Dino 101 MOOC Facts
Facts and Figures
- Dino 101 is Canada's first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) available for credit to its students.
- Dino 101 is led by Dr. Phil Currie. Currie is Curator of Dinosaurs at the University of Alberta Laboratory for Vertebrate Paleontology, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Meet the crew, cast and other contributors.
- UAlberta is drawing on the reputational strengths of professors at the Alberta Innovates Centre for Machine Learning (AICML), one of the top five machine learning institutes in the world, and our researchers working with our Canada Research Chair in Educational Measurement.
- The university is also a leader in dinosaur research, with dozens of students, staff and researchers.
Dino 101 in the News
- Kids hang with dinosaursSource: St. Albert Gazette
- 77-Million-Year-Old Horned Dinosaur Discovered in MontanaSource: Science World Report
- 'Chicken from hell' sheds new light on birdlike dinoSource: The Daily Star Lebanon
- Rare fossil finds on display at University of AlbertaSource: CBC.ca (2/6/14)
- Audio: What's 72 million years old, but still a baby?Source: CBC.ca (2/5/14)
- This 'Baby' is 72 million years old: Rare dinosaur to go on displaySource: Edmonton Journal
- University of Alberta paleontologist ready to reveal baby dinosaur skeletonSource: Edmonton Sun
- UAlberta's Version of Barney Will Devour Your Tender Mammal FleshSource: AdWeek.com (12/26/13)
- UAlberta Promotes New Paleontology Course, Spoils The EndingSource: HuffingtonPost.ca (12/21/13)
- GP-area discovery sheds new light on dinosaursSource: Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune (12/13/13)
- Rare Baby Chasmosaurus...To Be Used As Teaching Tool In 'Dino 101'Source: International Business Times (12/2/13)
- 'Baby' the dinosaur discovered in CanadaSource: New York Daily News (11/28/13)
- Baby Dinosaur Skeleton Unearthed in CanadaSource: LiveScience.com (11/25/13)
- U of A's Dino 101 course attracts 15,000 studentsSource: Metro News (9/3/13)
- University of Alberta offers free online course DINO 101Source: Edmonton Examiner (8/30/13)
- Dinosaur hunter Philip Currie has museum named after himSource: Beacon News (8/19/13)
- Study the Age of Dinosaurs and the Internet for FreeSource: Catraca Livre (8/1613)
- Students and staff make Jurassic strides with creation of Dino 101Source: TheGateWayOnline.com (8/16/13)
- VIDEO: Dino 101 Course Question and AnswerSource: Breakfast Television Edmonton (8/6/13)
- U of Alberta joins the world of open online education with free dinosaur courseSource: GlobalNews.ca (8/6/13)
- Dinosaur experts launch online university courseSource: BBC News (8/1/13)
- Dino 101 At University Of Alberta Now Looking For Dinosaur EnthusiastsSource: HuffingtonPost.ca (7/31/13)
- Dino 101 MOOC opens, offering free tuition in paleontologySource: Wired.co.uk (7/30/13)
- University of Alberta dinosaur course gets roar of approvalSource: Edmonton Journal (7/30/13)