Liberal arts colleges and universities are currently facing substantial challenges. Small colleges are closing at unprecedented rates. Undergraduate and graduate school enrollment dropped by 2.5% from fall 2019 to fall 2021 (NPR, December 17, 2020).
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School assignment in Boston and New York City came to national attention in the 1970s as courts across the country tried to integrate schools. Today, district-wide choice allows Boston and New York students to enroll far from home, perhaps enhancing integration.
The J-WEL team scouts the MIT ecosystem for research, practices, and guidance to share with members and orchestrate new collaborations built on MIT research and experience.
Open-ended questions pose some of the biggest challenges when designing assessments in open online courses. The most effective and engaging activities and assignments are often also the hardest to assess in an open online environment.
During her high school internship at the MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Tuba Balta explored different ways to educate the public about fusion energy. "It just made me happy to help other people understand it," she says.
“We designed a novel approach where we combined teaching fabrication with playing video games. Kids already play a myriad of video games that have countless digital objects and characters that the players engage with.” – MIT’s Dishita Turakhia
The School of Engineering honors the associate professor of nuclear science and engineering for his experiential approach to teaching.
The MIT Integrated Learning Initiative (MITili) awards nearly $200K to innovative MIT research on the science of learning and learning effectiveness.
The MIT Integrated Learning Initiative (MITili) has selected four projects to receive grants t
ATEMA offers mentoring to math teachers to use Computer Assisted Learning and is being implemented by the University of Puerto Rico, led by Project Director Olgamary Rivera and Research Manager Alina Amador.
Michael Pilgreen believes in taking risks and investing long-term — especially when it came to his education and career. Finance and computer science courses on OpenCourseWare gave him a solid foundation.