Boston University

Academics

Sabermetrics 101 MOOC, Boston University Digital Learning Initiative, online classes, edX

Digital Learning

Take Me Out to the MOOC Game

April 24, 2014

Boston University BU, one day one class, history of shopping

Classes

The History of Shopping

April 16, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, historian Clifford Backman, one day one class pirates history

Academics

Planting the Jolly Roger in a Classroom

April 7, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Education SED, movement education course, elementary and special education teachers, lecturer Sara Benes

Education

Studying How to Shake Your Groove

April 2, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Medicine BUSM, Gail March BUSM assistant professor, director of instructional design and faculty development, Stephen Quigley, College of Communication COM associate professor of public relations, Willis Wang, vice president and associate provost for global programs, Gisela Hoecherl-Alden, College of Arts and Sciences CAS assistant dean, director of language instruction, Digital Learning Initiative DLI, MOOCs massive open onine courses, EdTech

Strategy & Innovation

Faculty, Staff Win Grants for Innovative Online Education

March 25, 2014

Boston University BU, School of Education SED, Trotter Elementary School, Dorchester, tutoring

Things-to-do

BU-Trotter Partnership Shines in Dorchester

March 4, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, History of Jazz, Thomas Oller

Arts & Culture

It’s Got a Great Beat, and Helps with Your English

February 27, 2014

Boston University BU, massive open online courses MOOCs, Digital Learning Initiative DLI, edX, Chris Dellarocas, Rumy Rukkel, Sabermetrics 101: Introduction to Baseball Analytics, War for the Greater Middle East, Andrew Bacevich, The Art of Poetry, US poet laureate Robert Pinsky, Alien Worlds, Andrew West,

Business & Law

Registration Opens for BU’s First MOOCs

February 26, 2014

marriage, romance, dating, 20th century, Brooke Blower, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS

History

Pop Culture Class Explores Changes in Dating, Mating

December 10, 2013

Boston University, edX education, Romy Ruukel, massive online open courses MOOCs

Digital Learning

Former edX Program Manager to Help Direct BU’s Online Education

November 13, 2013

Israeli West Bank Barrier, Palestine, Jerusalem, Israeli Palestinian conflict

History

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

November 12, 2013

Aerial Dance Silk Skills class, Boston University, BU, FitRec, Fitness and Recreation Center

Health & Medicine

Flying through the Air with the Greatest of Ease

November 7, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Management SMG, new curriculum

Academics

Updated Technology Enhances New Curricula at SMG

October 15, 2013

Boston University BU, double majoring, Barnes and Nobles at BU

Students

What Are Your Majors?

October 8, 2013

Boston University BU, Archaeologist Curtis Runnels, David Carballo, tool knapping tool making, archeology, College of Arts and Sciences CAS

Classes

Knapping Rocks

September 16, 2013

Boston University BU, Barnes and Nobles, buying books, ebooks, book rentals, how to save on college textbooks

Books

Keeping Textbook Costs Down

September 3, 2013

Boston Universtiy BU, College of Fine Arts CFA, millinery class, costume design, lecturer Denise Wallace Spriggs, Huntington Theatre, theatre fashion design, hatmaking

Huntington Theatre

The Huntington’s Hat Factory

August 8, 2013

Boston University BU, Boston Marathon bombings, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, September 11, terrorism class, College of Arts and Sciences CAS

University News

Why Terrorists Kill

July 30, 2013

Boston University BU, Council on Educational Technology and Learning Innovation CETLI, edX online learning platform, digital learning initiative DGI, massive open online courses MOOCs, Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering

Digital Learning

New Team Will Power BU’s Online Education

July 16, 2013

BUx, edX, MOOC, Boston University Digital Learning Initiative, DLI

Faculty

BU Joins Leading Online Course Platform edX

May 21, 2013

BU Joins Leading Online Course Platform edX