Education innovation rises after recession sparks MOOC boom
At a Scottsdale conference, bankers and tech founders note 168 U S venture deals fueling education tech. MOOCs from edX and Coursera expand globally while ASU experiments new accelerated, modular formats. Khan Academy and Khan, with millions of users, push personalized, on demand learning beyond traditional time scales.
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Scottsdale, Ariz
Phoenician
Phoenix
Tment
U.S
GSV Advisors
United States
Brandon Dobell
William Blair & Co
Chicago
Lagos
Nigeria
Ugochukwu Nehemiah
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Maryland
Nehemiah
United Kingdom
Coursera
Moocs
Kevin Carey
New America Foundation
Khan Academy
Khan
Arizona State University
Richard Demille
Center For 21St Century Universities
Georgia Institute of Technology
ASU
Michael Crow
Heart surgeon blends medicine with faith in patient care
Dr. Mark Pool, a Dallas heart and lung surgeon at Texas Health Presbyterian, discusses incorporating spirituality into medical care. He asks patients about beliefs, aiming to honor faith without pressuring them, while exploring how religion and medicine can coexist in life threatening situations.
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Dallas
Carl Smith
Mark Pool
Smith
Paol
Dallas Morning News
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital
Nathan Carlin
University Ofuates Health Science Center
Houston
Christina Puchalski
George Washington University
Institute For Spirituality and Health
Puchalski
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Rohan
Paul
Jesus
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