Education, teaching, academics

President Ollanta Humala of Peru visits MITVisit establishes intent to explore collaborations in education and research.

Data from edX’s first course offer preliminary insights into online learningResearchers analyze page views, clickstreams and discussion threads for clues to how students learn online.

Dennis Freeman appointed dean for undergraduate educationElectrical engineering and computer science professor has lengthy record of leadership in teaching, advising and curricular innovation.

EdX builds community of developers for its online- and blended-learning platformStanford, UC Berkeley and University of Queensland among those contributing to the platform released via open source license.

The What, Who and How of DUE: The Teaching and Learning LaboratoryHow TLL helps advance educational innovation at MIT

New MITx online physics course combines latest in learning technology with classic videosMOOC pairs cutting-edge online assessments with legendary lectures and demonstrations by MIT professor Walter Lewin.

Local fifth graders explore mathematics with MIT graduate studentsMITxplore, a free after-school math program, transforms math into an adventure.

Engineering course ‘demystifies’ entrepreneurship‘The Founder’s Journey’ serves as an introduction to entrepreneurship for undergraduates.

iCampus Student Competition yields online tools for improved on campus experiencesGrand prize in 2013 competition goes to an online exploration tool to aid students in planning their selection of classes.

Melissa Nobles: Taking full account of the pastMIT political science professor examines ways societies confront histories of racial and ethnic injustice

Kids coding in the cloudMIT Media Lab launches new generation of Scratch online community.

First ‘SuperUROPs’ cap off inaugural yearEECS program immerses undergraduates in advanced research projects.

Sal Khan: ‘I love learning’At MIT, alumnus describes his path to reshaping education through highly accessible online videos.

Anthropologist Graham Jones receives the 2013 Edgerton AwardFor exceptional distinction in teaching and research

CANES: Systems-oriented knowledge helps integrate fission beyond the gridA look at the Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems

Lawrence Bacow speaks on challenges facing higher educationFormer MIT chancellor examines rising costs, digital learning in Charles L. Miller Lecture

An MIT physics MOOC five years in the makingMaterials for the new MITx summer course Mechanics ReView have been refined during a half-decade of development

Inventors honored for bringing life-saving health solutions to the developing worldRebecca Richards-Kortum and Maria Oden win $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation.

MIT Entrepreneur in Residence Network expandsProgram provides resources and features advice from successful serial entrepreneurs

6.003z signals a new open education ecosystemMITx student used OCW to create his own massive open online course.

Learning software development — by developing softwareIn a new course, students participate in large, ongoing, open-source-software development projects, mentored by industry professionals.

Classes canceled on Wednesday, April 24Letter from chancellor, provost and faculty chair sent to MIT community.

MIT and Haiti sign agreement to promote Kreyòl-language STEM educationInitiative designed to help Haitians gain technical education.

6.002x to be offered at up to 12 California State University campusesThe expanded collaboration between San Jose State University and edX follows a successful pilot that increased pass rates.

The What, Who and How of DUE: ConcourseThe Concourse freshman learning community is a 'school within a school'

Stanford University to collaborate with edX on development of non-profit open-source edX platformedX Learning Platform to be open source and available on June 1

A new wrinkle in online educationAn experimental online course gives some students scheduling freedom.

With an educational ‘revolution’ afoot, Task Force on the Future of MIT Education to conveneIdea Bank to solicit community input.