The Daily Brief: Monday, March 25
Apple buys up a StartX company, Stanford Hospital subjects patients to long waiting times and Stanford expands its presence online
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VP for Online Learning awards 14 grants
The office of the Vice Provost for Online Learning has awarded 14 grants to professors wishing to realize their experiments in online education. The recipients of the grants came from disciplines ranging from materials science to psychiatry.
Faculty Senate debates online education
The Faculty Senate heard a report on online education for the second time in the past six months at its Thursday afternoon meeting in an effort to further explore faculty concerns with and goals for the rapidly developing field.
Faculty Senate discusses rising number of units across majors
The Faculty Senate discussed the increasing number of units required for undergraduate majors, and the rising percentage of Stanford students graduating with more than the required 180 units, at its first meeting of the academic year.
Vice Provost John Mitchell discusses online education initiatives
John Mitchell, the new Vice Provost for Online Education (VPOL), recently sat down with The Daily to discuss his position and plans for the office.
Professional schools ramp up online strategy
Three Stanford professional schools launch online education initiatives through associate dean appointments.
Class2Go launches new massive open online courses
Class2Go, a new massive online open course (MOOC) platform developed by a Stanford team, is joining the more established Coursera and Udacity platforms to offer a total of 16 courses this fall.