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After basically omitting online classes from my life last year, I've started looking for some classes that sound interesting.
Back in the day (like, the late 1960s), the University of Michigan had teach-ins, where students and faculty gathered outside the normal academic routine to discuss important ideas of the day.
In the last year or so, the University has decided to expand on that practice. Teach-in (for students and faculty) has been expanded to teach-out (Massive Online Open Class -- MOOC, open to anyone).
The teach-outs are like very brief classes, and are available for free to anyone who has internet access.
[Digression: You may recall that I took a teach-out on gerrymandering last year. I think that was the only MOOC I took last year. It was interesting, if horrifying. The knowledge I gained from the teach-out helped me feel very confident about talking to random strangers about Michigan's Proposal 2 last fall. Prop 2 was to require a citizen committee to draw districts, rather than letting political parties do that behind closed doors. Just ask me -- Why *is* letting computers draw the boundaries a bad idea? I know why.... End of Digression.]
Yesterday I started a teach out on self-driving cars.
The syllabus says the time required is about four hours. I listened to the first part of the info last night. So far I'm finding it interesting.
I wonder if they're going to address the possibility of hacking........... We have the opportunity to ask questions, which will be answered later in the month. At least -- some of them will be answered. I'm going to ask if they plan to address hacking.
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