{"id":11155,"date":"2017-10-23T15:22:26","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T15:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/?p=11155"},"modified":"2025-11-06T13:41:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T11:41:57","slug":"online-campus-harvard-vpal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/online-campus-harvard-vpal\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Campus Tour | Harvard&#8217;s VPAL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watch the video below to find out more about the <strong>Harvard VPAL Online Campus<\/strong> &#8211; your portal to this highly interactive and supported online learning journey.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"show-for-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PQmJoszCo-o\" width=\"970\" height=\"545\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Harvard\u2019s Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning<\/strong>, in association with HarvardX, is collaborating with digital education company, GetSmarter, a wholly-owned subsidiary of 2U, Inc., to select, design and deliver premium online short courses with a data-driven focus on learning gain.<\/p>\n<p>Harvard\u2019s VPAL is driven to ensuring Harvard remains the global leader in teaching and learning innovation. 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