I grew up in the Arizona Sonoran Desert in a place with beautiful winters in
in a place with beautiful winters in
in a place with beautiful winters in terrible summers and I grew up with the
terrible summers and I grew up with the
terrible summers and I grew up with the dream of one day attending a top college
dream of one day attending a top college
dream of one day attending a top college program when the time came I was
program when the time came I was
program when the time came I was fortunate enough to get the opportunity
fortunate enough to get the opportunity
fortunate enough to get the opportunity and I loved it I mean I really loved it
and I loved it I mean I really loved it
and I loved it I mean I really loved it so much so that I pursued a career in
so much so that I pursued a career in
so much so that I pursued a career in academics and for the next 20 years I’ve
academics and for the next 20 years I’ve
academics and for the next 20 years I’ve spent my time in university so you can
spent my time in university so you can
spent my time in university so you can imagine that I did not react well when
imagine that I did not react well when
imagine that I did not react well when my son as he was going through the
my son as he was going through the
my son as he was going through the college application process told me that
college application process told me that
college application process told me that what if I don’t go to college you can
what if I don’t go to college you can
what if I don’t go to college you can imagine that this challenge some of my
imagine that this challenge some of my
imagine that this challenge some of my longest held assumptions
longest held assumptions
longest held assumptions however in time I started to reflect
however in time I started to reflect
however in time I started to reflect about this and I started to challenge
about this and I started to challenge
about this and I started to challenge those assumptions I started to challenge
those assumptions I started to challenge
those assumptions I started to challenge things that I never thought I would
things that I never thought I would
things that I never thought I would challenge the college system started
challenge the college system started
challenge the college system started closing in on a thousand years ago in a
closing in on a thousand years ago in a
closing in on a thousand years ago in a small city in Italy Bologna and if you
small city in Italy Bologna and if you
small city in Italy Bologna and if you were to look at a classroom of the time
were to look at a classroom of the time
were to look at a classroom of the time a picture if you would you would see
a picture if you would you would see
a picture if you would you would see that not that much has happened has
that not that much has happened has
that not that much has happened has changed right you still see some people
changed right you still see some people
changed right you still see some people not paying attention right
not paying attention right
not paying attention right it even looks if you look closely it
it even looks if you look closely it
it even looks if you look closely it looks like someone’s texting but it was
looks like someone’s texting but it was
looks like someone’s texting but it was a great transformation for the first
a great transformation for the first
a great transformation for the first time there’s a place where you could go
time there’s a place where you could go
time there’s a place where you could go and learn and if we move a thousand
and learn and if we move a thousand
and learn and if we move a thousand years into the future we come to the
years into the future we come to the
years into the future we come to the World Wide Web without a doubt the most
World Wide Web without a doubt the most
World Wide Web without a doubt the most successful project in human history and
successful project in human history and
successful project in human history and its impacts are profound if it changed
its impacts are profound if it changed
its impacts are profound if it changed every aspect of our society in ways in
every aspect of our society in ways in
every aspect of our society in ways in which worse tril is still trying to
which worse tril is still trying to
which worse tril is still trying to understand and I’ll give you here a few
understand and I’ll give you here a few
understand and I’ll give you here a few data points from a few industry in the
data points from a few industry in the
data points from a few industry in the medical area more Americans 190 million
medical area more Americans 190 million
medical area more Americans 190 million get advice from WebMD then actually go
get advice from WebMD then actually go
get advice from WebMD then actually go to the doctor every year and the civil
to the doctor every year and the civil
to the doctor every year and the civil and the legal profession more disputes
and the legal profession more disputes
and the legal profession more disputes are resolved through eBay’s dispute
are resolved through eBay’s dispute
are resolved through eBay’s dispute resolution system then civil cases go
resolution system then civil cases go
resolution system then civil cases go before the courts in the United States
before the courts in the United States
before the courts in the United States the Huffington Post
the Huffington Post
the Huffington Post however you may feel about the
however you may feel about the
however you may feel about the publication it’s representative of a new
