ANN ARBOR (AP) — The University of Michigan is launching a modern twist on the teach-ins it started a half-century ago during the Vietnam War.
The Ann Arbor school announced this week it will kick off its Teach-Out Series later this month with the first of four online educational offerings for participants around the globe.
The first teach-out, on the topic of authoritarian rule, begins March 31. It’s the same month of the first teach-in 52 years ago.
Organizers say they aim to capture the spirit of engagement of the earlier events while taking advantage of technology.
They are designed to offer a “just-in-time” approach to learning.
Topics of future teach-outs, which run into May, are fake news, understanding scientific research and the future of the Affordable Care Act.
