MIT students create short films to provide insight into how students can adapt to a pervasive disruption.
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”We’ve learned what can be accomplished effectively through online education, and what parts of teaching and learning are most productively done in person.” – MIT’s Melissa Nobles
“At the beginning, I thought it would be so much work to rethink everything, but it was also a really good opportunity to rethink our teaching.” MIT’s Stefanie Mueller.
How can the structure of academia be changed to make it more equitable?
The First-Year Leadership Experience is an opportunity for first-year MIT students to connect with their peers through a variety of workshops exploring their leadership styles and developing leadership skills.
“We mostly take our ability to get things done for granted and only notice it on those rare occasions when we struggle or fail.” – MIT’s David Badre
The startup Paragon One is expanding access to student employment opportunities by turning company projects into remote “externships” that dozens of students can take part in simultaneously.
When Independent Activities Period (IAP) rolls around in January, it’s a welcome break from the daily grind of the semester — and not just for students. There’s only one problem, and it’s been that way since IAP began 50 years ago: deciding what to do. A stand-up comedy crash course or MIT Heavy Metal 101?
At “AI Education: Research and Practice,” an Open Learning Talks event in December, Breazeal shared her vision for educating students not only about how AI works, but how to design and use it themselves — an initiative she calls AI Literacy for All.
MIT undergraduate students hosted a three-day hackathon with a simple but audacious goal: for teams to develop practical solutions for how to make life and learning at MIT better during the spring term, given the limitations caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.