publication it’s representative of a new
publication it’s representative of a new generation of content producers where
generation of content producers where
generation of content producers where content was democratized the ability to
content was democratized the ability to
content was democratized the ability to publish all you needed was an
publish all you needed was an
publish all you needed was an interconnect internet connection and you
interconnect internet connection and you
interconnect internet connection and you could publish to the world and last in
could publish to the world and last in
could publish to the world and last in the field of religion this fun little
the field of religion this fun little
the field of religion this fun little app here for confessions has received
app here for confessions has received
app here for confessions has received the blessing of the Catholic Church the
the blessing of the Catholic Church the
the blessing of the Catholic Church the imprimatur from the Vatican and it has
imprimatur from the Vatican and it has
imprimatur from the Vatican and it has fun little features like sin tracker in
fun little features like sin tracker in
fun little features like sin tracker in case that’s a challenge for you
and the field of Education the first
and the field of Education the first model to break through was the MOOC the
model to break through was the MOOC the
model to break through was the MOOC the massive open online course the first
massive open online course the first
massive open online course the first course that ran had over a hundred
course that ran had over a hundred
course that ran had over a hundred thousand registrants more than any
thousand registrants more than any
thousand registrants more than any university has students today ten years
university has students today ten years
university has students today ten years later the platforms combined have close
later the platforms combined have close
later the platforms combined have close to 60 million enrollments that’s more
to 60 million enrollments that’s more
to 60 million enrollments that’s more than double all of the students in the
than double all of the students in the
than double all of the students in the entire university system but we’re just
entire university system but we’re just
entire university system but we’re just getting started
getting started
getting started this model here the MIT micro master is
this model here the MIT micro master is
this model here the MIT micro master is a pretty interesting one but before I
a pretty interesting one but before I
a pretty interesting one but before I tell you about the innovation let me
tell you about the innovation let me
tell you about the innovation let me take a moment here to consider what the
take a moment here to consider what the
take a moment here to consider what the car of the current admission process is
car of the current admission process is
car of the current admission process is if you’re going through it you know how
if you’re going through it you know how
if you’re going through it you know how painful it is if you have kids that have
painful it is if you have kids that have
painful it is if you have kids that have gone through it you just feel for them
gone through it you just feel for them
gone through it you just feel for them your heart breaks for them it is
your heart breaks for them it is
your heart breaks for them it is ultimately just too hard and if you look
ultimately just too hard and if you look
ultimately just too hard and if you look at this criteria many of us in the
at this criteria many of us in the
at this criteria many of us in the faculty say if we were to apply today we
faculty say if we were to apply today we
faculty say if we were to apply today we wouldn’t get in but it is precisely
wouldn’t get in but it is precisely
wouldn’t get in but it is precisely because of that how interesting this
because of that how interesting this
because of that how interesting this micro masters is it inverts this model
micro masters is it inverts this model
micro masters is it inverts this model everybody gets in there is no admission
everybody gets in there is no admission
everybody gets in there is no admission decision you take classes online for
decision you take classes online for
decision you take classes online for scale along with all the MIT students
scale along with all the MIT students
scale along with all the MIT students and if you stand out you get invited to
and if you stand out you get invited to
and if you stand out you get invited to come on campus you pay for only one
come on campus you pay for only one
come on campus you pay for only one semester and you get the same degree as
semester and you get the same degree as
semester and you get the same degree as everybody else a couple weeks ago I
everybody else a couple weeks ago I
everybody else a couple weeks ago I spent some time with the first batch of
spent some time with the first batch of
spent some time with the first batch of people admitted through this process
people admitted through this process
people admitted through this process forty hungry intelligent students much
forty hungry intelligent students much
forty hungry intelligent students much like the rest that we have on campus and
like the rest that we have on campus and
like the rest that we have on campus and they had come from 57 different
they had come from 57 different
they had come from 57 different countries none of them had to apply not
