Just a few months after the Covid-19 pandemic took hold, Alan Grossman was already mulling over an idea for a new class to help people make sense of the virus. As head of MIT’s Department of Biology, he was aware of the key role fundamental research would play in the coming months.
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“We can’t do this alone - that is why we are inviting youth organizations, education providers, and other cross-sector leaders to join us and support young problem-solvers all over the world.” - MIT's Alex Amouyel.
MIT's new effort, Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education (RAISE), will develop new teaching approaches and tools to engage learners in settings from preK-12 to the workforce.
MIT is hoping to tackle climate change head-on. One strategy is educating and empowering the next generation, “who are inheriting” the problem of climate change and “must ultimately solve it.”
Professors Alfredo Alexander-Katz and Caroline Jones have been honored as “Committed to Caring” for reliably supporting students, and for helping them to endure and even thrive amidst difficulty.
“I had access to science kits in my classroom in fourth and fifth grade. And thank God there was funding for them to be there, because the presence of those kits inspired me to study and excel and ultimately go to Stuyvesant High School and then MIT.” – MIT’s Robert L. Hillman Jr.
New research by MIT’s School Effectiveness and Inequality Initiative (SEII) finds that preschool enrollment boosts college attendance, as well as SAT test-taking and high school graduation.
Although considerable research connects VR to spatial presence, spatial awareness, and spatial ability, little is known about how users develop spatial presence in VR learning environments. Read about MIT’s VR in education research.
“Learners, teachers and communities around the world are now empowered to create, share, adapt and apply knowledge in the service of their particular needs.” MIT’s Curt Newton and Krishna Rajagopal talk about post-pandemic open education.
Senior Jose Aceves-Salvador has been hooked on research since his first UROP. “I love the learning process, and in biology there’s a never-ending cycle of questions to explore, as well as opportunities to learn from failures and successes along the way,” he says.