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By: School of Engineering
Congratulations Elsa Olivetti! “Professor Olivetti’s dedication to teaching is truly inspiring,” says MIT’s Chandrakasan. “She has an extraordinary ability to engage her students, and has developed transformational approaches to curriculum and mentoring.”
By: Mary Beth Gallagher | Department of Mechanical Engineering
In spring 2021, each student in course 2.007 (Design and Manufacturing I) was shipped a special game board for their robot to compete on. The pandemic had disrupted one of MIT’s many traditions – but hadn’t dampened spirits.
By: Terri Park | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing
Over the past academic year, several faculty members created and incorporated new social and ethical responsibilities of computing (SERC) materials for their respective courses, which was a direct result of their work in recent Action Groups for Active Learning Projects.
By: Peter Dizikes
“In contrast to the night sleep intervention, we find clear evidence of naps improving a range of outcomes, including their productivity, their cognitive function, and their psychological well-being, as well as some evidence on savings,” Schilbach says.
By: Jennifer Michalowski
When families increase dialogue between children and adults, children’s cognitive skills improve quickly as language-processing parts of the brain grow.
By: Duyen Nguyen
“I began to grasp the importance of knowing more than just the facts,” says Mussie Demisse of the journey that led him to study at MIT after discovering OpenCourseWare.
By: Nadia Tamez-Robledo
MIT’s Jeff Dieffenbach discusses ways to mitigate the effect of classroom research on pK-12 students. EdSurge writes about how control groups are still receiving valuable instruction as part of our research.
By: MIT Open Learning
This June, 23 faculty and instructors from over a dozen departments, labs, and centers across MIT were honored with Teaching with Digital Technology Awards in an online celebration hosted by the Office of Open Learning.
By: Julie Pryor | McGovern Institute
MIT neuroscientist receives Samuel Torrey Orton Award for his contributions to dyslexia research
By: MIT News Office
MIT's Bill Bonvillian and Sanjay Sarma offer a roadmap for rebuilding America’s working class. They argue that we need to train more workers more quickly, and they describe innovative methods of workforce education that are being developed across the country. Explore more publications.