a very informative presentation 2

1. How the Internet is
Revolutionizing Education
made by Sveta Krasnova

2. The Beginning
April, 2001 – Charles M. Vest (the MIT
President at the time) made the materials
of the university available on the Internet
April, 2006 – complete academic courses,
lectures were available online

3. The Reasons
1) access to materials for students
2) cultivating a great affinity for a public
university
3) opportunity to provide educational
resources all over the world

4. «The Web has unlocked the keys to a
worldwide virtual school, potentially
leveling the playing field for students
around the world»

5. Internet and Education:
Opportunities
Open Culture
The largest database of free cultural
and educational media in
existence(created by Dr. Dan Colman)

6. Khan Academy
An online collection featuring over
2100 educational videos

7. Academic Earth
Gives the opportunity to watch an
entire semester’s worth of lectures on
different subjects

8. P2PU
A grassroots open education project
that organizes learning outside of
institutional walls and gives learners
recognition for their achievements
(the founders are Philipp Schmidt, Delia
Browne, Stian Haklev, Neeru Paharia,
Joel Thierstein)

9. Skillshare
A community market place that
enables users to learn anything from
anywhere

10. Scitable
A free science social network with a
peer-reviewed on library built on top of
it; it is dedicated to encouraging
students to take part in science
education and science in general

11. Skype’s Role
Skype in the Classroom
One of the first forays into the
education sphere. It was created to
help like-minded teachers collaborate
on projects and share resources

12. Teach the World Online
Using Skype to give students access to
English teachers (used in Haiti and
Cambodia)

13. The News Literacy Program
Using Skype so journalists can give
guest lectures to students all over the
world on how to sort fact from fiction in
the digital age

14. The list of 10 open educational resources and OCW
resources by Andrey Watters (a tech reporter)
includes:
P2PU
NiTXY
OpenStudy
OER Glue
iUniv
OCWSearch
Smarthistory
CK-12
Flat World
Knowledge
Connections

15. Whether the Internet can really
replace higher education or not still
remains a question
Dr. Colman(editor of Open Culture)
says:
«An education is more than just
listening to lectures»…