MITx Biology

articles about MITx Biology people & our courses

"Improving biology education here, there, and everywhere"

At the cutting edge of pedagogy, Mary Ellen Wiltrout has shaped blended and online learning at MIT and beyond.

Samantha Edelen, Department of Biology

09/18/24

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"From open education learners to MIT coders"

MIT Digital Learning Lab’s high school interns gain professional experience working on the backend of open online MITx courses.

MIT Open Learning

08/26/24

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"MIT Jameel World Education Lab grants inaugural Frontiers in Digital Learning awards"

The new grant program supports MIT researchers developing cutting-edge digital learning innovations.

MIT Open Learning

07/02/24

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"High school students gain skills by working on digital learning materials"

MIT Digital Learning Lab and Empowr pilot a new internship program.

Stefanie Koperniak and Katherine Ouellette

11/30/23

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"7 Best Free Cell Biology Courses for 2023: What Really Happens Inside Our Cells?"

Pat Bowden

10/30/23

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"[2023] The 100 Top FREE edX Courses of All Time"

7.00x Introduction to Biology - The Secret of Life

Suparn Patra

10/10/23

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"A whole world of potential learners and potential knowledge to gain"

MIT Digital Learning Lab advances quality digital learning on campus and globally.

Katherine Ouellette | Stefanie Koperniak

10/2/23

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"Unraveling Genetics: 7 Best Genetics Courses for 2023"

Pat Bowden

09/18/23

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"Iterative revisions as part of assessment design"

Caitlin Friend, PhD and Darcy G. Gordon, PhD

11/09/22

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"9 courses from MITx ranked among Class Central’s “Best of All Time” 2022 list"

MIT Open Learning

10/27/22

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"Learning, doing, and teaching biology through multimedia"

Darcy G. Gordon, PhD

5/11/22

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"Using communities of practice to drive teaching innovation"

THE Campus Team

5/3/22

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Open edX Conference 2022: Speakers & Program

The conference focuses on the novel uses of open source technology in higher education and beyond.

Manoel Cortes Mendez

3/23/22

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"Conversations with the MITx Digital Learning Lab"

John Harrold

3/8/22

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"David Li wins 2022 Marshall Scholarship"

The MIT senior will pursue graduate studies in the U.K., at Cambridge and Oxford universities.

Julia Mongo

12/13/21

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"MITx's 10th Anniversary"

MITx Video Team

1/18/22

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"Studying learner engagement during the Covid-19 pandemic"

Researchers analyze and compare pre- and post-pandemic data for introductory biology MOOC 7.00x.

Stefanie Koperniak

11/16/21

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"8 courses from MITx ranked among Class Central’s “Best of All Time” 2021 list"

MIT Open Learning

9/27/21

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"How to Build the Future of Teaching and Learning While Growing from the Changes and Challenges of 2020-21"

Mary Ellen Wiltrout

6/18/21

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"Undergraduate students melded biology and art to forge remote collaborations"

MIT Biology

4/14/21

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"Learning during lockdown"

Whether seeking a career change or rediscovering intellectual pursuits, learners worldwide turn to MITx courses.

Kate Stringer

6/30/20

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"Science’s COVID-19 Heroes"

School of Science staff members recognized for extraordinary efforts during the Coronavirus crisis.

MIT School of Science

6/1/20

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"Life and learning find a way"

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Biology has come together while being apart.

Raleigh McElvery

4/24/20

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Testing the waters

MIT sophomore Rachel Shen looks for microscopic solutions to big environmental challenges.

Lucy Jakub

1/28/20

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"MIT education leaders honored with QS Reimagine Education Awards"

Suzanne Day

12/18/19

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"Class Central’s Top 100 MOOCs of All Time 2019 (7.00x)"

Class Central MOOC Report

8/19/19

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"The Effect of Course Content Position on Student Attempts of Practice Problems in Introductory Biology"

Mary Ellen Wiltrout and Anindya Roy, Learning with MOOCs Conference 2018

09/26/18

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Teaching with Digital Technology Award 2018 (Michael Yaffe, 7.05 Biochemistry)

Alice McCarthy, MIT Open Learning Blog

09/26/18

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"Student Feedback on Implementing a Molecular Visualization Tool in General Biochemistry in Class and Online"

Darcy Gordon and Mary Ellen Wiltrout, Hybrid Ed Workshop 2018, MIT

6/21/18

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"Competency-Based Testing in a Biology MOOC"

Sera Thornton and Mary Ellen Wiltrout, Learning with MOOCs Conference 2017

10/9/17

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"Mary Ellen Wiltrout on Switching from Lab Work to Creating Innovative Science Education Programs"

Faten Taki, Genes to Genomes, a blog from the Genetics Society of America

9/21/17

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"Class Central’s Top 50 MOOCs of All Time 2017 (7.00x)"

Class Central MOOC Report

8/27/17

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"Saylor Higher Education Summit Profile: Mary Ellen Wiltrout, Massachusetts Institute of Technology"

Saylor Academy Blog

6/12/17

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"Behind the Screens of Online Education"

Theresa Machemer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Undergraduate Research Journal, p.21

Spring 2017

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"Criteria for Video Engagement in a Biology MOOC"

Sera Thornton, Ceri Riley, Mary Ellen Wiltrout in the Proceedings of Learning at Scale 2017

4/20/17

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"Competency exam certificate now available for MITx Introduction to Biology course"

Office of Digital Learning, MIT News

1/03/17

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"Class Central’s Top 50 MOOCs of All Time 2016 (7.00x)"

Class Central MOOC Report

7/19/16

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"School of Science honors staff with 2016 Infinite Mile Awards"

Mary Ellen Wiltrout, MITx Biology Digital Learning Scientist, Infinite Mile award recipient

3/28/16

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"Digital Learning Lab Profile: Dr. Mary Ellen Wiltrout, PhD on Taking Biology Teaching Digital"

Lisa Eichel & Sarah Jane Vaughan

2/11/16

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"Putting It into Action: Visualizations"

an MITx Residential Case Study

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"Teaching MIT Students to Think Like Cell Biologists: A Visual Approach"

Thornton S and Wiltrout ME on EducationXPress

12/02/15

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"Blended Learning at MIT"

by Yuliya K. on MIT Admissions Blog

11/23/15

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"Highlights from "Blended Learning on MIT's Campus" xTalk"

by Yuliya Klochan on ODL Blog

11/20/15

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"School of Science announces 2015 Teaching Prizes for Graduate and Undergraduate Education"

by Bendta Schroeder on MIT News

8/31/15

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"MIT Biology and Office of Digital Learning Team Recognized for DNA Video"

by Lisa Eichel on ODL Blog

7/14/15

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"7.S390"

by Lydia K. on MIT Admissions Blog

6/19/15

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"The Founders: The Evolution of edX at Harvard and MIT"

by Meg P. Bernhard and Ignacio Sabate in The Harvard Crimson

5/28/15

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"A UROP or Two"

by Ceri Riley on MIT Admissions Blog

11/24/14

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"Creating Digital Learning Materials for Biology"

in ODL Newsletter

8/14

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"Summer classes try digital tools"

by Katherine Nazemi in The MIT Tech

8/6/14

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"Summer Classes (Or, Gettin' Classy)"

by Ceri Riley on MIT Admissions Blog

7/31/14

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