Highlights from the Learning Expo
February 15
I continue to be astounded by all the educational opportunities at MIT. The Institute is on the forefront of digital and project-based education...
A student perspective on Woodie Flower's keynote
February 9
One way to judge the impact of a speaker is through audience reactions, and the reception to Professor Woodie Flowers’ keynote at this year's...
Reflections on Carl Wieman's "New Approach to Teaching & Learning in Undergraduate Science and Engineering”
February 1
On January 29th, MIT’s Office of Digital Learning (ODL) and the Office of the Vice Chancellor co-hosted the Festival of Learning 2018 , a day of...
Q&A with Fail State Director, Alex Shebanow
January 17
Alex Shebanow is a political documentary filmmaker who started his career making documentaries on non-profit organizations around the San Francisco...
Micro-phenomenology, a student's view
December 19
As an MIT student I thought I knew about micro-phenomenology – every time I get a pset problem right it is a small phenomenon. But the xTalk on Dec...
A student's view: Interactivity & Connectedness in the Classroom
December 4
On November 30th, Kyle Keane, member of Interactive Materials Education Lab (IMEL) and lecturer at Department of Materials Science and Engineering (...
Reflections on Mehta's xTalk on Academic Freedom in India & the West
September 29
On Sept 27, the award-winning Prof Shailendra Raj Mehta from MICA , gave an xTalk on the roots of traditions of academic freedom. He presented a...