Education
Udacity/SJSU Partnership
View some highlights from our press conference and announcement on January 15, 2013. Join the conversation at #SJSUplus.
- Udacity Blog - Higher Education For Free: Sebastian Thrun: Udacity Announces For-Credit Course Pilot with San Jose State UniversityToday Udacity is thrilled to announce a for college credit. To my knowledge, this is the first time a MOOC has been offered for credit an...
"Too often high-quality education is locked up, not available to students simply because of where they were born, how much money they have, or any number of other factors. Broadening access is the most important ingredient for truly democratizing education and I view this collaboration as an important step towards that greater goal."
- Sebastian Thrun- "The state university’s deal with Udacity is also the first time that professors at a university have collaborated with a provider of a MOOC — massive open online course — to create for-credit courses..."- New York Times - California to Give Web Courses a Big Trial
- "Every year nationally, 1.7 million students need remedial education. That's roughly the population of San Jose and San Francisco combined. We must innovate."- Mohammad Qayoumi
Chancellor Tim White addresses the San Jose State -Udacity press conference announcing New Online partnership. http://pic.twitter.com/JRxl1zDa
Grt quote!MT @Udacity #SJSUplus @SebastianThrun "This pilot has chance to change lives of #CA'ns, in high schools, #comm_colleges, &college"
#SJSUplus @SebastianThrun: "This pilot has the chance to change the lives of Californians, in high schools, community colleges, and college"
"It is my distinct honor to introduce the man who needs no introduction." - @sebastianthrun regarding @JerryBrownGov #SJSUPlus #SJSU
@lisavol @20millionminds @jerrybrowngov Gov says we r aging and need to invent and mobilize for future #SJSUPlus
Gov Brown, thoughtfully quoting Robert Frost, makes case for innovation in online ed as SJ State Udacity ink deal. http://pic.twitter.com/K7ShwmBj- Imagine high school students getting credit for CSUs. Happening! #SJSUplus ow.ly/i/1nmty
At San Jose State, @JerryBrownGov and others announce pilot with @udacity to offer courses for credit -- for $150. http://pic.twitter.com/4F9O2gJN
In a Twist, Udacity Will Offer Cheap, Remedial Public School Algebra Courses dthin.gs/ZRMb3U #20mmReboot #calbudget
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- Glenn HannaAt the University I'm going to, one class is $712. My financial aid won't cover any cost of summer classes. Perhaps I just found my new summer school thanks...more2013-01-19T02:08:38.247Z
- Glenn HannaAt the University I'm going to, one class is $712. My financial aid won't cover any cost of summer classes. Perhaps I just found my new summer school thanks...At the University I'm going to, one class is $712. My financial aid won't cover any cost of summer classes. Perhaps I just found my new summer school thanks to SJSU and Udacity.more2013-01-19T02:08:38.247Z
