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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Please join us for a panel discussion about the MOOC research that has been conducted at Georgia Tech over the past few years. The panelists include GT professors who have conducted cutting-edge and experimentally-sound research with MOOCs. They are also veteran MOOC instructors who can speak to the evolution of courses over multiple offerings. Introduction by Rich DeMillo, Director of C21U.
Panelists:
Ashok Goel, School of Interactive Computing
Platform: Udacity (as part of Georgia Tech’s OMS CS program)
Course: Knowledge-Based Artificial Intelligence
Michael Schatz, School of Physics
Platform: Coursera
Course: Introductory Physics I with Laboratory
Wayne Whiteman, School of Mechanical Engineering
Platform: Coursera
Courses: Introduction to Engineering Mechanics among others related to statics and dynamics