Learning
Disruptive innovation — in education
April 20, 2012
For Anant Agarwal, MITx, the Institute’s new online-learning initiative, isn’t just a means of democratizing education. It’s a way to reinvent it.
Reversing Alzheimer’s gene ‘blockade’ can restore memory, other cognitive functions
March 1, 2012
Neuroscientists show that HDAC2 enzyme could be a good target for new drugs.
MIT launches online learning initiative
December 19, 2011
'MITx' will offer courses online and make online learning tools freely available.
Dyslexia independent of IQ
September 23, 2011
Brain-imaging study suggests that reading difficulties are the same regardless of overall intelligence — and that more children could benefit from support in school.
Video: Learning by design
August 5, 2011
Edgerton Center-run workshop gives high school students a hands-on tutorial in engineering.
Also labeled: Edgerton, Education, teaching, academics, Staff, Students, Volunteering, outreach, public service, Youth
How the brain assigns objects to categories
July 27, 2011
New findings may explain why children with autism tend to fixate on details instead of seeing the big picture.
Don’t show, don’t tell?
June 30, 2011
Cognitive scientists find that when teaching young children, there is a trade-off between direct instruction and independent exploration.
When things go wrong, who’s to blame?
June 24, 2011
New study shows that infants are surprisingly adept at figuring out whether they made a mistake or if something is wrong in the world.
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