On the 20th anniversary of the September 11 2001 attacks, many people are reflecting on that tumultuous day, the responses and repercussions, its historical context and deeper meanings. It’s affected…
Continue readingImage by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay By Welina Farah, MIT Open Learning The capacity to do what was once only “in the movies” has transformed conversations. Instead of asking “Is…
Continue readingFelice C. Frankel is an award-winning science photographer and research scientist based in MIT’s Department of Chemical Engineering. She’s also a skilled and passionate educator, whose OCW resource Making Science and…
Continue readingBy Peter Chipman, Digital Publication Specialist and OCW Educator Assistant If you’re exceptionally gifted, you might be able to learn the established facts of physics by reading books and articles…
Continue readingBy Peter Chipman, Digital Publication Specialist and OCW Educator Assistant Robotics and artificial intelligence are fast-paced fields in which researchers constantly have to adapt to new technological developments. But in…
Continue readingTo all students who are now deep into the autumn ritual of college applications, along with all the other demands of your year: we feel you! While we can’t join…
Continue readingBy Peter Chipman, Digital Publication Specialist and OCW Educator Assistant The syllabus for a typical MIT course spells out a familiar grading scheme that assigns fixed percentage weights to the…
Continue readingIt’s time for a new post in our Greatest Hits series, highlighting individual MIT departments through a handpicked selection from their most-visited OCW courses. This month we feature the departments of…
Continue readingBy Sarah Hansen, OCW Educator Project Manager Students learn better when you see them as individuals and care about their success. But it can be challenging to get to know…
Continue readingBy Sarah Hansen, OCW Educator Project Manager Women scientists and engineers have long played significant roles in shaping STEM disciplines and advancing technological innovation, yet many go unrecognized. (Case in…
Continue readingA brilliant hands-on activity by her second grade teacher got Kelsey Moore, now an MIT graduate student, wondering about the earliest life on Earth. Students and teachers alike can find…
Continue readingBy Sarah Hansen, OCW Educator Project Manager Why did you become a teacher? For most people, the opportunity to catalyze students’ curiosity about the world into understanding was a major…
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