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Getting Around

April 27, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Degree of Freedom Project

Well Degree of Freedom has been getting around this week, so I wanted to point you towards: A new entry in the Coursera blog, this one providing recommendations for how students can best manage their time when taking MOOC classes A write-up providing background to the whole Degree of Freedom One Year BA project over […]

HuffPo, MOOC News and Reviews

April 20, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Degree of Freedom Project

Well one of the more bizarre weeks ever experienced by we Bostonians is thankfully ending without more bloodshed. Just a quick note as the city recovers (and I try to play catch up) that highlights a few links. First, the latest Huffington Post Degree of Freedom entry can be seen here. Second, a great new […]

Odds and Ends and Sophomore Year

April 14, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Degree of Freedom Project

Starting with some housekeeping: First, welcome all you Boston Globe readers out there.  If you’re interested in getting the skinny on this project, you can start by reading my first post which introduced what’s behind this experiment in extreme learning.  And anyone who wants to follow my progress can subscribe to the weekly newsletter by […]

Quick Notes

March 25, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Degree of Freedom Project

First off, welcome all visitors from the wonderful Leiter Reports philosophy blog with special thanks to Professor Leiter for the mention and reader Lee for the pointer.  And, yes, I’m majoring in philosophy this year (and keeping my fingers cross enough advanced classes come online by the time I need them). Second, the latest Degree of […]

Degree of Freedom Lineup at HuffPo

March 16, 2013 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Degree of Freedom Project

You can check out my latest Degree of Freedom write up at Huffington Post.

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