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!!!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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!
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.
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
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.
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.
@@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.
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.............
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.
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 :)
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
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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 !
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
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.
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
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.
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'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! :)
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
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.
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 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
Also it's that "fundamental instability", that constant shiver, which gives hierarchical society it's flexibility and certain paradoxical higher stability.
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.
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.
She introduced her talk as one of the problems being graduates not being able to find jobs in their field of study. Whether education is primarily about getting a job or not she said getting a job was a large problem. There are many reasons for education besides anything economically useful but her talk was not about those reasons. Degrees used to be proof you were qualified, now whether it's true or not it isn't enough. The official unemployment rate is over 8% in the USA, it's a big problem.
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
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.
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.
I really like the ideas behind this video. It's very similar to what I have said in the passed based on my life experience. :-) I think universities and social learning is also very important too though. And I do think it's good for people to go in to a class so a teacher can be sure it is them doing there own work and not just downloading content from different sources and miss matching to pass. That is the only flaw I see so far. But for learning in general this is brilliant. :-)
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 posted the rosters of 80 courses where every student, 800 in all, received all "A"s. It was published on the front page of the 4 major newspapers in that state. All 800 students withdrew from the college because they were embarrassed at what the college had done. The local Carpenter's Union had made an agreement with the college under the table. The college told the leaders of the Union that if they would register all 800 apprentices, they would guarantee them A's.
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.
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.
Daphne, a quick note on (13:59): by the time when you gave the talk, Czechoslovakia had ceased existing for about 20 years. Just to remind you of fluidity of the world's political geography when you mention those students in Eastern Europe flocking to Coursera like it's their last resort.
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.
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.
"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!
well, you could start off with their humanity courses, and then later as you grasp more knowledge from your HS classes and your own time "self tutoring/study" move to the math offered at this website. But let me tell you, there is no better place to study than at the library (without cell phone nor laptop) , all you do is sit, read, take note self quiz/question, take small breaks, come back keep on going. It's almost like training for marathons "consistency".
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!
"The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled."
-Plutarch
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!!!
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.
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.
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.
7 years later there are thousands of courses. Thank you.
Coursera really helped me when I was learning web development. I have since switched careers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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".
Amazing! specially the second half of the speech.
Hats off for Prof. Daphne Koller, Prof. Andrew Ng, and other professors who engaged in MOOCs...truly a noble work that they have done...
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
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!
I love you Daphne! Coursera changed my life dramatically. Thank you so much for giving us Coursera!
she wasn't comparing, she was just giving examples of talented people of two different sectors.
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.
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
this is a huge step forward in the world development. the most wonderful thing that i came across in a very long time.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.............
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.
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 :)
I have just started learning form coursera. It feels really good to be the part of this innovative online education.
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
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.
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.
this definitely needs more attention, it is probably one of the best ideas on this channel
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.
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!
This is amazing... People like them are really doing something to make the world better!
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.
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 !
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
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.
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
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.
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'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! :)
A huge thanks to good people of Coursera, discovering that page was a life changer
This talk ignited my heart.
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
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'm preparing education start up just like coursera, mooc but with little different perspective. Her talk gave me inspiration.
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 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
Also it's that "fundamental instability", that constant shiver, which gives hierarchical society it's flexibility and certain paradoxical higher stability.
This is one of the best TED Talks I have ever watched.
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.
Thank you Daphne. You have certainly made the world better place to live!
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.
Coursera has revolutionized education bringing top classes from best universities and teachers to people all over the world.
She introduced her talk as one of the problems being graduates not being able to find jobs in their field of study. Whether education is primarily about getting a job or not she said getting a job was a large problem.
There are many reasons for education besides anything economically useful but her talk was not about those reasons.
Degrees used to be proof you were qualified, now whether it's true or not it isn't enough. The official unemployment rate is over 8% in the USA, it's a big problem.
This is amazing. Never even heard of this. Definitely going to use it.
Many of the resources available in today's university library are available on line, particularly journal publications.
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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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.
I signed up today, this idea is brilliant I plan on learning so much from Coursera!!
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.
Congratulation Professor Daphne Thanks for share your high level knowledge God bless you See you in Coursera Classes ¡
This is really cool, best way to utilize the power of web.
I really like the ideas behind this video. It's very similar to what I have said in the passed based on my life experience. :-)
I think universities and social learning is also very important too though. And I do think it's good for people to go in to a class so a teacher can be sure it is them doing there own work and not just downloading content from different sources and miss matching to pass. That is the only flaw I see so far. But for learning in general this is brilliant. :-)
I cannot afford to work and go to school at the same time! coursera is helping me do that!
Free Education for all ..Thanks Coursera
Coursera is an amazing website. I took startup engineering by Stanford. What a great course!
WOW...this is amazing stuff....I'm all for this...this is a world changing idea! Love people that think outside the box!!
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.
Informative and relevant. Andrew Ng most recent online talk was enlightening and illuminated existing opportunities.
I posted the rosters of 80 courses where every student, 800 in all, received all "A"s. It was published on the front page of the 4 major newspapers in that state. All 800 students withdrew from the college because they were embarrassed at what the college had done. The local Carpenter's Union had made an agreement with the college under the table. The college told the leaders of the Union that if they would register all 800 apprentices, they would guarantee them A's.
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.
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!
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.
Thank you, this is gonna be incredible!!!, i suscribed within 4 minutes of hearing this.
Daphne, a quick note on (13:59): by the time when you gave the talk, Czechoslovakia had ceased existing for about 20 years. Just to remind you of fluidity of the world's political geography when you mention those students in Eastern Europe flocking to Coursera like it's their last resort.
This is perfect, those who want to learn will learn. I can't wait to check out their curriculum.
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 am sobbing. This is the world I want to help building to not only our children, but ALL children.
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.
Except the word "Czechoslovakia" at 13:40, great speech, presentation and awesome project!
"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!
One of the most important concepts of our time.
Well done Daphne and everyone involved. Keep up the excellent work.
Brilliant features that Coursera has! Brilliant thinking about the retrieval technique!
Wow. One of the best videos I'd ever seen in my whole life. Go Coursera!
Bravo, bravo, outstanding, amazing
well, you could start off with their humanity courses, and then later as you grasp more knowledge from your HS classes and your own time "self tutoring/study" move to the math offered at this website. But let me tell you, there is no better place to study than at the library (without cell phone nor laptop) , all you do is sit, read, take note self quiz/question, take small breaks, come back keep on going. It's almost like training for marathons "consistency".
mam..you are awesome..And thanks to you and Andrew Sir that we can learn from the best teachers from all over the world..:)
Bien jouer et bien compris Rahul