countries none of them had to apply not
countries none of them had to apply not only that they’re coming on proven
only that they’re coming on proven
only that they’re coming on proven records as opposed to potential but
records as opposed to potential but
records as opposed to potential but we’re just getting started this is just
we’re just getting started this is just
we’re just getting started this is just simply one of the many models another
simply one of the many models another
simply one of the many models another one is the course marketplace very much
one is the course marketplace very much
one is the course marketplace very much like in the writing platforms anyone who
like in the writing platforms anyone who
like in the writing platforms anyone who thinks they have a course that they want
thinks they have a course that they want
thinks they have a course that they want to present to the world can and we’re
to present to the world can and we’re
to present to the world can and we’re starting to get a new generation of
starting to get a new generation of
starting to get a new generation of content that is pretty valuable
content that is pretty valuable
content that is pretty valuable my wife was current was recently
my wife was current was recently
my wife was current was recently evaluating real estate programs to
evaluating real estate programs to
evaluating real estate programs to learn how to do investments as she was
learn how to do investments as she was
learn how to do investments as she was going through this process she came
going through this process she came
going through this process she came across a course that had had 70,000
across a course that had had 70,000
across a course that had had 70,000 people take it it was from a Stanford
people take it it was from a Stanford
people take it it was from a Stanford graduate that had been in the real
graduate that had been in the real
graduate that had been in the real estate industry for ten years and had
estate industry for ten years and had
estate industry for ten years and had put everything he wish he would have
put everything he wish he would have
put everything he wish he would have been taught into this course it had over
been taught into this course it had over
been taught into this course it had over 100 lectures and it lasted six weeks my
100 lectures and it lasted six weeks my
100 lectures and it lasted six weeks my wife took it and at the end of it felt
wife took it and at the end of it felt
wife took it and at the end of it felt pretty good like she could start to make
pretty good like she could start to make
pretty good like she could start to make decisions in this field this course only
decisions in this field this course only
decisions in this field this course only cost $30 compared that to what we’re
cost $30 compared that to what we’re
cost $30 compared that to what we’re paying for a master’s today and so this
paying for a master’s today and so this
paying for a master’s today and so this is one of the clear patterns faster
is one of the clear patterns faster
is one of the clear patterns faster education lower cost more availability
education lower cost more availability
education lower cost more availability as well perhaps norther another model
as well perhaps norther another model
as well perhaps norther another model represents this as much as the boot
represents this as much as the boot
represents this as much as the boot camps where people are training from 12
camps where people are training from 12
camps where people are training from 12 to 16 weeks and going directly into the
to 16 weeks and going directly into the
to 16 weeks and going directly into the job market the output of these last year
job market the output of these last year
job market the output of these last year approached 50% of all the accredited
approached 50% of all the accredited
approached 50% of all the accredited programs in the country on computer
programs in the country on computer
programs in the country on computer science and so as I went back to my
science and so as I went back to my
science and so as I went back to my traditional institution in my
traditional institution in my
traditional institution in my traditional classroom I thought about
traditional classroom I thought about
traditional classroom I thought about how I could use some of these
how I could use some of these
how I could use some of these innovations and the very first thing
innovations and the very first thing
innovations and the very first thing that struck me and I should mention
that struck me and I should mention
that struck me and I should mention before I describe what I did is that I
before I describe what I did is that I
before I describe what I did is that I teach computation to non computer
teach computation to non computer
teach computation to non computer scientists these are the architects
scientists these are the architects
scientists these are the architects urban planners business students and
urban planners business students and
urban planners business students and engineering students that come from
engineering students that come from
engineering students that come from non-computational fields and one of the
non-computational fields and one of the
non-computational fields and one of the things that have frustrated me for years
things that have frustrated me for years
things that have frustrated me for years was the feedback cycle that we had with
was the feedback cycle that we had with
