Teaching with Digital Technology Awards

The Teaching with Digital Technology Awards are student-nominated awards for instructors who have effectively used digital technology to improve teaching and learning at MIT. The goal is to recognize instructors for their innovations and to give the MIT community the opportunity to learn from their practices. The awards are co-sponsored by Open Learning and the Office of the Vice Chancellor. Questions? nominatemyprof@mit.edu


2024

2024 Awards

In 2024, students submitted 136 nominations. The six winners of the 2024 Teaching with Digital Technology Awards are: 

NameDept.
Josh AngristEconomics
Cong CongUrban Studies and Planning
Ben FryArchitecture
Michael MauneComparative Media Studies/Writing
Rama RamakrishnanManagement
Nancy L. RoseEconomics

 

The winners were honored at a celebratory luncheon on May 28, 2024. Their awards are highlighted in videos and in this MIT Open Learning article.

Headshots of Josh Angrist, Cong Cong, Ben Fry, Michael Maune, Rama Ramakrishnan, Nancy Rose
2023

2023 Awards

In 2023, students submitted 167 nominations. The 7 winners of the 2023 Teaching with Digital Technology Awards are: 

NameDept.Video link
Philip HarrisPhysicshttps://youtu.be/sscZOv94b-4
Andreas KaratsolisComparative Media Studies/Writinghttps://youtu.be/UmAPl4gmHWg
Christine OrtizMaterials Science and Engineering--
Ellan SperoMaterials Science and Engineering--
Russell TedrakeElectrical Engineering & Computer Sciencehttps://youtu.be/CPV9X0XWv1Y
Joel VoldmanElectrical Engineering & Computer Sciencehttps://youtu.be/g1i_jeI0SkQ
Danielle WoodMedia Arts and Sciences; Aeronautics and Astronauticshttps://youtu.be/6VosoTT7zEM

 

The winners were honored at a celebratory luncheon on May 30, 2023.  Their awards are highlighted in videos and in this MIT Open Learning article.

Headshots of all winners: Philip Harris, Andreas Karatsolis, Christine Ortiz, Ellan Spero, Russell Tedrake, Joel Voldman, Danielle Wood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023 awardees; clockwise from left to right: Philip Harris, Andreas Karatsolis, Christine Ortiz, Ellan Spero, Danielle Wood, Joel Voldman, Russell Tedrake

2022

2022 Awards

In 2022, students submitted 207 nominations. The 15 winners of the 2022 Teaching with Digital Technology Award are: 

Takako AikawaGlobal Languages
Ana BellElectrical Engineering and Computer Science
Daniel FreyMechanical Engineering
Joey GuChemical Engineering
Steven JohnsonMathematics
Maxine JonasBiological Engineering
Axel KilianArchitecture
Brett McGuireChemistry
Shuhei OnoEarth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Alexander “Sasha” RakhlinBrain and Cognitive Sciences
Ray ReagansManagement
Leanna RezvaniGlobal Languages
Emma TengGlobal Languages; History
Basima TewfikManagement
Steven WassermanBiological Engineering

 

The winners were honored in a May 24th celebration and their awards are highlighted in videos and in this MIT Open Learning article.

2021

2021 Awards

This year 230 nominations were submitted for 104 unique instructors. Faculty and instructors were nominated for excellence in digital teaching for both fully online classes as well as those which were a hybrid of online and in person.

This year's 23 winners are:

Mohamed AbdelhafezPhysics
Steve BanzaertMechanical Engineering
Helena Belio-ApaolazaGlobal Studies and Languages
Joseph DoyleSloan School of Management
Kristin ForbesSloan School of Management
Laura FrawleyBrain and Cognitive Sciences
Malick GhachemHistory
Max GoldmanElectrical Engineering and Computer Science
Sally HaslangerPhilosophy & D-Lab
Caroline JonesArchitecture
Miro KazakoffSloan School of Management
Maria KhotimskyGlobal Studies and Languages
Andrew LoSloan School of Management
Libby McDonaldD-Lab
Arathi MehrotraSloan School of Management
Anna MikushevaEconomics
Jeremy OrloffMathematics
Michael ShortNuclear Science and Engineering
Justin SolomonElectrical Engineering and Computer Science
Joe SteinmeyerElectrical Engineering and Computer Science
Nikolaos TrichakisSloan School of Management
Adrien VerdelhanSloan School of Management
Sean WillemsSloan School of Management

 

The winners were honored in a Zoom celebration on and June 3, 2021, and were featured in this video:

 


2020

2020 Awards

As a result of the pandemic and in honor of the dedication of MIT faculty to the challenges of remote education, a second call for student nominations was made expressly for excellence in remote teaching.  

