Comments on: Academic Earth Is The Hulu For Education http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:37:28 -0800 hourly 1 By: open knowledge « IT goes Green http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-2/#comment-2829879 open knowledge « IT goes Green Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:06:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2829879 [...] TechCrunch: Academic Earth Is The Hulu For Education; March 24th, 2009 [...] [...] TechCrunch: Academic Earth Is The Hulu For Education; March 24th, 2009 [...]

]]> By: Academic Earth Is The Hulu For Education | newsandhouse http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-2/#comment-2770360 Academic Earth Is The Hulu For Education | newsandhouse Thu, 28 May 2009 14:51:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2770360 [...] Academic Earth Is The Hulu For Education. [...] [...] Academic Earth Is The Hulu For Education. [...]

]]> By: Agregado de Conferencias académicas Tierra del MIT, Harvard, Yale, y otros [Educación] | Techmex: Tecnología y más en Español http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-2/#comment-2715355 Agregado de Conferencias académicas Tierra del MIT, Harvard, Yale, y otros [Educación] | Techmex: Tecnología y más en Español Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:20:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2715355 [...] Académico Tierra [a través de TechCrunch] [...] [...] Académico Tierra [a través de TechCrunch] [...]

]]> By: Academic Earth Aggregates Lectures from MIT, Harvard, Yale, and Others [Education] | Techno Portal http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-2/#comment-2713878 Academic Earth Aggregates Lectures from MIT, Harvard, Yale, and Others [Education] | Techno Portal Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:15:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2713878 [...] We’ve highlighted these free courses before individually, like MIT’s OpenCourseWare or Stanford’s Engineering Everywhere, and we rounded up even more of them when we showed you how to get a free college education online, but Academic Earth takes the idea to an even better place. We love it. Academic Earth [via TechCrunch] [...] [...] We’ve highlighted these free courses before individually, like MIT’s OpenCourseWare or Stanford’s Engineering Everywhere, and we rounded up even more of them when we showed you how to get a free college education online, but Academic Earth takes the idea to an even better place. We love it. Academic Earth [via TechCrunch] [...]

]]> By: Academic Earth « Marc Torrens http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-2/#comment-2703455 Academic Earth « Marc Torrens Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:42:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2703455 [...] just read the post Academic Earth Is The Hulu For Education at Techcrunch and quickly check out the Academic Earth site. This is a magnific idea and the site is very well [...] [...] just read the post Academic Earth Is The Hulu For Education at Techcrunch and quickly check out the Academic Earth site. This is a magnific idea and the site is very well [...]

]]> By: Academic Earth - Videovorlesungen amerikanischer Elite-Universitäten | aquarius: Consulting für digitale Medien und Realisierung http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-2/#comment-2698398 Academic Earth - Videovorlesungen amerikanischer Elite-Universitäten | aquarius: Consulting für digitale Medien und Realisierung Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:01:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2698398 [...] wollten schon immer mal eine Vorlesung in Harvard besuchen? Academic Earth - laut Techcrunch ein amerikanisches ‘Hulu for Education’ macht’s möglich und bietet kostenlose [...] [...] wollten schon immer mal eine Vorlesung in Harvard besuchen? Academic Earth – laut Techcrunch ein amerikanisches ‘Hulu for Education’ macht’s möglich und bietet kostenlose [...]

]]> By: Productivity Power Links 04-13-09 « Geeks Guide To Productivity http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-2/#comment-2696084 Productivity Power Links 04-13-09 « Geeks Guide To Productivity Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:01:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2696084 [...] Now you don’t have to pay tens of thousands of dollars to go to college and hear long boring lectu... So Ludlow launched Academic Earth with the goal of building a user-friendly platform for educational video that would let anyone be able to freely access instruction from the scholars and guest lecturers at the leading academic universities. The site offers 60 full courses and 2,395 total lectures (almost 1300 hours of video) from Yale, MIT, Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Princeton that can be browsed by subject, university, or instructor through a user-friendly interface. Additionally, editors have compiled lectures from different speakers into Playlists such as “Understanding the Financial Crisis” and “First Day Of Freshman Year.” The site also features a roster of famous guest lecturers on entrepreneurship and technology including Larry Page, Carol Bartz, Tim Draper, Elon Musk, and Guy Kawasaki. [...] [...] Now you don’t have to pay tens of thousands of dollars to go to college and hear long boring lectu… So Ludlow launched Academic Earth with the goal of building a user-friendly platform for educational video that would let anyone be able to freely access instruction from the scholars and guest lecturers at the leading academic universities. The site offers 60 full courses and 2,395 total lectures (almost 1300 hours of video) from Yale, MIT, Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Princeton that can be browsed by subject, university, or instructor through a user-friendly interface. Additionally, editors have compiled lectures from different speakers into Playlists such as “Understanding the Financial Crisis” and “First Day Of Freshman Year.” The site also features a roster of famous guest lecturers on entrepreneurship and technology including Larry Page, Carol Bartz, Tim Draper, Elon Musk, and Guy Kawasaki. [...]

