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UI to expand online education globally Online courses to be offered in 191 countries BY MARYCATE MOST STAFF WRITER
The University is in the process of globalizing its curriculum, which will offer more classes to hundreds of thousands of “participants� from all but four of the 195 countries around the world. Adam Fein, assistant head of programs and services at the Office of Online and Continuing Education, said this globalization, in large part, is due to the recent expansion of Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs, which offer free online courses to participants from around the world. “We want to expand the reach of our campus,� Fein said. “We want to expand the reach to people who may not have an opportunity for this type of education, but also not lose the core focus on our residential education.� In 2012, the University began its partnership with Coursera, a website which hosts MOOCs from universities across the nation, leading to a rapid expansion of online education capabilities, Fein said. The strength of the University’s MOOC pro-
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The University hosts a number of Massive Open Online Courses through Coursera’s website taught by a variety of instructors: • Creative, Serious and Playful Science of Android Apps • Heterogeneous Parallel Programming • Subsistence Marketplaces • Introduction to Sustainability • Intermediate Organic Chemistry- Part 1 • Microeconomics Principles • VLSI CAD: Logic to Layout • Planet Earth • Emergence of Life • Sustainable Food Production Through Livestock Health Management • Introductory Organic Chemistry- Part 1 • Introductory Organic Chemistry- Part 2 • Intermediate Organic Chemistry- Part 2
gram stems from years of online education infrastructure, said Faye Lesht, head of the division of academic outreach at the Office of Online and Continuing Education. Fein described the quick integration of MOOCs as a result of the University’s already established online education programs. “We have had up to 20 years of working with (online courses) before any of this,� Fein said. “We were able to get up and running fairly quickly with very high quality MOOCs with Coursera because we had a lot of the structure in place to be set up for success as we thought about the differences.� MOOCs are progressing both at the University and around the world, Fein said. In a news release on Oct. 31, Coursera announced that it is partnering with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to create “learning hubs� around the nation. This partnership will assist in providing Internet access to those who previously
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The House of Representatives approved the Water Resources Reform and Development Act on Oct. 23, which authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out water resources development across the nation. The act includes a provision written by Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-17, and Rep. Rodney Davis, R-13. The legislation creates 15 pilot programs along Illinois’ locks and dam system that can be fi nanced through public-private partnerships. Bustos said the system currently requires $60 billion in needed improvements. “We do not, as a government, have the resources to pay for those needed improvements,� she said. “What (public-private partnership) allows then, is that we can expedite projects and save tax payer money.� Bustos added that the act does not allow the full privatization of any federal asset, and audits activities by nonfederal interests to ensure accountability and transparency on all projects. “I think we’ve got written into this, a way to move projects forward that looks out for the best interest of the
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Student senators lobby in Springfield BY MEGAN JONES STAFF WRITER
Donning suits and carrying manila folders, a delegation of Illinois student senators traveled to the State Capitol in Springfield on Wednesday to discuss and lobby state representatives and senators in regards to the Alcohol Poisoning Immunity bill and raise awareness of their student debt campaign. “You’re walking and talking with them and you’re trying to explain all your points,� said Christopher Lowery, Illinois student senator and senior in LAS. “It makes you feel like a real player in Springfield, even if we are just students who are advocating for our causes.�
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Fall Advocacy Day allows for senators to meet with their home legislators on major issues they see as pertinent to students at the University. “It’s a great opportunity for all the senators to get more involved in the legislative process and can make a real impact on the larger community,� said Karolina Wasiniewska, senator and graduate student. Eleven senators attended and each were assigned three state legislators to speak with. “Even though we are University students, quite a few of us and a large portion of the University’s students vote in
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UI professor studies food-ordering behaviors BY STANTON POLANSKI STAFF WRITER
Bussing tables might not be the most glamorous job for someone who holds a doctorate degree. Brenna Ellison, assistant professor of Agricultural and Consumer Economics who received her doctorate at the University of Oklahoma State, navigated from one whiteclothed table to the next as she rounded up dirty dishes and put down clean silverware for the next set of customers. But she was not doing it for a paycheck. She was really at The Ranchers Club restaurant in Stillwater, Okla., for research. According to Ellison’s fi ndings, when people eat at restaurants, their orders are influenced by their friends’ orders. The pressure to eat healthy loosens up when others order greasy, high calorie meals. And when everyone else chooses a leafy salad, the once unappealing and dry dish seems far more delectable. Still, restaurant-goers might not completely mimic their peers, but those around the table still influence what the waiter or waitress jots down when they take orders. “A lot of times we want to fit in with our friends, but we still want to show we’re not just a copycat,� Ellison said. “So we might order something a little different, like a bacon cheeseburger instead of hamburger if that’s what our friends get. But in the end, we don’t want to be so different that we stand out.�
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In the basement cafeteria at the Union Monday evening, Emre Demirisik sat with a plate of steamed rice, orange chicken and Kung Pao. Demirisik, a senior in Engineering and exchange student from Turkey, said that when he eats with friends, he tries to go along with whatever suggestions his friends make. “I might order something different with friends, as opposed to what I normally might get,� he said. “If my friend says to try this, then I might try it.� Three freshmen girls sat together and talked. When one went up for food, the While bussing tables, Ellison eavesdropped on chats that circulated around the tables between men dressed in suits and women draped in fancy overcoats. They talked about the menus she created. With Ellison acting as any other restaurant employee, no one could notice that she was observing them. “Well, if you’re getting the red, then I’m going to get the red,� Ellison would hear. The red traffic light symbol on the menu represented a high calorie meal, while the green light represented a low calorie meal. Even though customers did not like feeling force-fed due to the limited choices, they still
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other two stayed back and continued to talk. Gali Gannett, a student in ACES, said that when she goes out to eat, her habits depend not on whether she is with other people but what relationship those people have with her. “If it’s a new friend you wouldn’t order a lot. I wouldn’t want them to think I’m fat,� Gannett said. “But if I’m with my best friends, like with these two, I would buy five pieces of pizza if I wanted.� The three girls say they push each other to make healthy choices. “You pick up your friends’ habits, so you have to choose them wisely,� said Bart Wolski, junior in LAS. made healthier meal choices. But that effect was overshadowed when their friends became involved. “No matter which menu you had, if your friends were ordering like you, you would be happier even if you were ordering unhealthy food,� Ellison said. “Maybe calorie labels don’t matter as much when you’re accounting for the effects of your friends.� At closing time, Ellison took every receipt for the day home with her. She did this for 19 weeks. She would even have “secret
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