Stanford to host more online classes

Re:Stanford to host more online classes by karpathy on Thursday November 17, 2011 @05:08AM (#3247125)

thanks, I agree with you-- there is something psychologically interesting about it that I can't quite understand, but it certainly seems like this format better maintains student motivation. It's a step in the right direction at least... just the first iteration of a gradient descent ahead of us ;)

Also, good point about the programming exercises. Especially with topics like this I think it is easy to fall into trap of thinking you "got it" if you just watch the videos. Programming exercises force you to think it through on a whole different level and, I think, lead to better understanding and retention.

Anyway, great, I hope you stick with the class!

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Re:Stanford to host more online classes by queensnake on Thursday November 17, 2011 @04:55PM (#3249398)

> there is something psychologically interesting about it that I can't quite understand

I swear, it's an extra pleasure hearing a song I like on the radio (over just playing it myself), knowing that a lot of other people are listening to it too. Maybe that's a new form of 'social computing' to be exploited :).

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