It's eerie that you posted this just a few minutes before I posted this: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4856307 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4856307

It's eerie that you posted this just a few minutes before I posted this: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4856307 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4856307 One thing that I think is missing from both online education and education at the university is personalization. At UCLA, I sat in lecture halls with hundreds of students, and we all got the same words. It would be nice to sign up for the lecture from the professor who makes movie analogies instead of sports analogies. Or maybe I prefer a professor who writes on the board instead of using a powerpoint. As a Kaplan instructor (SAT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT), I would explain a question differently depending on the student. Was this a student who had pacing problems? I might emphasize elimination strategies or guessing intelligently. Was it a student who consistently fell for trap answers? I'd advise them to try to think like the test maker and anticipate the traps. The best part about online classes is that you can capture this data pretty easily. But so far, no one is using it to deliver a more personal online learning experience.