was the feedback cycle that we had with students typically the first week is an
students typically the first week is an
students typically the first week is an introduction the week after that in the
introduction the week after that in the
introduction the week after that in the semester we assign some content give out
semester we assign some content give out
semester we assign some content give out a homework that homework comes back the
a homework that homework comes back the
a homework that homework comes back the week after that the TAS pick it up
week after that the TAS pick it up
week after that the TAS pick it up graded and it’s not returned into the
graded and it’s not returned into the
graded and it’s not returned into the following week a month
following week a month
following week a month traditionally goes by before we give
traditionally goes by before we give
traditionally goes by before we give feedback and so I wanted to do something
feedback and so I wanted to do something
feedback and so I wanted to do something about this and so what I did what I
about this and so what I did what I
about this and so what I did what I started to do was I flipped the
started to do was I flipped the
started to do was I flipped the classroom that means I asked the
classroom that means I asked the
classroom that means I asked the students to watch the videos before they
students to watch the videos before they
students to watch the videos before they came to class I also asked them to take
came to class I also asked them to take
came to class I also asked them to take a quiz I wanted to get some feedback
a quiz I wanted to get some feedback
a quiz I wanted to get some feedback even before they showed up in class as
even before they showed up in class as
even before they showed up in class as to how they understood
to how they understood
to how they understood the concepts I then within the class
the concepts I then within the class
the concepts I then within the class move through 30 minute blocks three of
move through 30 minute blocks three of
move through 30 minute blocks three of them my class is an hour and a half and
them my class is an hour and a half and
them my class is an hour and a half and the first one I give him any lecture
the first one I give him any lecture
the first one I give him any lecture where I highlight concepts and touch on
where I highlight concepts and touch on
where I highlight concepts and touch on things that I noticed they were shaky on
things that I noticed they were shaky on
things that I noticed they were shaky on after that I have them write an actual
after that I have them write an actual
after that I have them write an actual computer program hands on keyboards
computer program hands on keyboards
computer program hands on keyboards after that we have a platform that works
after that we have a platform that works
after that we have a platform that works on automated assessment in which they
on automated assessment in which they
on automated assessment in which they can submit and can get feedback during
can submit and can get feedback during
can submit and can get feedback during this cycle and let me tell you the
this cycle and let me tell you the
this cycle and let me tell you the classroom changed overnight if I stood
classroom changed overnight if I stood
classroom changed overnight if I stood in the back of the classroom previously
in the back of the classroom previously
in the back of the classroom previously I would see people surfing the wave I
I would see people surfing the wave I
I would see people surfing the wave I would see people answering emails not
would see people answering emails not
would see people answering emails not really paying attention and not really
really paying attention and not really
really paying attention and not really engaged when I made this change the
engaged when I made this change the
engaged when I made this change the classroom changed completely
classroom changed completely
classroom changed completely it was like a class a quiz environment
it was like a class a quiz environment
it was like a class a quiz environment everybody was quiet everybody was
everybody was quiet everybody was
everybody was quiet everybody was engaged everybody walked out of the
engaged everybody walked out of the
engaged everybody walked out of the classroom with a clear indication of
classroom with a clear indication of
classroom with a clear indication of where they stood not only that from the
where they stood not only that from the
where they stood not only that from the teaching staff side we could also pick
teaching staff side we could also pick
teaching staff side we could also pick up the data in the analytics from each
up the data in the analytics from each
up the data in the analytics from each of those machines and we could do
of those machines and we could do
of those machines and we could do interventions if we thought there was
interventions if we thought there was
interventions if we thought there was something that needed further
something that needed further
something that needed further explanation I did the exact same thing
explanation I did the exact same thing
explanation I did the exact same thing with examinations for the longest time
with examinations for the longest time
with examinations for the longest time we’ve given exams where we give people a
we’ve given exams where we give people a
we’ve given exams where we give people a piece of paper and a pencil to prove
piece of paper and a pencil to prove
