educated people beating the drums for war, but it is less educated people who follow the beats of the drum. education will not take away those who try to start a war, but it can lead to fewer people following them.
Daphne Koller's mission is an inspiring one. Every time we see online videos like this, we realize how far we've come as providers of online education. An eye opening video - many of our students have been influenced by it to consider enrolling in educational programs with us at Online Courses Australia.
I've had to transcribe this from the top, pick out the paper and conduct further research in order to embed it in my learning and consciousness. Worth sharing widely. Inspirational. A convincing portrayal of where education is going and how it will get there.
There's an amazing point here about Analytics. The data that we can collect through online courses can be so, so useful from an instructional point of view and be crucial tot he course, not just for students (to whom we can give precise feedback), but also for the instructors who can see where the the learner is getting confused and thus revisit the course and make necessary adjustments.
I found the coursera site 2 months ago. I think its the best idea ever. I didn't have the chance to go to varsity, but these course got me a whole lot further.
Thank you mam. Because of courses on Coursera I have the opportunity to use internet for learning . I have completed 13 courses . Thank you Coursera. A BIG THANKS TO COURSERA.
hats off for Daphne koller n other member of coursera ,recently i have signed up this site for learning python programming language.well, it has really save my valuable time n didn't need to google again n again for information.
God bless innovative, warm hearted human beings such asDaphne Koller and the other founders of Coursera. They are the leaders our our planet, who change the face on Earth for better and not worse !
Online education provides a path to education. There are a lot of free courses out there. Getting it from top universities is a bonus and something to add to the resume. Notre Dame has online courses and certificate programs. Go to the FAQ page to learn more. www.notredameonline.com/support/faq/
The Forums for online learning provide another important educational opportunity that doesn't get mentioned in this video and that is that the chance to TEACH something that you have just learned is one of the greatest roads toward mastery.
I have taken 2 courses on Coursera. Both are very high quality and great learning for me. The opportunities Coursera brings to the world is tremendous! A big thank you to the Coursera team to "make this happen".
College drop out here....yet a life long learner. I've been using coursera for a year now and in the beginning I just went crazy on enrolling to a bunch of classes that I've never completed. Just a few days ago I completed my class on Business innovations from the University of Maryland taught by Dr. Green. I'm loving the fact that I can learn about the stuff Im interested in. Not only that but I've learned to really discipline myself in doing my assignments/tests without being told or having the fear of failing a class. I believe her predictions are right and that this type of education is revolutionary. Anyone that has something negative to say about it, all I can say is that it takes time to improve something that will eventually change the world, the experiences (wether negative or positive) that we have now as MOOC students are a part of the steps to create an improved MOOC system.
Online education is inside our lives more or less 1 year.İf you really focus you get nice results and you learn lots of things rather than face to face education.Because you don't spend time going school,going back home or activity with friends etc.But unfortunately we can't socialise,we stucked our homes:((.I hope humanity can get over this damn illness as soon as possible.
i really like the idea that education should be free and everyone has the same opportunity to get education and excel in whatever fields he/she is good at
I felt exactly the same: goosebumps! I love Coursera so much, I hated my first education and I left it thinking that I was stupid... They wanted us to repeat the notes by the rote... It turned out that I love studying: not repeating, but really learning new things! Coursera gave me new dreams. My dream is to teach people one day. I would like to send this video to all my university professors in Bulgaria as a message what the idea of teaching is.
Okay okay stop. She's not right. I'm an active Coursera user and every time on a course there is peer grading, the forums are instantly chaotic with people complaining about it. I for once have had the experience of having people grade me a very low grade because they didn't agree with me opinion. They didn't even justify it. They said "I don't agree". Bang. Or on the 4th week of a course a peer who barely talked english got to rate my work of over 1000 words below average and then gave a incomprehensible answer. These kind of stories are very known and repeated in almost ever coursera course. Granted, it is a good way to grade, especially with some improvements (like dropping the lower score given) but it's far for being perfect or as successful as she makes it seem.
There’s nothing wrong with peer group grading especially in massive open online courses such as coursera or large group lecture in typical conventional universities. What is lacking is the culture of learning in groups and the idea of being assessed by course mates either on campus or globally. In this context, what matters is the process of learning and sharing for life long learning not so much the grade
Free education is available now all around the world! I appreciate the opportunity of studying in university, and i hope i can be a life-long learner by using the learning courses and materials online to acquire more knowledge and skills for myself, my family and my community. i believe i would have opportunity in the future to help others all around the world.
This information is invaluable to me as I am in the beginning stages of designing an online skills developement site for improving the functional family dynamic for Christian focused families. Thank you for your insights. I am blessed by what I am learning through TED talks.
I think COURSERA is gonna become my new favorite website, along with TED. Thanks, TED! Thanks, Daphne Koller! Definitely signing up in a minute; that was GENIUS!
