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GT Opens Classroom Doors to the World

September 20, 2011

Center for 21st Century Universities Launch Event Kickoff

Date:: Mon, 2011-09-26 17:00 - 19:00
Location:: Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons Auditorium

Join us on Monday, September 26, for the kickoff of the Center for 21st Century Universities Launch Event, which will include a student poster session and an "un-conference-style," student-led panel discussion. This less formal event is a great opportunity to get a student (and faculty) perspective on current changes and trends in higher education.

Date: Monday, September 26th

Time: 5-7pm

Location: Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons Auditorium

Booksigning: Rich DeMillo

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Date:: Thu, 2011-09-29 17:00 - 18:30
Location:: GT Barnes and Noble

Former College of Computing Dean Rich DeMillo, now Distinguished Professor in the colleges of Computing and Management, will speak about and sign copies of his new book, "Abelard to Apple: The Fate of American Colleges and Universities."

Related: C21U Launch Event

If Engineers Were to Rethink Higher Ed's Future

Submitted by mt53 on Wed, 2011-09-28 14:16

What would happen if the United States applied an engineer's "garage" mentality to redesign its system of higher education? That's what former dean Rich DeMillo's (Computer Science) Center for 21st Century Universities is trying to find out. Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education

Location:

Atlanta, GA

Dateline:

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Release:

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 13:42

Expire:

Tuesday, December 27, 2011 - 13:42

Visit <a href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/next/2011/09/27/if-engineers-were-to-solve-highe" title="http://chronicle.com/blogs/next/2011/09/27/if-engineers-were-to-solve-highe">http://chronicle.com/blogs/next/2011/09/27/if-engineers-were-to-solve-highe</a>...

GT Opens Classroom Doors to the World

Submitted by mt53 on Wed, 2011-09-28 09:51

Thanks to Rich DeMillo (Computer Science) and the Center for 21st Century Universities, Georgia Tech is shaking up traditional education by offering its first massive open online course (MOOC), which allowins students to encounter leaders and classmates from around the world via blogs, twitter, emails and through a global study group. Source: Innovating Education

Location:

Atlanta, GA

Dateline:

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Release:

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 12:46

Expire:

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 - 12:46

Visit <a href="http://preetharam.wordpress.com/2011/09/15/gt-opens-the-classroom-doors-to-" title="http://preetharam.wordpress.com/2011/09/15/gt-opens-the-classroom-doors-to-">http://preetharam.wordpress.com/2011/09/15/gt-opens-the-classroom-doors-to-</a>...