# The self-organizing computer course

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2012
- Speaker: Shimon Schocken
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/shimon_schocken_the_self_organizing_computer_course)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Shimon Schocken and Noam Nisan developed a curriculum for their students to build a computer, piece by piece. When they put the course online -- giving away the tools, simulators, chip specifications and other building blocks -- they were surprised that thousands jumped at the opportunity to learn, working independently as well as organizing their own classes in the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). A call to forget about grades and tap into the self-motivation to learn.

## Lectures

1. [The self-organizing computer course](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/shimon_schocken_the_self_organizing_computer_course/804dc167722b), 17 min (TED's player)