Stanford class rooms have 400 students for machine learning. Coursera provides a similar educational experience to 100,000 folks. Result is that the value of the educational experience drops to almost nothing, and the supply of entry level trained folks overwhelms the industrial need. So industry hires the 400 students from Stanford, then to fill the 400 more openings they have, the ask for x years of experience, and complains about the lack of experienced engineers in machine learning and the need to bring the top folks from all around the world to work the jobs here. If the role of universities were to provide education, then competition would have prevented the huge inflation in the cost of a university education in recent years. But really, the function is to filter out some folks from the best jobs. Since competition is greater, the value of getting through the filter is high. I would think that at some point, some company will stop hiring university educated, will go heavy into broadly hiring, providing training, and firing low performers. But the name of that company is not going to be Apple, Microsoft, Google, or Facebook.
what i would like to say is coursera is place where like minded join each other .Which make learning interesting and which brings miracle solution to the problem
it is a privilege for me to learn from Professors of Standford and Michigan, and get the perfect personalized guidance. Really thankful to Andrew Ng and you ma'am for creating this wonderful stage MOOC
Coursera is amazing. You can use the skills you gain to prove your worth. Whether it's challenging a university course to gain entrance for little or no.cost, or building a personal portfolio for job interviews. There are ways to make it work for you. It's been a life changer for me.
The chart gives the employment status of college grads under 25. It comes off condescending, but it makes sense (both for top colleges and universities). The current system focuses on pieces of paper rather than the knowledge and skills they are supposed to represent, though that's changing. She spent 2 sentences on that and 18 minutes on revolutionizing the current lecture format into a WORKING system that allows any individuals (with time and internet access) to get a quality education.
I am from brazil and learning english and being able to watch online courses really made the difference. I would never be able to get all the knowledge that i have now,using the current educational system on brazil.
Koller was describing how this online system had peer support environments where other students in the same class offers support openly, which all seems great; but I hope it doesn't follow the common, open forum path where you have some people who stick around and 'troll' others who ask questions that, to one who has already taken the class, seems obvious and simple but are the usual initial hurdles that are crossed by newcomers. For the most part, this sounds really awesome.
I recall but a few highly educated customers who respected my knowledge and experience. Talent is a much different concept than credentials. First I went to college(Big Ten) then learned a demanded skill. Thought my merit would be appreciated by the well-educated-- but in many cases they envied my independence and creative talents. "Knowledge is empowerment; money is power" ~~cc
Thanks, thanks, thanks. Just thanks to teachers with the transforming ideas of reaching to the world with free education. You are changing the world and I see it. Thanks again.
Me parece admirable la idea de tener una educación apta para todos y la manera de llegar a las personas que no puedan pagar o de alguna manera entrar a una universidad, y los métodos que utilizan para interactuar con los estudiantes de la manera virtual ayuda mucho a aclarar dudad que uno puede tener.
What a brilliant woman. I agree with every single thing she said. It must have been so amazing for her to build something like Coursera that really starts us on the path to giving everyone the possibility to have lifelong learning. I'm also a huge fan of her co-founder Andrew Ng. Another amazing mind.
I'm currently in the final stages of two six-week courses through coursera. I went to very well-regarded universities for my traditional education and I hold a BA, JD and MBA. I have to say that these coursera courses rate with the best educational experiences I have ever had. The professors are outstanding, the materials top-notch, and the interaction with other students has been really great. This lady is a genius. She deserves a Nobel prize for creating this & making it work so well.
that's a great program. i appreciate all of them who are behind "coursera". i gone through the site. it is really useful for common people, who can't afford to learn such courses........... Thank you.............
Thank You Daphne Koller. I am infatuated with your scope and vision. I just enrolled in Music Theory from Coursera, sponsored by the University of Edinburgh.
lovely, lovely, LOVELY...I am about to cry because this video shows me that there is nice people in this world who do consider and seeking for solutions how to make everyones life better!!!!! Thank you for beeing awesome!
"Maybe we should spend less time in university filling our students minds with content by lecturing at them and more time igniting their creativity, their imagination and their problem-solving skills. We do that by active learning in the classroom." Thank you Dr. Koller!
I love her universal social conscience, she was by de facto provided with education, and she and the coursera team worked out a way to make this privilege sort of possible for many more.
Highly inspiring presentation that talks to very critical human rights issues of universal access and lifelong learning. With such initiatives the world would really be a better place to live. I will certainly visit the coursera site.