piece of paper and a pencil to prove that they can program a machine so
that they can program a machine so
that they can program a machine so instead of doing that I had them
instead of doing that I had them
instead of doing that I had them actually programmed the machine and in
actually programmed the machine and in
actually programmed the machine and in the same way they had that automated
the same way they had that automated
the same way they had that automated feedback and let me tell you that the
feedback and let me tell you that the
feedback and let me tell you that the result and the work that these students
result and the work that these students
result and the work that these students did after this period which is about ten
did after this period which is about ten
did after this period which is about ten weeks very close to what we saw with the
weeks very close to what we saw with the
weeks very close to what we saw with the boot camps and then applied this in the
boot camps and then applied this in the
boot camps and then applied this in the last four weeks to a project was an
last four weeks to a project was an
last four weeks to a project was an output higher than any other I have seen
output higher than any other I have seen
output higher than any other I have seen by several degrees one of the projects
by several degrees one of the projects
by several degrees one of the projects was pulling satellite images from one of
was pulling satellite images from one of
was pulling satellite images from one of the big satellites to go around the
the big satellites to go around the
the big satellites to go around the world to try to detect child slavery in
world to try to detect child slavery in
world to try to detect child slavery in Africa try to detect the structures that
Africa try to detect the structures that
Africa try to detect the structures that are being used especially around fishing
are being used especially around fishing
are being used especially around fishing villages these are people that ten weeks
villages these are people that ten weeks
villages these are people that ten weeks earlier had never seen computation or
earlier had never seen computation or
earlier had never seen computation or used it in this manner another one was
used it in this manner another one was
used it in this manner another one was processing information from
processing information from
processing information from intersections to try to provide
intersections to try to provide
intersections to try to provide higher safety and there were the
higher safety and there were the
higher safety and there were the applications were across the board
applications were across the board
applications were across the board because I let them choose their topics
because I let them choose their topics
because I let them choose their topics another one was trying to verify with
another one was trying to verify with
another one was trying to verify with crowdsourcing the veracity of birding
crowdsourcing the veracity of birding
crowdsourcing the veracity of birding sightings in a birding community and you
sightings in a birding community and you
sightings in a birding community and you know we’re a lot of fun and quite
know we’re a lot of fun and quite
know we’re a lot of fun and quite exciting
exciting
exciting now as I thought about the success of
now as I thought about the success of
now as I thought about the success of this model in my classroom I thought
this model in my classroom I thought
this model in my classroom I thought about how could I take this abroad how
about how could I take this abroad how
about how could I take this abroad how could I make it accessible to
could I make it accessible to
could I make it accessible to communities that are underserved how
communities that are underserved how
communities that are underserved how could I port it to high school now my
could I port it to high school now my
could I port it to high school now my son was still going through the
son was still going through the
son was still going through the application process that I mentioned and
application process that I mentioned and
application process that I mentioned and he offered to help and in fact he
he offered to help and in fact he
he offered to help and in fact he started working importing this content
started working importing this content
started working importing this content to high school in one of those lucky
to high school in one of those lucky
to high school in one of those lucky coincidences the largest school system
coincidences the largest school system
coincidences the largest school system in Mexico invited us down to teach a
in Mexico invited us down to teach a
in Mexico invited us down to teach a course to 108 to 100 high school-age
course to 108 to 100 high school-age
course to 108 to 100 high school-age girls they were getting pretty poor
girls they were getting pretty poor
girls they were getting pretty poor souls of the university level in in the
souls of the university level in in the
souls of the university level in in the larger school system right now it’s less
larger school system right now it’s less
larger school system right now it’s less than ten percent and so they were
than ten percent and so they were
than ten percent and so they were interested in exposing girls at a
interested in exposing girls at a
interested in exposing girls at a younger age as we were flying bound to
younger age as we were flying bound to
