Degree of Freedom http://degreeoffreedom.org an adventure in online learning Wed, 23 Jun 2021 12:50:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.17 http://degreeoffreedom.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cropped-degree-favicon-2-32x32.gif Degree of Freedom http://degreeoffreedom.org 32 32 Listen to interviews with thought leaders in the field of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and other types of free learning, and follow my progress as I try to learn everything you\'d get from a four year liberal arts degree in just twelve months using only free learning resources. Jonathan Haber Jonathan Haber jonathan@degreeoffreedom.org jonathan@degreeoffreedom.org (Jonathan Haber) Copyright © Degree of Freedom 2013 The One Year MOOC BA Degree of Freedom http://degreeoffreedom.org/wp-content/uploads/Degree+of+Freedom+Logo+iTunes.jpg http://degreeoffreedom.org/blog/ 47374314 Event and Interview http://degreeoffreedom.org/event-and-interview/ http://degreeoffreedom.org/event-and-interview/#respond Wed, 23 Jun 2021 12:50:04 +0000 http://degreeoffreedom.org/?p=3505 Planning to get back to a run-down of high-leverage practices next week, but if you are eager to learn more faster I’ll be doing a webinar on the topic next Tuesday, June 28th, with my colleagues at Nimblywise. You can register for the event here. And for those who can’t get enough critical-thinking talk, here’s […]

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]]> http://degreeoffreedom.org/event-and-interview/feed/ 0 3505 How to Win an Argument http://degreeoffreedom.org/how-to-win-an-argument/ http://degreeoffreedom.org/how-to-win-an-argument/#respond Mon, 05 Apr 2021 13:43:44 +0000 http://degreeoffreedom.org/?p=3489 Towards the end of last year, I was approached by a company called Listenable that produces audio courses built around ten or so podcast-like lectures, each of which are around 5-10 minutes in length.  While most of the teaching I’ve done on this subject had a little more room to breathe, this format is comparable […]

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]]> http://degreeoffreedom.org/how-to-win-an-argument/feed/ 0 3489 Ethics Bowl http://degreeoffreedom.org/ethics-bowl/ http://degreeoffreedom.org/ethics-bowl/#respond Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:35:38 +0000 http://degreeoffreedom.org/?p=3478 For anyone interested in Ethics Bowl (or non-competitive ethics), I just kicked off a series on how critical-thinking techniques can be applied to an analysis of cases in this year's Ethics Bowl championships.

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]]> http://degreeoffreedom.org/ethics-bowl/feed/ 0 3478 Interview with Michael Horn and Vox http://degreeoffreedom.org/interview-with-michael-horn-and-vox/ http://degreeoffreedom.org/interview-with-michael-horn-and-vox/#respond Mon, 08 Mar 2021 15:24:20 +0000 http://degreeoffreedom.org/?p=3475 Interviews with Michael Horn on teaching critical thinking and some thoughts at Vox over the appropriate use of skepticism.

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