This is such a fantastic idea. Sharing top quality learning opportunities around the world for free is just so refreshingly giving in these days of personal greed. I've been studying with them and I'm blown away by the forums aspect of the course. Here you get a dedicated forum for your course where you can discuss course topics and interesting questions raised by students all round the world bringing such a fascinating and refreshingly different take on what you are learning. Thanks Coursera :)
Dear Daphne. I found your opening comments about South Africa a powerfully complex example to motivate your argument for free online education. I have just visited a town in the Northern part of South Africa where children have to hitchhike 40 km to high school if they want to go. Most don't. There is no school bus and no money to get one. This is in the Ubuntu municipality, named after Mandela's popular phrase describing the people's benevolence towards each other. Ubuntu municipality is bankrupt and one of the most corrupt municipalities in South Africa. There is no money for a bus or a driver and so there will probably never be a school bus and only a small handful of determined kids will get to high school. Would online learning change their lives? Sure if their public schooling taught them basic computer skills and if there was access to computers and data. I recently finished teaching a digital skills workshop with students from a public school, aged 12-15 and most did not know how to google or use a printer. For online access, South Africa has some of the highest prices for data in the world. So back to your use of the powerfully emotive example of South Africa. Twenty-four years ago the ANC became the government of South Africa. The ANC now run this country and invest, or don't invest in education. It is no longer making sense to use Apartheid as the only reason for what doesn't work. The problem now lies in massive corruption and students and young learners in small towns in South Africa are losing. It will be awhile before online education can benefit them.
I really like Coursera. However, this video is a bit misleading. Coursera is a COMPANY and this TED Talk doesn't really make that clear. It's backed by Venture capitalists... not philanthropists. In a Forbes article when Daphne was asked if they would need to go public she said “We have outside investors, and they expect a return.” Maybe being backed by VC's is a better strategy and the funding will benefit students. I don't know. Either way, I thought it was an important point to note because the video doesn't mention that. Not saying their approach is wrong, just wanted to fill in that information gap.
Yes there is a difference, there are some learning institutions which are entirely free ie. Alison offer's free certified courses online this is the way all learning should be. So does the University for the People. Germany provides all free post secondary school.
I'm a Finance major at one of the most prestigious universities in the Middle East, but even that does deter me from seeking supplementary material online. I've already signed up for Stats! :)
The main issue I can see with this move to online learning is lack of infrastructure in certain areas. Internet access is quite expensive in South Africa as compared to Australia, with it being cheaper still in the USA. Bandwidth and speeds required to load the audio and audiovisual content can cost quite a bit in some places, while the internet is inaccessible in others.
She hits a solid point with the peer grading topic. I've turned to forums filled with fanboys and fangirls when i needed to figure out how something works or how to clearly explain a thought i had. Whenever someone asks me a question to which i have no answer i always tell them, lets see what the forums have to say.
Thanks - this inspired me to continue to add technology to our sailing eLearning program. Currently we've reached 90 different countries with tens of thousands of students. We have a real passion based product - so the desire is there - albeit many times people's work gets in the way of recreation. Still we are causing a huge growth because of our eLearning approach in a semi stagnated industry. We're capturing people in their arm chair at home dreaming about sailing to having them take action
Well since these MOOCs (Massively open online courses) have started, their recent history tells a different story. Instead, after initial enthusiasm, overall student learning has decreased substantively and most of these companies (including Coursera) are rethinking their business models. It is no longer "we're going to change the face of higher education" and more "how can we best enhance higher education as it is now." No lecturer/professor worth anything relies on a solely lecture based model, but already engages in "active learning." Also, there is a sustained and prominent elitism throughout the talk from the "best professors at the best universities" at the start which suggests that only those at elite schools are well-equipped to teach (in actual fact, they are there because of their research and, often times, connections. Great research can aid teaching (and should), but it is not the same thing), to her talk of "the remote village in Africa" which is a bit patronizing to an entire continent. However, I don't really need to speak against this, their own recent history has born this out. Many of these type of companies have switched to offering corporate Continuing education (which is still seen as secondary to having a live, flesh and blood instructor in front of you) or have simply followed after other Online Course Management System software companies. Simply put, the MOOC project as presented here has largely failed. Why? Nothing can nor will substitute for a good (keyword "good") flesh and blood instructor (or better yet, tutor) in front of you. (No computers still suck at grading, especially essays, and multiple choice questions are terrible to judge comprehension, as any good instructor will tell you). The six sigma problem remains and while the software used by these companies is indeed valuable, it is valuable as an ancillary aid to other instruction, never as a substitute. The real need is having more flesh and blood instructors willing to go to remote rural villages (not everyone can live in NYC or California).
treymedley I understand what you are saying. It is typical that new ideas start with a bang of enthusiasm that exceeds reality. The pendulum always swings too far. Gartner captures this trend with new technology in their hype cycle, www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2819918. However, when most college students attend major universities they never interact with an instructor during their first year or two (the most critical years when most students succeed or drop). They sit in a lecture hall with 300 other students and depend on partially educated Teaching Assistant to help them (I was one). The TA has many more important things on their mind such as finishing their dissertation, to spend much time on your problems. So much for flesh and blood. I happen to think that these online classes are fantastic. They can't replace a lab in physics class or the personal interaction with a professor when you are a grad student, but it is certainly a fantastic new supplement to freshman education and a significant advancement for adult learners that can't afford to go to any bloated four year institution simply to listen to some PhD bloviate for one hour.
treymedley : maybe your points are valid. I cant check the business models of certain companies nor judge them. I just observe and experience these new learning methods. When there is a problem with keeping people motivated then it should be addressed and solved. Such problems do not negotiate the points that were made during the talk.