younger age as we were flying bound to deliver this course which was basically
deliver this course which was basically
deliver this course which was basically my MIT course compressed into a week
my MIT course compressed into a week
my MIT course compressed into a week going 8 to 5 Monday through Friday again
going 8 to 5 Monday through Friday again
going 8 to 5 Monday through Friday again with the teenage girls through 13
with the teenage girls through 13
with the teenage girls through 13 through 17 I thought to myself this is
through 17 I thought to myself this is
through 17 I thought to myself this is gonna go this could go really wrong here
gonna go this could go really wrong here
gonna go this could go really wrong here is pretty this is this might you know be
is pretty this is this might you know be
is pretty this is this might you know be pretty scary I’m happy to say it was one
pretty scary I’m happy to say it was one
pretty scary I’m happy to say it was one of the most rewarding experiences of my
of the most rewarding experiences of my
of the most rewarding experiences of my career I’ve never met a group that was
career I’ve never met a group that was
career I’ve never met a group that was more engaged more passionate more hungry
more engaged more passionate more hungry
more engaged more passionate more hungry learned and that the work that they did
learned and that the work that they did
learned and that the work that they did we’d sit together
we’d sit together
we’d sit together I took some MIT students down with me as
I took some MIT students down with me as
I took some MIT students down with me as well we’d sit together at the end of the
well we’d sit together at the end of the
well we’d sit together at the end of the day and just stare at each other and
day and just stare at each other and
day and just stare at each other and laugh because we couldn’t believe what
laugh because we couldn’t believe what
laugh because we couldn’t believe what we were seeing in the classroom it works
we were seeing in the classroom it works
we were seeing in the classroom it works so well in fact that we’re going back
so well in fact that we’re going back
so well in fact that we’re going back this summer to teach 1,000 and we’re
this summer to teach 1,000 and we’re
this summer to teach 1,000 and we’re coordinating for a national program for
coordinating for a national program for
coordinating for a national program for next year for 10,000
next year for 10,000
next year for 10,000 [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] now one of the other advantages of all
now one of the other advantages of all
now one of the other advantages of all this work that’s been done on platforms
this work that’s been done on platforms
this work that’s been done on platforms around the world is that there’s a great
around the world is that there’s a great
around the world is that there’s a great deal of data that’s coming off of these
deal of data that’s coming off of these
deal of data that’s coming off of these platforms that is enabling a new
platforms that is enabling a new
platforms that is enabling a new generation of researchers to identify
generation of researchers to identify
generation of researchers to identify insights that will accelerate our
insights that will accelerate our
insights that will accelerate our learning one of I’ll show you here a few
learning one of I’ll show you here a few
learning one of I’ll show you here a few of them one of them is speaking speed if
of them one of them is speaking speed if
of them one of them is speaking speed if I were to poll you and I would ask you
I were to poll you and I would ask you
I were to poll you and I would ask you should I speak slower so you can
should I speak slower so you can
should I speak slower so you can understand me better or should I speak
understand me better or should I speak
understand me better or should I speak very very very fast you would be about
very very very fast you would be about
very very very fast you would be about split some people think it’s better to
split some people think it’s better to
split some people think it’s better to speak slow but in others then it’s
speak slow but in others then it’s
speak slow but in others then it’s better to speak fast
better to speak fast
better to speak fast standard is about 150 words per minute
standard is about 150 words per minute
standard is about 150 words per minute it’s actually better and we know now
it’s actually better and we know now
it’s actually better and we know now from the data to speak fast target is
from the data to speak fast target is
from the data to speak fast target is about 180 words per minute how long
about 180 words per minute how long
about 180 words per minute how long should I go right you’ve had some of
should I go right you’ve had some of
should I go right you’ve had some of this today and Ted that’s a pretty good
this today and Ted that’s a pretty good
this today and Ted that’s a pretty good pretty good timing it should be seven or
pretty good timing it should be seven or
pretty good timing it should be seven or 15 minutes and that doesn’t mean you
15 minutes and that doesn’t mean you
15 minutes and that doesn’t mean you can’t go longer it just means that you
can’t go longer it just means that you
can’t go longer it just means that you have to reset the audience’s attention
have to reset the audience’s attention
have to reset the audience’s attention every seven to fifteen minutes lastly
every seven to fifteen minutes lastly
