Festival of Learning 2025
What can we do at MIT to prepare our students to solve the challenges of their time? Every learner at MIT can impact the future of humankind and the planet—calling on us to embrace new approaches to an MIT education.
At the 2025 Festival of Learning, hear from MIT faculty, instructors, and recent students about what mens et manus looks like in the future of teaching and learning at MIT.
Opening Remarks / Mens et Manus for the Future [video]
Speakers: Chris Capozzola (Open Learning / History), Amitava ‘Babi’ Mitra (NEET), Adam Martin (Biology), Susan Silbey (Anthropology), and moderator Janet Rankin (MIT Teaching + Learning Lab)
Moving Forward Together [video]
Speakers: Maria Khotimsky (Global Languages), Paola Rebusco (ESG / Physics), Sean Robinson (Physics), Cory Romanov (Physics), McKenzie Dinesen (Aero/Astro), and moderator Aaron Kessler (Open Learning)
The Festival of Learning is a yearly free event for MIT faculty, instructors, students, and staff to engage with each other regarding innovation in teaching and learning. The Festival is co-sponsored by MIT Open Learning and the Office of the Vice Chancellor. Questions or requests for accommodations? festival-learning@mit.edu