What we really need are courses on discipline. There's lot of information and education all over the internet yet people still spend more time with games and social networking than actual learning, then complain when they can't pay their bills and have to work at a job they despise. We have a real problem of making ourselves do things we really need to do for our long term betterment. We all need help in this area. Basically, most of us quit way too soon and because of this, we don't give ourselves a chance to get really good at something. It takes a while for most of us to find things we're good at. If we don't learn about many things the chance of finding our talents is rather remote. Wealthy parents have the ability to expose their children to a much wider variety of areas than poorer parents. Online education can bridge this gap. Online education is really the hope for the future. But so far its been a dismal failure as people would rather play and be entertained than learn and improve. Maybe we need courses for snowflakes. And we're all snowflakes part of the day.
Love Coursera! I'm housebound & unable to sit in a class. I loved my classes at our local CC, the mean age was 33 & it was wonderful. Personally, I detest multiple choice tests; give me written tests where I can explain in depth & connect with like- minded others.
Perfect, glad to see someone already got this prepared. This is one part within The Purposeful Brain Education Systems- that I'm interested in talking about soon.... Coursera, a great name.
Also it's that "fundamental instability", that constant shiver, which gives hierarchical society it's flexibility and certain paradoxical higher stability.
Added to favorites. Much of what she's arguing is similar to arguments i've been using for some years now, but she has put a lot of work into making a coherent and great talk out of it, and has actually also begun putting it into action. I wish this type of learning was avalible when i started school. During grades 1-10 i was mostly bored, and did almost no homework, but was still in the top 3-5 of all my classes. I was bored during lectures as everything was spoon-fed to the slower students.
I just signed up for a bunch of courses over the next 6 months. While I will need to catch up on 2 weeks of work for one, another started yesterday. That leaves me quite a bit to do in the next few weeks, but it gives me something worthy to do when I'm not exercising, reading or writing.
I am loving Coursera!!! is a great tool and an amazing idea for the world and for the people that want to keep on learning or who love learning like me
not for the statement of accomplishment but in some cases, when they do want to actually earn tracked signature then yes, but very little for all of the great work they are doing and the good intentions.
El contexto de la educación en SUDAFRICA, es muy duro, las muertes que hubieron a raíz de la desigualad por adquirir una educación de calidad es muy dura, me agrada su análisis critico que brinda la PONENTE, excelente experiencia.
words cannot express my gratitude and appreciation !! Coursera could be a life changing experience for a lot of student around the world !! YOU ARE THE BEST :D
could you please tell me how to get afree certificates ?
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God! This video gave me goosebumps! I was brought up in a society where education is not only a right, but a must. The word 'education' literally means 'to bring out', meaning to give rise to our potential. However, being forced to learn will only oppress us instead of 'igniting' us, which is a shame. I'm honestly astounded by Daphne's dedication and determination!
I am taking my first Coursera course and am getting much more out of one course than another masters program would give me, exactly what I was looking for in my continual professional development... with the added bonus of creating a global network of highly skilled professionals. Thank you Daphne and Andrew, Coursera, and The University of Edinburgh.
Coursera really helped me when I was learning web development. I have since switched careers.
At 10:50 she states that being able to interact with the material, and be told when you are right and wrong is absolutely essential. I cannot agree more.
I had MANY math textbooks that had the wrong answers in the back of the book. And when you're trying to study at home and the book is wrong, what do you do?
I'm very thankful to Coursera and other online educators. You're awesome!!!
blown away by this... this is absolutely amazing. this woman deserves a nobel prize or something for pioneering something that i hope will be a trend going forward. google should take notice and throw all their weight and resources behind an idea like this.
7 years later there are thousands of courses. Thank you.
The brace of possibilities here is so huge that it practically brings tears to my eyes. There's no way I can express how much this would have benefited me in my youth.
How wonderful to think there's a chance of the future being illuminated for the many who have no access now.
A better educated world population might prevent another devastating war.
Abba Okoro wars cant be stopped? NONSENSE!
Abba Okoro there will be no peace until there is internal peace. Be the change you want to see in the world.
Not really
Most of the wars nowdays coming from people how are actually well educated because of personal goals or parties
@@meji9525 not necessarily. it is well educated people beating the drums for war, but it is less educated people who follow the beats of the drum. education will not take away those who try to start a war, but it can lead to fewer people following them.
Daphne Koller's mission is an inspiring one. Every time we see online videos like this, we realize how far we've come as providers of online education. An eye opening video - many of our students have been influenced by it to consider enrolling in educational programs with us at Online Courses Australia.
Moocs are changing the way education is delivered . truly democratises it and makes it accessible globally.
Très bien compris ce que c'est un mooc et bientôt
Hats off for Prof. Daphne Koller, Prof. Andrew Ng, and other professors who engaged in MOOCs...truly a noble work that they have done...
