“Learning is not just about having a professor transfer knowledge but also about the life-long lessons that you pick up from teachers in the process," one nominator wrote in support of Amah Edoh's receipt of the Everett Moore Baker Award.
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“At the top of our list of learning objectives is the idea that technology alone can’t solve many problems, and that our tools come with values incorporated in them,” - MIT's Julie Shah.
"My conviction is that it is possible to make significant progress by focusing on small manageable issues, and addressing each of these issues as rigorously as possible." - MITili Affiliated Faculty, Esther Duflo to the class of 2020.
The Program for Research in Mathematics, Engineering and Science (PRIMES) pairs high school students with MIT graduate students and postdocs to investigate unsolved problems in mathematics, computer science, and computational biology.
“We’ve spent the last two decades opening up MIT to the world virtually through online teaching and learning,” says Professor Sanjay Sarma, vice president for open learning.
“There will be significant opportunities to shape technological trajectories in a number of fields. For example, we imagine we’re going to see changes around online education, with opportunities there for innovation and expanding access.” – MIT’s Elisabeth B. Reynolds
“The foundation for teaching ethics at MIT is for students to have a sense of proximity to social and ethical issues,” says Milo Phillips-Brown, a postdoc in philosophy.
Despite closing campus locations, the MIT Libraries continue to provide vital support for teaching, learning, and research.
In partnership with the Office of the Vice Chancellor (OVC) and MIT Open Learning, we helped launch Teach Remote, a website featuring resources, tools, and support for teaching remotely at MIT.
Report finds that higher education institutions can play a significant role in reforming workforce education.