MITx: A view from the inside

Since it was first announced in December 2011, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s foray into the world of massive online open courses known as MITx has been a hot topic in …

Bio 102 students learn with Sakai

Students in Biology 102 Fall 2011 are using Sakai instead of Blackboard to access lecture documents, take pre-lecture quizzes, and hand in lab assignments and problem sets. Julie Noor set …

Promoting learning in large enrollment courses

Stand up if you teach science or math.” The majority of the people present stood, as we explored one way of creating connections between students in a large classes. We followed directions by Michael Palmer, Associate Professor and Assistant Director of University of Virginia’s Teaching Resource Center, as he demonstrated techniques for teaching large courses…