I've had to transcribe this from the top, pick out the paper and conduct further research in order to embed it in my learning and consciousness. Worth sharing widely. Inspirational. A convincing portrayal of where education is going and how it will get there.
Dr Koller... Thanks a million for creating Coursera! You have no idea how much it has changed my life!
Hi, I want to improve myself in English language can you help me please
There's an amazing point here about Analytics. The data that we can collect through online courses can be so, so useful from an instructional point of view and be crucial tot he course, not just for students (to whom we can give precise feedback), but also for the instructors who can see where the the learner is getting confused and thus revisit the course and make necessary adjustments.
I found the coursera site 2 months ago. I think its the best idea ever. I didn't have the chance to go to varsity, but these course got me a whole lot further.
she wasn't comparing, she was just giving examples of talented people of two different sectors.
Thank you mam. Because of courses on Coursera I have the opportunity to use internet for learning . I have completed 13 courses . Thank you Coursera. A BIG THANKS TO COURSERA.
hats off for Daphne koller n other member of coursera ,recently i have signed up this site for learning python programming language.well, it has really save my valuable time n didn't need to google again n again for information.
God bless innovative, warm hearted human beings such asDaphne Koller and the other founders of Coursera. They are the leaders our our planet, who change the face on Earth for better and not worse !
Online education provides a path to education. There are a lot of free courses out there. Getting it from top universities is a bonus and something to add to the resume. Notre Dame has online courses and certificate programs. Go to the FAQ page to learn more. www.notredameonline.com/support/faq/
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The Forums for online learning provide another important educational opportunity that doesn't get mentioned in this video and that is that the chance to TEACH something that you have just learned is one of the greatest roads toward mastery.
I have taken 2 courses on Coursera. Both are very high quality and great learning for me. The opportunities Coursera brings to the world is tremendous! A big thank you to the Coursera team to "make this happen".
College drop out here....yet a life long learner. I've been using coursera for a year now and in the beginning I just went crazy on enrolling to a bunch of classes that I've never completed. Just a few days ago I completed my class on Business innovations from the University of Maryland taught by Dr. Green. I'm loving the fact that I can learn about the stuff Im interested in. Not only that but I've learned to really discipline myself in doing my assignments/tests without being told or having the fear of failing a class. I believe her predictions are right and that this type of education is revolutionary. Anyone that has something negative to say about it, all I can say is that it takes time to improve something that will eventually change the world, the experiences (wether negative or positive) that we have now as MOOC students are a part of the steps to create an improved MOOC system.
Online education is inside our lives more or less 1 year.İf you really focus you get nice results and you learn lots of things rather than face to face education.Because you don't spend time going school,going back home or activity with friends etc.But unfortunately we can't socialise,we stucked our homes:((.I hope humanity can get over this damn illness as soon as possible.
i really like the idea that education should be free and everyone has the same opportunity to get education and excel in whatever fields he/she is good at
I felt exactly the same: goosebumps! I love Coursera so much, I hated my first education and I left it thinking that I was stupid... They wanted us to repeat the notes by the rote... It turned out that I love studying: not repeating, but really learning new things! Coursera gave me new dreams. My dream is to teach people one day. I would like to send this video to all my university professors in Bulgaria as a message what the idea of teaching is.
this is a huge step forward in the world development. the most wonderful thing that i came across in a very long time.
Okay okay stop. She's not right.
I'm an active Coursera user and every time on a course there is peer grading, the forums are instantly chaotic with people complaining about it.
I for once have had the experience of having people grade me a very low grade because they didn't agree with me opinion. They didn't even justify it. They said "I don't agree". Bang.
Or on the 4th week of a course a peer who barely talked english got to rate my work of over 1000 words below average and then gave a incomprehensible answer. These kind of stories are very known and repeated in almost ever coursera course.
Granted, it is a good way to grade, especially with some improvements (like dropping the lower score given) but it's far for being perfect or as successful as she makes it seem.
thank you for sharing, good to be aware of
There’s nothing wrong with peer group grading especially in massive open online courses such as coursera or large group lecture in typical conventional universities. What is lacking is the culture of learning in groups and the idea of being assessed by course mates either on campus or globally. In this context, what matters is the process of learning and sharing for life long learning not so much the grade
Oui si les étudiants coursera se plaignent, simplement ils ne veulent pas posés des questions a leurs pairs pour avancer leur connaissance
Daphne Koller: What we're learning from online education
Free education is available now all around the world! I appreciate the opportunity of studying in university, and i hope i can be a life-long learner by using the learning courses and materials online to acquire more knowledge and skills for myself, my family and my community. i believe i would have opportunity in the future to help others all around the world.
This information is invaluable to me as I am in the beginning stages of designing an online skills developement site for improving the functional family dynamic for Christian focused families.
Thank you for your insights. I am blessed by what I am learning through TED talks.
I love you Daphne! Coursera changed my life dramatically. Thank you so much for giving us Coursera!
I think COURSERA is gonna become my new favorite website, along with TED.