]]> By: The Universal Library Revisited « OPEN REFLECTIONS http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-2/#comment-2686960 The Universal Library Revisited « OPEN REFLECTIONS Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2686960 [...] of randomness is also brought about by the growing amount of platforms for quality content. Via Techcrunch, I learned about Academic Earth, also newly launched, which collects content from Yale, MIT, [...] [...] of randomness is also brought about by the growing amount of platforms for quality content. Via Techcrunch, I learned about Academic Earth, also newly launched, which collects content from Yale, MIT, [...]

]]> By: Get Your Learn On: Educational TV meets New Media « Replace Television http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-2/#comment-2685788 Get Your Learn On: Educational TV meets New Media « Replace Television Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:07:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2685788 [...] Also check out FORA.tv and Big Think. Thanks to TechCrunch for the tip] Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)YouTube Edu and Academic [...] [...] Also check out FORA.tv and Big Think. Thanks to TechCrunch for the tip] Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)YouTube Edu and Academic [...]

]]> By: Technically Philly » Penn and Academic Earth part of open source education movement | Covering the Community of People Who Use Technology in Philadelphia. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-2/#comment-2683236 Technically Philly » Penn and Academic Earth part of open source education movement | Covering the Community of People Who Use Technology in Philadelphia. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:32:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2683236 [...] stir in higher education. A stir not chronicled in write ups by Slate or Likehacker or by TechCrunch, though I mentioned it in this week’s Philadelphia [...] [...] stir in higher education. A stir not chronicled in write ups by Slate or Likehacker or by TechCrunch, though I mentioned it in this week’s Philadelphia [...]

]]> By: CastleRockCO http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-2/#comment-2677893 CastleRockCO Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:38:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2677893 The UI is really nifty - I adore the concept. I visit the site often when I feel boring at home. The UI is really nifty – I adore the concept. I visit the site often when I feel boring at home.

]]> By: Foxy Digest: Cosplay, Rockets, Maps « Kitsune’s Thoughts http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-2/#comment-2676775 Foxy Digest: Cosplay, Rockets, Maps « Kitsune’s Thoughts Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:13:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2676775 [...] Academic Earth Is The Hulu For Education (TechCrunch) [...] [...] Academic Earth Is The Hulu For Education (TechCrunch) [...]

]]> By: In No Particular Order » Blog Archive » Learning, just like at school http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-2/#comment-2676124 In No Particular Order » Blog Archive » Learning, just like at school Mon, 30 Mar 2009 03:21:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2676124 [...] few weeks ago I discovered a website that TechCruch calls “Hulu for Education.”    The website is actually called “Academic Earth” and features easy to find and [...] [...] few weeks ago I discovered a website that TechCruch calls “Hulu for Education.”    The website is actually called “Academic Earth” and features easy to find and [...]

]]> By: prowse http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-2/#comment-2676007 prowse Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:17:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2676007 Fora.tv and YouNoodle/BigThink AND AcEarth rely to heavily on Beet.tv. Beet.tv is not comaptible with MOST browsers, and their use of flash is questionable. iTunesU beets the competition with a stickam. Fora.tv and YouNoodle/BigThink AND AcEarth rely to heavily on Beet.tv. Beet.tv is not comaptible with MOST browsers, and their use of flash is questionable. iTunesU beets the competition with a stickam.

]]> By: eLearning Service » Blog Archive » Free online education sites http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-2/#comment-2675904 eLearning Service » Blog Archive » Free online education sites Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:33:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2675904 [...] instruction from the scholars and guest lecturers at the leading academic universities,” says [...] [...] instruction from the scholars and guest lecturers at the leading academic universities,” says [...]