From the original call, 157 nominations were submitted for 98 unique instructors. From the remote call, 330 nominations were submitted for 163 unique instructors, with many instructors nominated for both awards. In total, 487 student nominations were submitted for 232 unique instructors.

This year's 31 winners, selected from the aggregate of nominations, are:

Steve BanzaertMechanical Engineering
Kara BlackburnSloan School of Management
Amanda BoshEarth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
Devin Michelle BuntenUrban Studies and Planning
Semyon DyatlovMathematics
Vivek FariasSloan School of Management
Malick GhachemHistory
Marah GubarLiterature
Michelle HanlonSloan School of Management
Adam HartzComputer Science
Stefan HelmreichAnthropology
Barbara HugheyMechanical Engineering
Pei-Ken HungMathematics
Alexandre JacquillatSloan School of Management
Graham JonesAnthropology
Miro KazakoffSloan School of Management
Jonathan KelnerMathematics
Wolfgang KetterlePhysics
Maria KhotimskyGlobal Languages
James MagarianGordon Engineering Leadership Program
Karthish ManthiramChemical Engineering
Isadora NicholasGlobal Languages
Phiala ShanahanPhysics
Ben ShieldsSloan School of Management
Joe SteinmeyerElectrical Engineering
Lawrence SusskindUrban Studies and Planning
Clair TravisChemistry
Rodrigo VerdiSloan School of Management
Bruno VerdiniUrban Studies and Planning
David WallaceMechanical Engineering
Jacob WhiteElectrical Engineering

 

The winners were honored in a July 30th Zoom celebration and their teaching stories are highlighted in this video:

 

 

 

2019

2019 Awards

158 nominations were received for 117 different faculty members & instructors. The winners, chosen by a committee of undergraduate and graduate students plus Dean Krishna Rajagopal and Vice Chancellor Ian Waitz, are:

  • Erik Demaine, Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL)
  • Amy Carleton, Comparative Media Studies & Writing 
  • John Belcher, Physics
  • Jared Curhan, Sloan School of Management

Winners were honored at a June 4 luncheon and their teaching stories are highlighted in this video:

2018

2018 Awards

99 nominations were received for 58 different faculty members & instructors. The winners, chosen by a committee of 5 undergraduate & graduate students plus Dean Krishna Rajagopal, and Vice Chancellor Ian Waitz, are:

  • Simona Socrate, Mechanical Engineering 
  • Chris Caplice, Center for Transportation & Logistics 
  • Michael Yaffe, Biology 
  • Eric Huntley, Urban Studies and Planning

Winners were honored at a June 5 luncheon and their teaching stories are highlighted in this video:

2017

2017 Awards

133 nominations were received for 80 different faculty members & instructors. The winners, chosen by a committee of 5 undergraduate & graduate students plus Dean Dennis Freeman, Dean Blanche Staton, and VP Sanjay Sarma, are:

  • Bryan Moser, Olivier de Weck, Edward Crawley, Bruce Cameron, System Design & Management
  • Michael Scott Cuthbert, Music
  • Tracy Robyn Slatyer, Physics

Winners were honored at a June 6 luncheon and their teaching stories are highlighted in this video:

The TWDTA Luncheon and Awards Ceremony celebrated the achievements of Physics professor Tracy Slatyer who received an award. The SDM team, Oliver de Weck, Bryan Moser, Bruce Cameron, and Edward Crawley, also received an award. 

The third winner of this year's award was music professor Matthew Scott Cuthbert. Director of Residential Education at ODL Sheryl Barnes presided over the event.

For more information please contact ODL Residential Education (odl-residential@mit.edu) or read the MIT News article.

 

MIT Faculty receive wards for teaching online

Sheryl Barnes
MIT Faculty receive awards for teaching online
Dennis Freeman, Issac Chuang, Matthew Cuthbert
MIT Faculty win award for teaching online
Olivier De Weck, Bryan Moser, Bruce Cameron
 
MIT Faculty receive awards for teaching online

Dennis Freeman, Isaac Chuang, Tracy Slatyer, Blanche Staton
2016

2016 Awards

132 nominations were received for 90 different faculty members & instructors. The winners, chosen by a committee of 5 undergrad & grad students plus Dean Freeman, Dean Ortiz, and VP Sarma, are:

  • Lorna Gibson, MS&E
  • Max Goldman & Robert Miller, EECS
  • Chris Terman, EECS
  • Peter Dourmashkin, Physics
  • Kurt Fendt, CMS

Winners were honored at a luncheon and their teaching stories are highlighted in this video:

For more information please refer to the MIT News article or contact ODL Residential Education (odl-residential@mit.edu).