Provost’s Conversations on Online Learning (PCoOL)

by | Oct 30, 2017

The Provost’s Conversations on Online Learning (PCoOL) series features public talks by leading experts and peers on the future of education, specifically around online education.

 

Join us for a conversation with John Hart and Adam Fein from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign about how the land-grant research university is embracing online education. Three years ago, UIUC launched an online MBA program in partnership with Coursera. Since then, UIUC added two other online degree programs: the Master’s of Computer Science in Data Science and the Master’s in Accounting.

Featured Speakers:

John Hart
Professor of Computer Science
Executive Associate Dean, Graduate College
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Adam Fein
Assistant Provost for Educational Innovation
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Land-Grant Mission in an Online World

Wednesday, November 8
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Schapiro CEPSR
Davis Auditorium
PCoOL events are free and open to members of Columbia community with a valid University ID. If you have any questions, please contact vptl@columbia.edu.
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