how to become an expert at anything – adam croom
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”Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.” – Isaac Asimov. Learn about the tools at your disposal that not only allow you to consume information in an organized fashion but allow you to teach yourself, your organization, and the world.TRANSCRIPT
HOW TO BECOME AN AUTHORITY
ON ANYTHINGby ADAMCROOM
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by ADAMCROOM
I’M ACTUALLY NOT AN EXPERT
ON ANYTHING…
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iTunes U
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Aug 2 : Thrun sends an email
8,000
Aug 15 : NYTimes article 58,000
Aug 16 : Scientific American article
70,000
Aug 23 : KQED/Mindshift article 120,000
Oct. 10: Start of class 160,000
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25 Stanford courses!• Machine Learning• Game Theory• Optimization of Antibiotic
Practices• Children Nutrition and
Cooking• Cryptology• Writing in the Sciences• Startup Engineering• Intro to Mathematical
Thinking• Organizational Analysis• Intro to Logic• General Game Playing• Democratic Development• Natural Language
Processing• Computer Security• Introduction to Databases• Computer Science 101
• Automata• Social Economic Networks• Compilers• Probalistic Graphical Models• Understanding Einstein: The
Special Theory of Relativity• Practical tips to improve Asian
American participation in cancer clinical trials
• Algorithms: Design and Analysis, Part I
• Algorithms: Design and Analysis, Part II
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17 Harvard courses!• China• Fundamentals of
Neuroscience• Poetry in America• Health and Society• Intro to Computer Science• Early Christianity: Letters
of Paul• Unlocking the Immunity to
Change
• Science and Cooking• Challenges of America’s
National Security• The Ancient Greek Hero• Justice• Health in Number
18 mit courses!• Dynamics• Flight Vehicle
Aerodynamics• Introduction to Computer
Science and Programming• Circuits and Electronics• Introduction to Philosophy• Elements of Structure
• Introduction to Aerodynamics• A Global History of
Architecture• Innovation and
Commercialization• Introduction to Biology• Classical Mechanics• Introduction to Solid State
Chemistry• Mechanics Reviews
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Everything we learn takes place in a social context.
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Knowledge is constructed in the midst of our interactions with others and is shaped by the skills and abilities valued in a particular culture Lev Vygotsky
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- 80+ free talks on freedom, citizenship, and u.s. history- 85,000+ video views ONLINE- Itunes U: 50,000+ studentS
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- 82,000+ page views- AVG. Visit Duration : 04:09
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Learn more at janux.ou.edu
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So wHat?
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1. Available beyond 18-22 yrs old
2. Less specialized3. Can happen with anyone,
anywhere
HIGHER ED is now…
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SocialMedia!
Cooking!
Blogging!App
development
-ADAMCROOMThanks!
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