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.
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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.
Associate Professor Michael Short's innovative teaching methods made classes personal, experiential, and created opportunities for one-on-one interactions with every student during the pandemic.
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.
Professors Jesse Kroll and Cathy Drennan have been honored by a student-driven process as “Committed to Caring” for their dedication to students’ well-being and futures as well as their ardent advocacy for student needs.
“It's a very natural instinct to forget things,” says MIT's Sanjay Sarma, “forgetting is a very important step in the pathway to learning."
"Aware of my own feelings of isolation, I tried to help combat this feeling in my students by beginning each class with a relaxing piece of music." - MIT's Canan Dagdeviren.
As a tutor and teaching assistant, senior Jack-Willliam Barotta helps create a welcoming learning environment for students of all backgrounds.
MIT Open Learning will leverage their extensive expertise in digital education and learning science to assist MassBridge in creating a new curriculum in advanced manufacturing.
Professors Colette Heald (left) and Gene-Wei Li have been honored as “Committed to Caring” for crafting inclusive laboratory environments, as well as continually empowering their students.