Thanks, TED! Thanks, Daphne Koller! Definitely signing up in a minute; that was GENIUS!
Stanford class rooms have 400 students for machine learning. Coursera provides a similar educational experience to 100,000 folks. Result is that the value of the educational experience drops to almost nothing, and the supply of entry level trained folks overwhelms the industrial need. So industry hires the 400 students from Stanford, then to fill the 400 more openings they have, the ask for x years of experience, and complains about the lack of experienced engineers in machine learning and the need to bring the top folks from all around the world to work the jobs here.
If the role of universities were to provide education, then competition would have prevented the huge inflation in the cost of a university education in recent years. But really, the function is to filter out some folks from the best jobs. Since competition is greater, the value of getting through the filter is high.
I would think that at some point, some company will stop hiring university educated, will go heavy into broadly hiring, providing training, and firing low performers. But the name of that company is not going to be Apple, Microsoft, Google, or Facebook.
what i would like to say is coursera is place where like minded join each other .Which make learning interesting and which brings miracle solution to the problem
It's not even been an year since this video was posted and coursera has nearly 400 courses from 80 different universities. That is truly remarkable.
it is a privilege for me to learn from Professors of Standford and Michigan, and get the perfect personalized guidance. Really thankful to Andrew Ng and you ma'am for creating this wonderful stage MOOC
Coursera is amazing. You can use the skills you gain to prove your worth. Whether it's challenging a university course to gain entrance for little or no.cost, or building a personal portfolio for job interviews. There are ways to make it work for you. It's been a life changer for me.
This is amazing... People like them are really doing something to make the world better!
A huge thanks to good people of Coursera, discovering that page was a life changer
The chart gives the employment status of college grads under 25. It comes off condescending, but it makes sense (both for top colleges and universities). The current system focuses on pieces of paper rather than the knowledge and skills they are supposed to represent, though that's changing. She spent 2 sentences on that and 18 minutes on revolutionizing the current lecture format into a WORKING system that allows any individuals (with time and internet access) to get a quality education.
Amazing! specially the second half of the speech.
I am from brazil and learning english and being able to watch online courses really made the difference. I would never be able to get all the knowledge that i have now,using the current educational system on brazil.
Many of the resources available in today's university library are available on line, particularly journal publications.
I have just started learning form coursera. It feels really good to be the part of this innovative online education.
I'm preparing education start up just like coursera, mooc but with little different perspective. Her talk gave me inspiration.
take responsibility. educate yourself not just for the sake of knowledge, but skill and wisdom
Coursera has revolutionized education bringing top classes from best universities and teachers to people all over the world.
this definitely needs more attention, it is probably one of the best ideas on this channel
Koller was describing how this online system had peer support environments where other students in the same class offers support openly, which all seems great; but I hope it doesn't follow the common, open forum path where you have some people who stick around and 'troll' others who ask questions that, to one who has already taken the class, seems obvious and simple but are the usual initial hurdles that are crossed by newcomers. For the most part, this sounds really awesome.
Informative and relevant. Andrew Ng most recent online talk was enlightening and illuminated existing opportunities.
I recall but a few highly educated customers who respected my knowledge and experience. Talent is a much different concept than credentials. First I went to college(Big Ten) then learned a demanded skill. Thought my merit would be appreciated by the well-educated-- but in many cases they envied my independence and creative talents.
"Knowledge is empowerment; money is power"
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Thanks, thanks, thanks.
Just thanks to teachers with the transforming ideas of reaching to the world with free education. You are changing the world and I see it.
Thanks again.
Me parece admirable la idea de tener una educación apta para todos y la manera de llegar a las personas que no puedan pagar o de alguna manera entrar a una universidad, y los métodos que utilizan para interactuar con los estudiantes de la manera virtual ayuda mucho a aclarar dudad que uno puede tener.
What a brilliant woman. I agree with every single thing she said. It must have been so amazing for her to build something like Coursera that really starts us on the path to giving everyone the possibility to have lifelong learning. I'm also a huge fan of her co-founder Andrew Ng. Another amazing mind.
I'm currently in the final stages of two six-week courses through coursera. I went to very well-regarded universities for my traditional education and I hold a BA, JD and MBA. I have to say that these coursera courses rate with the best educational experiences I have ever had. The professors are outstanding, the materials top-notch, and the interaction with other students has been really great. This lady is a genius. She deserves a Nobel prize for creating this & making it work so well.
that's a great program. i appreciate all of them who are behind "coursera".
i gone through the site. it is really useful for common people, who can't afford to learn such courses...........
Thank you.............
I am sobbing. This is the world I want to help building to not only our children, but ALL children.
Thank You Daphne Koller. I am infatuated with your scope and vision. I just enrolled in Music Theory from Coursera, sponsored by the University of Edinburgh.
it is important to have all people access in the education
lovely, lovely, LOVELY...I am about to cry because this video shows me that there is nice people in this world who do consider and seeking for solutions how to make everyones life better!!!!! Thank you for beeing awesome!
