Harvard University extends its world-class education beyond the traditional campus, offering a rich array of online learning experiences. At Harvard, online learning is not just about flexibility; it’s about fostering genuine human connection and collaboration, ensuring an engaging and impactful educational journey from anywhere in the world. We believe in an approach that prioritizes interaction without sacrificing the convenience and adaptability that online education offers.
The Harvard Online Course Experience: Interactive and Collaborative
Harvard online courses are designed to be deeply collaborative and experiential, mirroring the vibrant interactions of an on-campus classroom. You’ll find yourself actively engaging with instructors who are experts in their fields, participating in dynamic peer discussions that broaden your perspectives, and receiving personalized support from dedicated teaching staff. All of this is accessible from the comfort of your home or office, making a Harvard education fit into your life, not the other way around.
Our commitment to creating a human-centered online learning environment is reflected in impressive satisfaction rates and the breadth of our online course offerings.
- 90% of courses offered online, ensuring a wide range of subjects are accessible to global learners.
- 4.5/5 student satisfaction rate, a testament to the quality and engagement of the online learning experience.
These figures underscore our success in delivering online education that not only meets but exceeds the expectations of our diverse student body.
HELIX: Harvard’s Innovative Interactive Learning Platform
At the heart of Harvard’s online learning innovation is HELIX, the Harvard Extension Live Interactive eXperience. This platform embodies our commitment to active learning, connecting students and instructors in a dynamic, live virtual classroom environment. HELIX classrooms and web conferences are designed with a “hyflex” model, blending hybrid and flexible formats to cater to diverse learning preferences and schedules.
The hyflex approach within HELIX provides multiple avenues for engagement:
- Live Classroom Participation: Students have the option to attend classes in person with professors on campus.
- Real-Time Online Interaction: Students joining remotely participate via Zoom, displayed on monitors for seamless interaction with both the instructor and in-person students.
- Flexible On-Demand Learning: For those needing maximum flexibility, recorded class sessions are available for viewing at any time, supplemented by online discussion forums for ongoing peer and instructor interaction.
Through HELIX, Harvard Learning Online transcends geographical boundaries, fostering thoughtful discussions and real-time engagement among a global community of learners.
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The Distinct Advantages of Harvard Online Learning
Choosing Harvard for your online education offers transformative advantages that redefine the landscape of higher learning. We approach online education with a unique philosophy centered around the human element:
- Human-Centered Learning at Its Core: Every interaction is designed to connect people, fostering a shared and enriching learning community. We recognize and respect the diverse lives and preferences of adult learners, ensuring our courses integrate seamlessly with your existing commitments. Personalized, individual feedback is a cornerstone of our approach, ensuring you receive the guidance needed to excel. Furthermore, you become part of a robust and supportive network of fellow learners, expanding your professional and personal connections.
- Continuously Evolving Course Design: Our commitment to iterative course design means that our online offerings remain at the forefront of educational best practices, ensuring courses are not only rigorous but also highly relevant and engaging for both students and instructors.
- Harvard Quality, Global Accessibility: Harvard online learning provides the unparalleled opportunity to earn credit in courses that uphold the rigorous academic standards of Harvard University, accessible to motivated learners worldwide.
Education is about being vulnerable. It’s about being unsettled, unnerved, unhoused – being open to that which you are not used to. To have to de-familiarize yourself to ways of being in the world – Harvard Extension is magnificent in that regard.
Cornel West
Harvard: A Pioneer in Distance Education for Over a Century
Harvard Extension School stands as a testament to over 110 years of leadership in distance education. We empower learners to take ownership of their educational journey, with instructors acting as facilitators who inspire critical thinking, spark curiosity, and guide exploration. Online courses at Harvard provide an exceptional platform for this empowering approach to teaching and learning.
As a long-standing innovator and national leader in distance education, Harvard is uniquely positioned to deliver an exceptional, world-class academic experience online, without compromising on the quality and rigor synonymous with the Harvard name.
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