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...skip lecture will use the video to learn the material. But students who choose to miss class would miss class whether the lecture is broadcast or not. The decision to sleep through a class does not depend on whether that class is videotaped. Students know that they can get the notes if they miss class; by having the class broadcast, the students are better able to learn the material. There may be students who would force themselves to go to lecture if the class were not broadcast, but it seems better to watch the lecture on the web than...
Broadcasting the lectures over the Internet is a true situation of benefits outweighing costs. With lectures on the web, accessible only through a password protected site by students who are enrolled, Wolcowitz can be fully appreciated for his lectures. Students, simultaneously get the full value of the lectures and the tuition money they pay. The fact that Wolcowitz is having his lectures broadcast truly is "good news," and I hope that it will be for many semesters to come...
...this past week, an orientation for more than 40 new members of the incoming U.S. Congress was held at the Kennedy School of Government. Friday's panel, which examined relations between the White House and Congress, ostensibly sought to provide a primer on how first-year representatives can get along with the White House...
...first lesson, he told the new members of Congress: "Don't try and think you have the fresh solution," he said. "The system is committee-driven," and a first-year representative who barges into a hearing with "the" answer to Social Security would be lucky to even get a second look...
...Computer science students are a terrific group and get the best education Harvard has to offer," he wrote...