]]> By: Mark Brooks http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-2/#comment-2674896 Mark Brooks Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:43:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2674896 You want the site to "engage the user via ... ads"? I hope you're kidding. Explain to me exactly how advertisements "engage the user", or enhance learning for that matter. Advertisements on a supposedly educational site are nothing more than an annoyance and a distraction whose sole purpose is to turn site visitor's attention into profits. You want the site to “engage the user via … ads”? I hope you’re kidding. Explain to me exactly how advertisements “engage the user”, or enhance learning for that matter. Advertisements on a supposedly educational site are nothing more than an annoyance and a distraction whose sole purpose is to turn site visitor’s attention into profits.

]]> By: Talking Tech Friday - Academic Earth « MCLC Library Tech Talk http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-2/#comment-2674255 Talking Tech Friday - Academic Earth « MCLC Library Tech Talk Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:23:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2674255 [...] TechCrunch [...] [...] TechCrunch [...]

]]> By: Video Lectures: Better than the real thing? « North Institute http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-2/#comment-2673980 Video Lectures: Better than the real thing? « North Institute Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:56:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2673980 [...] Bell shared an article on “Academic Earth”, which is a platfom to host video lectures from top scholars.   Academic [...] [...] Bell shared an article on “Academic Earth”, which is a platfom to host video lectures from top scholars.   Academic [...]

]]> By: The Far Edge » Blog Archive » YouTube EDU Launches, So Go Learn Something http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-2/#comment-2673583 The Far Edge » Blog Archive » YouTube EDU Launches, So Go Learn Something Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:00:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2673583 [...] a couple of days ago we covered Academic Earth, a site that aggregates useful educational content (”Hulu for education”). Both of these sites [...] [...] a couple of days ago we covered Academic Earth, a site that aggregates useful educational content (”Hulu for education”). Both of these sites [...]

]]> By: Academic Earth Launches to Grand Accolades - Long Road Ahead - Community Yearbook Blog - ClassScene.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-1/#comment-2673480 Academic Earth Launches to Grand Accolades - Long Road Ahead - Community Yearbook Blog - ClassScene.com Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:55:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2673480 [...] to a recent TechCrunch review, "the site offers 60 full courses and 2,395 total lectures (almost 1300 hours of video) [...] [...] to a recent TechCrunch review, "the site offers 60 full courses and 2,395 total lectures (almost 1300 hours of video) [...]

]]> By: YouTube EDU Launches, So Go Learn Something | Programming Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-1/#comment-2673440 YouTube EDU Launches, So Go Learn Something | Programming Blog Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:33:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2673440 [...] a couple of days ago we covered Academic Earth, a site that aggregates useful educational content (”Hulu for education”). Both of [...] [...] a couple of days ago we covered Academic Earth, a site that aggregates useful educational content (”Hulu for education”). Both of [...]

]]> By: YouTube EDU Launches, So Go Learn Something « shankarsoma; Change the View http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-1/#comment-2672958 YouTube EDU Launches, So Go Learn Something « shankarsoma; Change the View Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:25:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2672958 [...] a couple of days ago we covered Academic Earth, a site that aggregates useful educational content (”Hulu for education”). Both of these sites [...] [...] a couple of days ago we covered Academic Earth, a site that aggregates useful educational content (”Hulu for education”). Both of these sites [...]

]]> By: David http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-1/#comment-2672389 David Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:26:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2672389 http://www.youtube.com/edu youtube has a better version of it. http://www.youtube.com/edu

youtube has a better version of it.

]]> By: YouTube EDU Launches, So Go Learn Something | Geek News and Musings http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-1/#comment-2672331 YouTube EDU Launches, So Go Learn Something | Geek News and Musings Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:43:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2672331 [...] a couple of days ago we covered Academic Earth, a site that aggregates useful educational content (”Hulu for education”). Both of these sites [...] [...] a couple of days ago we covered Academic Earth, a site that aggregates useful educational content (”Hulu for education”). Both of these sites [...]

]]> By: Academic Earth (education videos) « SBP’s Random Walk http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/24/academic-earth-is-the-hulu-for-education/comment-page-1/#comment-2672156 Academic Earth (education videos) « SBP’s Random Walk Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:28:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=51434#comment-2672156 [...] Academic Earth (education videos) Via TechCrunch [...] [...] Academic Earth (education videos) Via TechCrunch [...]

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