every seven to fifteen minutes lastly and this is one that I find particularly
and this is one that I find particularly
and this is one that I find particularly interesting is that students prefer
interesting is that students prefer
interesting is that students prefer hand-drawn diagrams to PowerPoint and
hand-drawn diagrams to PowerPoint and
hand-drawn diagrams to PowerPoint and the reason they give is that it’s slower
the reason they give is that it’s slower
the reason they give is that it’s slower they have the opportunity to accompany
they have the opportunity to accompany
they have the opportunity to accompany the instructor in the creation of the
the instructor in the creation of the
the instructor in the creation of the diagram and they have an opportunity to
diagram and they have an opportunity to
diagram and they have an opportunity to catch on and digest rather getting the
catch on and digest rather getting the
catch on and digest rather getting the powerful beautiful PowerPoint and I know
powerful beautiful PowerPoint and I know
powerful beautiful PowerPoint and I know I’m showing you Parker right and so
I’m showing you Parker right and so
I’m showing you Parker right and so clearly we’re going through a
clearly we’re going through a
clearly we’re going through a transformation we’re going through a
transformation we’re going through a
transformation we’re going through a disruption the negative side of that is
disruption the negative side of that is
disruption the negative side of that is something you see in the press quite
something you see in the press quite
something you see in the press quite often like in the case of this beautiful
often like in the case of this beautiful
often like in the case of this beautiful doctor from New Hampshire who lost their
doctor from New Hampshire who lost their
doctor from New Hampshire who lost their license because their computer skills
license because their computer skills
license because their computer skills were not up to par and in many ways this
were not up to par and in many ways this
were not up to par and in many ways this has been coming for a long time
has been coming for a long time
has been coming for a long time the legendary Grandmaster Kasparov lost
the legendary Grandmaster Kasparov lost
the legendary Grandmaster Kasparov lost to a program by IBM in 1997 big blue but
to a program by IBM in 1997 big blue but
to a program by IBM in 1997 big blue but what’s less talked about is that the
what’s less talked about is that the
what’s less talked about is that the following year he came back and
following year he came back and
following year he came back and supported by a basic program
supported by a basic program
supported by a basic program he beat the IBM program the big machine
he beat the IBM program the big machine
he beat the IBM program the big machine and what’s even more surprising is that
and what’s even more surprising is that
and what’s even more surprising is that an amateur beat the field with the
an amateur beat the field with the
an amateur beat the field with the support of some basic programs now
support of some basic programs now
support of some basic programs now there’s a clearly winning combination
there’s a clearly winning combination
there’s a clearly winning combination here a connected intelligence a
here a connected intelligence a
here a connected intelligence a combination of the human technology and
combination of the human technology and
combination of the human technology and education and to give you an example the
education and to give you an example the
education and to give you an example the device that you see me wearing there is
device that you see me wearing there is
device that you see me wearing there is something that adds a layer of virtual
something that adds a layer of virtual
something that adds a layer of virtual information on to the real world
information on to the real world
information on to the real world medicine schools at the moment are
medicine schools at the moment are
medicine schools at the moment are piloting how to teach anatomy with these
piloting how to teach anatomy with these
piloting how to teach anatomy with these devices for the very first time you
devices for the very first time you
devices for the very first time you don’t have to read it off the book you
don’t have to read it off the book you
don’t have to read it off the book you can interact with it in 3d you can run
can interact with it in 3d you can run
can interact with it in 3d you can run simulations you can look at the skeletal
simulations you can look at the skeletal
simulations you can look at the skeletal the circulatory all the human systems in
the circulatory all the human systems in
the circulatory all the human systems in a way that was never possible before
a way that was never possible before
a way that was never possible before think about the acceleration and
think about the acceleration and
think about the acceleration and understanding that this simple device
understanding that this simple device
understanding that this simple device can bring and so as I say in my slide
can bring and so as I say in my slide
can bring and so as I say in my slide this is not your father’s education and
this is not your father’s education and
this is not your father’s education and not pull out a few of the things that
not pull out a few of the things that
not pull out a few of the things that we’ve talked about the very first one is
we’ve talked about the very first one is
