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.
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“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.
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MIT neuroscientist receives Samuel Torrey Orton Award for his contributions to dyslexia research
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The widespread adoption of online learning — both in response to the pandemic and as an emergent component of higher education — presents opportunities to transform assessment approaches.