Over the past couple of decades, we’ve witnessed how open access to knowledge has empowered so many people to transform their lives and build new opportunities in their communities. Hundreds…
Continue readingStudy group of medical students in Turkey uses free resources to pursue a PhD-level research agenda By Duyen Nguyen About two years ago, a group of medical students at Ege…
Continue reading“I get the chance to not only watch the future happen, but I can actually be a part of it and create it,” says Ugandan entrepreneur Emmanuel Kasigazi. Duyen Nguyen…
Continue readingFor MIT OpenCourseWare and MITx MicroMasters learner Michael Pilgreen, risk-taking and hands-on learning opened new doors in finance By Duyen Nguyen Even before joining a financial technology startup, Michael Pilgreen…
Continue readingEPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, Professor Gigliola Staffilani shares how she makes calculus feel less abstract and more meaningful. TRANSCRIPT EPISODE NOTES Professor Gigliola Staffilani, who teaches in MIT’s Department of…
Continue readingEPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, social robotics pioneer Prof. Cynthia Breazeal discusses artificial intelligence in our lives, digital citizenship, and AI education for all. TRANSCRIPT EPISODE NOTES When humans interact, they…
Continue readingBy Peter Chipman, OCW Digital Publication Specialist and OCW Educator Assistant It was a great pleasure to learn that MIT’s Math Department has named Paige Dote as one of five…
Continue readingEarlier this year, OpenCourseWare released its next generation (“NextGen”) platform to the world. This is the most foundational upgrade to OCW in its history, positioning OCW to serve learners and…
Continue readingEPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, how the future of artificial intelligence and machine learning education might look a lot more human. TRANSCRIPT EPISODE NOTES When computer science was in its infancy,…
Continue readingVeteran and PhD student Andrea Henshall has used MIT Open Learning to soar from the Air Force to multiple aeronautics degrees. Katherine Ouellette | MIT Open Learning Originally published March…
Continue readingWe are delighted to introduce you to the next generation of MIT OpenCourseWare. MIT’s “NextGen OCW” means new and improved experiences for learners – more support for educators – energizing…
Continue readingEPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, VP for Open Learning Sanjay Sarma discusses Grasp: The Science Transforming How We Learn (2020). TRANSCRIPT EPISODE NOTES Sanjay Sarma is not only a professor of mechanical engineering;…
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