"Maybe we should spend less time in university filling our students minds with content by lecturing at them and more time igniting their creativity, their imagination and their problem-solving skills. We do that by active learning in the classroom." Thank you Dr. Koller!
This is really cool, best way to utilize the power of web.
I love her universal social conscience, she was by de facto provided with education, and she and the coursera team worked out a way to make this privilege sort of possible for many more.
Highly inspiring presentation that talks to very critical human rights issues of universal access and lifelong learning. With such initiatives the world would really be a better place to live. I will certainly visit the coursera site.
Free online education is a very important aspect of the solution.
This is such a fantastic idea. Sharing top quality learning opportunities around the world for free is just so refreshingly giving in these days of personal greed. I've been studying with them and I'm blown away by the forums aspect of the course. Here you get a dedicated forum for your course where you can discuss course topics and interesting questions raised by students all round the world bringing such a fascinating and refreshingly different take on what you are learning. Thanks Coursera :)
Dear Daphne. I found your opening comments about South Africa a powerfully complex example to motivate your argument for free online education. I have just visited a town in the Northern part of South Africa where children have to hitchhike 40 km to high school if they want to go. Most don't. There is no school bus and no money to get one. This is in the Ubuntu municipality, named after Mandela's popular phrase describing the people's benevolence towards each other. Ubuntu municipality is bankrupt and one of the most corrupt municipalities in South Africa. There is no money for a bus or a driver and so there will probably never be a school bus and only a small handful of determined kids will get to high school. Would online learning change their lives? Sure if their public schooling taught them basic computer skills and if there was access to computers and data. I recently finished teaching a digital skills workshop with students from a public school, aged 12-15 and most did not know how to google or use a printer. For online access, South Africa has some of the highest prices for data in the world. So back to your use of the powerfully emotive example of South Africa. Twenty-four years ago the ANC became the government of South Africa. The ANC now run this country and invest, or don't invest in education. It is no longer making sense to use Apartheid as the only reason for what doesn't work. The problem now lies in massive corruption and students and young learners in small towns in South Africa are losing. It will be awhile before online education can benefit them.
Thank you Daphne. You have certainly made the world better place to live!
This is one of the best TED Talks I have ever watched.
I really like Coursera. However, this video is a bit misleading. Coursera is a COMPANY and this TED Talk doesn't really make that clear. It's backed by Venture capitalists... not philanthropists. In a Forbes article when Daphne was asked if they would need to go public she said “We have outside investors, and they expect a return.” Maybe being backed by VC's is a better strategy and the funding will benefit students. I don't know. Either way, I thought it was an important point to note because the video doesn't mention that. Not saying their approach is wrong, just wanted to fill in that information gap.
Yes there is a difference, there are some learning institutions which are entirely free ie. Alison offer's free certified courses online this is the way all learning should be. So does the University for the People. Germany provides all free post secondary school.
I'm a Finance major at one of the most prestigious universities in the Middle East, but even that does deter me from seeking supplementary material online. I've already signed up for Stats! :)
The main issue I can see with this move to online learning is lack of infrastructure in certain areas. Internet access is quite expensive in South Africa as compared to Australia, with it being cheaper still in the USA. Bandwidth and speeds required to load the audio and audiovisual content can cost quite a bit in some places, while the internet is inaccessible in others.
I cannot afford to work and go to school at the same time! coursera is helping me do that!
She hits a solid point with the peer grading topic. I've turned to forums filled with fanboys and fangirls when i needed to figure out how something works or how to clearly explain a thought i had. Whenever someone asks me a question to which i have no answer i always tell them, lets see what the forums have to say.
Thanks - this inspired me to continue to add technology to our sailing eLearning program. Currently we've reached 90 different countries with tens of thousands of students. We have a real passion based product - so the desire is there - albeit many times people's work gets in the way of recreation. Still we are causing a huge growth because of our eLearning approach in a semi stagnated industry. We're capturing people in their arm chair at home dreaming about sailing to having them take action
Well since these MOOCs (Massively open online courses) have started, their recent history tells a different story. Instead, after initial enthusiasm, overall student learning has decreased substantively and most of these companies (including Coursera) are rethinking their business models. It is no longer "we're going to change the face of higher education" and more "how can we best enhance higher education as it is now." No lecturer/professor worth anything relies on a solely lecture based model, but already engages in "active learning." Also, there is a sustained and prominent elitism throughout the talk from the "best professors at the best universities" at the start which suggests that only those at elite schools are well-equipped to teach (in actual fact, they are there because of their research and, often times, connections. Great research can aid teaching (and should), but it is not the same thing), to her talk of "the remote village in Africa" which is a bit patronizing to an entire continent. However, I don't really need to speak against this, their own recent history has born this out. Many of these type of companies have switched to offering corporate Continuing education (which is still seen as secondary to having a live, flesh and blood instructor in front of you) or have simply followed after other Online Course Management System software companies. Simply put, the MOOC project as presented here has largely failed. Why? Nothing can nor will substitute for a good (keyword "good") flesh and blood instructor (or better yet, tutor) in front of you. (No computers still suck at grading, especially essays, and multiple choice questions are terrible to judge comprehension, as any good instructor will tell you). The six sigma problem remains and while the software used by these companies is indeed valuable, it is valuable as an ancillary aid to other instruction, never as a substitute. The real need is having more flesh and blood instructors willing to go to remote rural villages (not everyone can live in NYC or California).
