Name: The 100,000-student classroom
Uploaded: 2012-06-21T15:34:21Z
Duration: 5 min 54 s
Description: In the fall of 2011 Peter Norvig taught a class with Sebastian Thrun on artificial intelligence at Stanford attended by 175 students in situ -- and over 100,000 via an interactive webcast. He shares what he learned about teaching to a global classroom.

Peter Norvig: The 100,000-student classroom

The 100,000-student classroom

In the fall of 2011 Peter Norvig taught a class with Sebastian Thrun on artificial intelligence at Stanford attended by 175 students in situ -- and over 100,000 via an interactive webcast. He shares what he learned about teaching to a global classroom.

A groundbreaking artificial intelligence course drew 160,000 students from 209 countries in just two weeks. By blending short, interactive videos with frequent quizzes and peer forums, the course aimed to make online education as engaging as one-on-one tutoring. Students were motivated by weekly deadlines and the support of a global community. The experiment revealed that technology, used creatively, can transform how knowledge spreads and how students learn.