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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Newton’s Third Law | University of Southern California

Newton’s Third Law | University of Southern California



The college lecture: Send us your favorite videos

The lecture, an efficient yet often impersonal form of teaching, is under attack, reports The Post’s Daniel de Vise.

Science, math and engineering departments in particular are finding the lecture method’s a turn-off for students.

Really, why spend hundreds of dollars to sit in a room with hundreds of others when you can learn for free from the comfort of your laptop?

With that in mind, what’s the best online lecture you’ve seen? We’ve rounded up a handful of interesting and quirky videos, but we need your help to expand the list:

Pittsburghese | Carnegie Mellon University




Barbara Johnstone, a professor in CMU’s English department, breaks down the nitty-gritty of the Pittsburgh dialect. (For instance, “feel” sounds like “fill” and “fool” like “full.”) Plus, she digs into the cultural reasons that locals keep these quirks alive.

Justice | Harvard University