we’ve talked about the very first one is that there’s going to be more sources
that there’s going to be more sources
that there’s going to be more sources the traditional cookie cutter will go
the traditional cookie cutter will go
the traditional cookie cutter will go away it will continue for some time but
away it will continue for some time but
away it will continue for some time but there will be the boot camps there will
there will be the boot camps there will
there will be the boot camps there will be the course marketplaces there will be
be the course marketplaces there will be
be the course marketplaces there will be the innovations that are taking place
the innovations that are taking place
the innovations that are taking place like the micro masters the other is the
like the micro masters the other is the
like the micro masters the other is the reach the platform is taking all of this
reach the platform is taking all of this
reach the platform is taking all of this content to the furthest reaches of the
content to the furthest reaches of the
content to the furthest reaches of the planet it doesn’t matter if you’re in
planet it doesn’t matter if you’re in
planet it doesn’t matter if you’re in Cambridge or in a favela in Rio or
Cambridge or in a favela in Rio or
Cambridge or in a favela in Rio or somewhere in Africa you will be able to
somewhere in Africa you will be able to
somewhere in Africa you will be able to take the same content I mentioned the
take the same content I mentioned the
take the same content I mentioned the students from the micro masters already
students from the micro masters already
students from the micro masters already come from fifty fifty seven different
come from fifty fifty seven different
come from fifty fifty seven different nations the other thing is that it will
nations the other thing is that it will
nations the other thing is that it will be very low cost right I mentioned the
be very low cost right I mentioned the
be very low cost right I mentioned the course of my wife was thirty dollars a
course of my wife was thirty dollars a
course of my wife was thirty dollars a lot of these platforms the MOOCs the
lot of these platforms the MOOCs the
lot of these platforms the MOOCs the micro masters these are free and last it
micro masters these are free and last it
micro masters these are free and last it will be faster and it will be better
will be faster and it will be better
will be faster and it will be better that experimentation that’s taking place
that experimentation that’s taking place
that experimentation that’s taking place with the course marketplaces is going to
with the course marketplaces is going to
with the course marketplaces is going to challenge us right what do you mean you
challenge us right what do you mean you
challenge us right what do you mean you expecting these trend a hundred thousand
expecting these trend a hundred thousand
expecting these trend a hundred thousand dollars in the masters we can take two
dollars in the masters we can take two
dollars in the masters we can take two or three of these courses for a couple
or three of these courses for a couple
or three of these courses for a couple hundred dollars right and we will be
hundred dollars right and we will be
hundred dollars right and we will be better we will respond and so these will
better we will respond and so these will
better we will respond and so these will provide more opportunity to close how
provide more opportunity to close how
provide more opportunity to close how close the story arc with my son he came
close the story arc with my son he came
close the story arc with my son he came back from Mexico
back from Mexico
back from Mexico impacted by the experience that he
impacted by the experience that he
impacted by the experience that he started a foundation to teach Hispanic
started a foundation to teach Hispanic
started a foundation to teach Hispanic girls computational thinking and
girls computational thinking and
girls computational thinking and throughout the last six months he has
throughout the last six months he has
throughout the last six months he has been taking MOOCs he has been taking
been taking MOOCs he has been taking
been taking MOOCs he has been taking boot camps he has been trying to bring
boot camps he has been trying to bring
boot camps he has been trying to bring his skills up to where he thinks they
his skills up to where he thinks they
his skills up to where he thinks they need to be at the same time he has been
need to be at the same time he has been
need to be at the same time he has been fundraising he has been team-building
fundraising he has been team-building
fundraising he has been team-building and in the end I can see that he can be
and in the end I can see that he can be
and in the end I can see that he can be an academic but he could also be an
an academic but he could also be an
an academic but he could also be an entrepreneur but in the end it doesn’t
entrepreneur but in the end it doesn’t
entrepreneur but in the end it doesn’t matter he’s getting a better education
matter he’s getting a better education
matter he’s getting a better education this father did and if that’s the
this father did and if that’s the
this father did and if that’s the promise for our next generation we have
promise for our next generation we have
promise for our next generation we have the opportunity at a better world
the opportunity at a better world
the opportunity at a better world [Applause]
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