Degree of Freedom

an adventure in online learning

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Twitter
  • HOME
  • CRITICAL THINKING
    • Critical Thinking Essentials
    • High-Leverage Critical Thinking Teaching Practices
      • Fulfilling the Promise of Critical Thinking Education
      • What Are High-Leverage Critical Thinking Practices?
      • The 8 High-Leverage Critical Thinking Teaching Practices
    • LogicCheck
    • Critical Voter
    • Critical Thinking – Writing and Interviews
  • MOOCS
    • The One Year BA
    • MOOCS Essentials
    • MOOCS – Writing and Interviews
    • Degree of Freedom Podcast
  • TEACHING AND EDUCATION
    • Remote Teaching Resources
    • Online Course – Assessment
    • Teaching and Education – Writing and Interviews
    • Podcast – New Books in Education
  • ABOUT/NEWS
    • About the Author
    • Interviews/Speaking Engagements
    • In the News
    • Published Writing
  • BLOG
  • CONTACT

Graduation – Part 1

January 10, 2014 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Interviews, Uncategorized

Well my senior thesis has been turned in and my last class passed, so it’s time to take a break from this week’s break to talk about what the whole Degree of Freedom One Year BA might add up to.  I start today with part of one a two-part podcast (the second half to appear […]

MOOCs and Independent Learners – Fini

January 3, 2014 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Degree of Freedom Project, Independent Learners

I just noticed that this wrap-up piece is actually the 200th posting of the year here at Degree of Freedom. As much fun as round numbers can be, I should mention that while my One Year BA is finishing up, that doesn’t mean this site is going to go dark.  I’ve got some final deadlines […]

MOOCs and Independent Learners – 2

January 2, 2014 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Independent Learners

When this project began year ago, there were over 400 MOOC courses to choose from and today that number is closer to 600.  And if you add to that the number of other means of obtaining free college-level learning (such as curated courses from Saylor.org or lecture-based classes from iTunes U and elsewhere), we are […]

MOOCs and Intependant Learners – 1

January 1, 2014 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Independent Learners

Happy New Year all! With this project winding towards the finish line, I’d like to spend the next few days talking not about the people who made the MOOCs but those of us who take them. As I have pointed out a number of times, I began this project as a cautious optimist over what […]

The Trolley Problem

December 31, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Degree of Freedom Project, Philosophy

While the sessions of the American Philosophical Society I described yesterday covered work I hadn’t directly studied during my One Year BA (albeit by philosophers I had taken courses on), the last session I attended dealt directly with something first discovered through a MOOC course: The Trolley Problem. For those unfamiliar with it, the Trolley […]

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • …
  • 78
  • Next Page »
  • Recent
  • Comments
  • Tags

Categories

Archives

Sign up for the Degree of Freedom Newslette

Recent Posts

  • Event and Interview
  • How to Win an Argument
  • Ethics Bowl
  • Interview with Michael Horn and Vox
  • Channeling Doubt Productively
  • Leveraging the Power of Doubt
  • A Juicy Topic – Critical Thinking

Latest Published Writing

Remote Learning Begs the Question:  Must Lectures Be So Long? (EdSurge – May 25, 2020)

It’s Time to Get Serious About Teaching Critical Thinking (Inside Higher Education – March 2, 2020)

Why the ‘Best’ Ideas in Education Technology and Reform Don’t Win (EdSurge – February 5, 2020)

Is Education Entering an “Age of Alternatives”? (EdSurge – March 2, 2019)

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 131 other subscribers

Copyright © 2026 · Degree of Freedom. All Rights Reserved.