Overview
See an article on the Educational Innovation initiative in the School of Engineering's e-newsletter, Engineering Our World. See also an article on the Dean's congressional testimony stressing the importance of innovation in math, science and engineering education at all levels in our country.
To continue to produce extraordinary engineering students, we need to be at the vanguard of engineering education. As a pioneer in engineering science some 40 years ago, MIT established a fundamental new model for engineering education. It aspires to do so again by enhancing learning in new and exciting ways. These include exposing students to the world of practice, utilizing advanced technology to facilitate learning, and developing new approaches to teaching and learning. Most recently, we have been innovating in education in the School by creating and participating in a variety of programs, including:
- UPOP, an educational and internship program that introduces sophomores to the realities of engineering practice;
- E-CUE, a council on best practices in curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment in undergraduate engineering education within the MIT School of Engineering;
- iCampus, research programs that explore new ways to use information technology to enhance learning;
- OpenCourseWare, MIT's initiative to make nearly all of MIT's course materials freely available on the World Wide Web; and
- The d'Arbeloff Fund for Excellence in Education, funds that support faculty to integrate community service projects into their classes.
Our initiative in Educational Innovation is constantly building on new ideas. To explore opportunities for collaborating in or supporting this initiative, please visit Getting Involved.
View a video of an example of our efforts in educational innovation.