Coursera
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Vanderbilt engineers extend popular online MATLAB course into a new series
By popular demand, computer science engineers develop additional open online courses on Coursera, sharing Vanderbilt-caliber education with people around the world. Read MoreSep 14, 2020
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Divinity School MOOC course addresses ethical challenge of mass incarceration
Vanderbilt’s latest massive open online course (MOOC), presented by the Divinity School, addresses a central ethical challenge in American society today: mass incarceration. Read MoreAug 25, 2017
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New MOOC will teach core Java programming
The Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning has launched Java for Android, a massive open online course that will teach students from around the world how to apply core Java programming languages, features and software patterns in Android, the dominant platform for developing and deploying mobile device apps. Read MoreApr 6, 2016
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New MOOC gives students inside look at music business
A new massive open online course launching Feb. 19 will give students the opportunity to learn from veteran Nashville musician and Vanderbilt Blair School of Music professor Jen Gunderman about the music industry in the United States, with the unique perspective gained by Vanderbilt University’s location in Nashville, Tennessee. Read MoreJan 28, 2016
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Vanderbilt engineering MOOC leads talented Indian student to Nashville
A Coursera student in India’s round trip of 16,716 miles began with an invitation to spend a summer in Nashville, Tennessee, as a computer science intern at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreOct 16, 2015
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New free Vanderbilt course to teach computer programming to beginners
A new free massive open online course, or MOOC, is being offered by Vanderbilt University that will teach computer programming to those with little or no previous experience this spring. Read MoreApr 1, 2015
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Capstone app project for MOOC to manage cancer patients’ pain
1,165 budding programmers are participating in the university’s first MOOC capstone project – one that will result in a certificate for graduates and better pain management for patients at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read MoreOct 24, 2014
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‘Plant-based diets’ Coursera class Oct. 15
Learn about plant-based diets from nutritionist Jamie Pope through Coursera, a free, online learning platform. Read MoreOct 10, 2014
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Online nutrition course begins Sept. 15
Make a commitment to better health by enrolling in Nutrition, Health and Lifestyle: Issues and Insights, a course offered through Vanderbilt’s partnership with Coursera, a free online learning platform. Read MoreAug 27, 2014
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‘Deep dive’ in popular fields is aim of next generation of MOOCs
Vanderbilt University and the University of Maryland have teamed up to offer the first trans-institutional sequence of coordinated MOOCs. The sequence focuses on connecting handheld devices with cloud services to offer learners an opportunity to explore a topic in-depth across multiple MOOCs. Read MoreJan 21, 2014
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Free online nutrition course, newly expanded, begins Jan. 20
Make a commitment to better health this year by enrolling in Vanderbilt University School of Nursing professor Jamie Pope’s Nutrition, Health and Lifestyle: Issues and Insights course offered through Coursera, a free, online format. Read MoreJan 17, 2014
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Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning up and running
The new Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning is digging into its work to research, innovate and support digital learning with a new website, a new program to fund faculty exploration of digital learning, graduate fellows, a faculty advisory committee and more. Read MoreNov 27, 2013
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Vanderbilt University joins Coursera Zone to expand online education access in China
Vanderbilt University will promote its free online courses in China through a new partnership announced Oct. 8 between Coursera, a leading massive open online course (MOOC) platform, and NetEase, one of the largest Chinese Internet companies and a major distributor of open online education content. Read MoreOct 8, 2013
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Free online course on data management for clinical research now underway
Vanderbilt University's latest offering on the online learning platform Coursera, "Data Management for Clinical Research," went live this week. More than 33,000 number of students have registered for the massive open online course or MOOC. Read MoreSep 18, 2013
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Constant innovation helped early MOOC course succeed
Constant innovation helped make one of the first massive open online courses, or MOOCs, at Vanderbilt more like a “real class” and benefited faculty and students by improving on-campus teaching, according to Douglas Schmidt, professor of computer science and of computer engineering at Vanderbilt. Read MoreSep 17, 2013
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Penny Arcade: 40,000 students worldwide are studying Lord of the Rings Online and you can too
Professor Jay Clayton of Vanderbilt University is chatting with me over Skype, but he admits that his attention is slightly divided. He's got Lord of the Rings Online running on a second monitor, and countless players are sending him messages to say hello. Read MoreSep 13, 2013
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Free online course using online games to examine literature and new media launches Sept. 9
A new, free massive open online course, or MOOC, from Vanderbilt University launching Sept. 9 uses J.R.R. Tolkien and “The Lord of the Rings Online” to explore what happens to stories and films when they are turned into online games. Read MoreSep 5, 2013
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Faculty Senate to tackle full slate of topics for 2013-14
As a new academic year begins, so does the work of a select group of faculty charged with addressing university issues and helping to plan for Vanderbilt’s future. Read MoreAug 20, 2013
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Watch: Coursera-in-TN
Coursera-in-TN is a collaborative conversation between the Vanderbilt University Coursera team and the Tennessee State System schools which recently joined with Coursera. At an event on June 24, 2013, Vanderbilt administrators, faculty and staff shared lessons learned from the early days of Coursera production, and gave brief show-and-tell remarks about… Read MoreJun 28, 2013
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Coursera-in-TN program to be held at Vanderbilt June 24
Best practices for the use of the massive online open courseware platform Coursera among Tennessee colleges and universities will be discussed at a seminar 1-5 p.m. June 24 at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreJun 21, 2013