treymedley I understand what you are saying. It is typical that new ideas start with a bang of enthusiasm that exceeds reality. The pendulum always swings too far. Gartner captures this trend with new technology in their hype cycle, www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2819918. However, when most college students attend major universities they never interact with an instructor during their first year or two (the most critical years when most students succeed or drop). They sit in a lecture hall with 300 other students and depend on partially educated Teaching Assistant to help them (I was one). The TA has many more important things on their mind such as finishing their dissertation, to spend much time on your problems. So much for flesh and blood. I happen to think that these online classes are fantastic. They can't replace a lab in physics class or the personal interaction with a professor when you are a grad student, but it is certainly a fantastic new supplement to freshman education and a significant advancement for adult learners that can't afford to go to any bloated four year institution simply to listen to some PhD bloviate for one hour.
treymedley : maybe your points are valid. I cant check the business models of certain companies nor judge them. I just observe and experience these new learning methods. When there is a problem with keeping people motivated then it should be addressed and solved. Such problems do not negotiate the points that were made during the talk.
What we really need are courses on discipline. There's lot of information and education all over the internet yet people still spend more time with games and social networking than actual learning, then complain when they can't pay their bills and have to work at a job they despise. We have a real problem of making ourselves do things we really need to do for our long term betterment. We all need help in this area. Basically, most of us quit way too soon and because of this, we don't give ourselves a chance to get really good at something. It takes a while for most of us to find things we're good at. If we don't learn about many things the chance of finding our talents is rather remote. Wealthy parents have the ability to expose their children to a much wider variety of areas than poorer parents. Online education can bridge this gap. Online education is really the hope for the future. But so far its been a dismal failure as people would rather play and be entertained than learn and improve. Maybe we need courses for snowflakes. And we're all snowflakes part of the day.
Love Coursera! I'm housebound & unable to sit in a class. I loved my classes at our local CC, the mean age was 33 & it was wonderful. Personally, I detest multiple choice tests; give me written tests where I can explain in depth & connect with like- minded others.
Perfect, glad to see someone already got this prepared. This is one part within The Purposeful Brain Education Systems- that I'm interested in talking about soon.... Coursera, a great name.
Also it's that "fundamental instability", that constant shiver, which gives hierarchical society it's flexibility and certain paradoxical higher stability.
Wow. One of the best videos I'd ever seen in my whole life. Go Coursera!
Too bad they became a public Corporation who legally has to maximize profits, now it's basically the same as any other university.
Polycube Yeah but much cheaper
Courses are still free, if you want the certificate and don't have 70e to pay for it you can apply for financial aid for it that makes it free.
just don´t complain and go ahead in your self education
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Much of what she's arguing is similar to arguments i've been using for some years now, but she has put a lot of work into making a coherent and great talk out of it, and has actually also begun putting it into action.
I wish this type of learning was avalible when i started school. During grades 1-10 i was mostly bored, and did almost no homework, but was still in the top 3-5 of all my classes. I was bored during lectures as everything was spoon-fed to the slower students.
I just signed up for a bunch of courses over the next 6 months. While I will need to catch up on 2 weeks of work for one, another started yesterday. That leaves me quite a bit to do in the next few weeks, but it gives me something worthy to do when I'm not exercising, reading or writing.
I am loving Coursera!!! is a great tool and an amazing idea for the world and for the people that want to keep on learning or who love learning like me
not for the statement of accomplishment but in some cases, when they do want to actually earn tracked signature then yes, but very little for all of the great work they are doing and the good intentions.
Kudos to coursera for making education possible for all who want it.
Brilliant features that Coursera has! Brilliant thinking about the retrieval technique!
You need to do a course on the difference between comparing and stating 2 people in the same sentence. Sign up!
I can really relate to her anecdote about students taking notes without understanding what the teacher says... It's what happens to me everytime :))
So much easier with video so you can rewind. And even better with the transcript!
This talk ignited my heart.
Congratulation Professor Daphne Thanks for share your high level knowledge God bless you See you in Coursera Classes ¡
Free Education for all ..Thanks Coursera
This is probably the best idea to cross YT.
I signed up today, this idea is brilliant I plan on learning so much from Coursera!!
We promote a new way of studying that makes learning more efficient. All of this new stuff online is super interesting.
El contexto de la educación en SUDAFRICA, es muy duro, las muertes que hubieron a raíz de la desigualad por adquirir una educación de calidad es muy dura, me agrada su análisis critico que brinda la PONENTE, excelente experiencia.