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By: Peter Dizikes | MIT News
“Even at a surprisingly young age, kids have sophisticated knowledge of the grammar of sentences and can use that to learn the meanings of new words,” says Athulya Aravind, an associate professor of linguistics at MIT.  Read more
By: Katherine Ouellette | MIT Open Learning
MIT pK-12 at Open Learning co-created a secondary school learning architecture that’s available for adoption and adaptation by educational practitioners worldwide. Read more
By: Leda Zimmerman | D-Lab | Department of Mechanical Engineering
ASPIRE program brings MIT-style research, innovation, and entrepreneurship to Central America, sparking sustainable development by and for the people. Read more
By: Brian Lombardo | Lemelson-MIT Program
Each team will each receive $7,500 in grant funding and year-long support to build a technological invention to solve a problem of their own choosing. The students’ inventions are inspired by real-world problems they identified in their local communities.
By: Dylan Walsh
The biggest productivity gains were seen among recent hires and developers in more junior positions, who increased their output by 27% to 39%. More senior developers saw productivity gains of 8% to 13%. Read more
By: Zach Winn | MIT News
PrismsVR, founded by Anurupa Ganguly ’07, MNG ’09, takes students to virtual worlds to learn through experiences and movement. Read more
By: Marisa Demers
In this Q&A, MIT researchers discuss the proper use of AI in schools and policy recommendations for effective learning. Read more
By: Sara Feijo | MIT Open Learning
“I dream of becoming a university academic to have an even greater impact on current affairs in my country and internationally,” says MIT OpenCourseWare learner Tomás Orellana.
By: Rijul Grover, Akshara Bharat, Rhea Handa
In India, which has one of the biggest school systems in the world, nearly every eligible child receives primary education. But almost half of 10-year-olds struggle to read a simple story by the time they finish primary school.
By: Peter Dizikes | MIT News
Associate Professor Justin Reich’s work shows high-tech tools infuse into education one step at a time, as schools keep adapting and changing. Read more