TLL began
in 1997
as a resource
for faculty,
administrators,
and students
who share
a desire
to improve
teaching
and learning
at MIT.
Our goals are to strengthen
the quality of instruction
at the Institute;
better understand
the process of learning
in higher education;
conduct research that
has immediate applications
both inside and outside
of the classroom;
support assessment
and evaluation efforts;
serve as a clearinghouse
to disseminate information
on national and international
efforts in science
and engineering education;
and aid in the creation
of new and innovative
curricula, pedagogy,
technologies, and
methods of assessment.
We offer workshops
on a variety of topics
related to teaching
and learning for faculty,
teaching assistants,
and students, administer
the Class Videotaping
and Consulting Program,
and provide consultations
to individual faculty
members, faculty and
staff committees,
and departments.
We are also responsible for assessing many of the educational innovations MIT has undertaken over the last several years. The initiatives include the introduction of problem-based learning in a number of freshman subjects; experiments in small-group learning, particularly in the department of mechanical engineering; and the use of educational technologies such as iLabs, which allows for the access of online laboratories so that experiments can be done remotely.
All of this work contributes to our broad research agenda which is to understand how learning in science, engineering, the social sciences, and the humanities takes place. We collaborate with faculty, intructional staff, graduate and undergraduate students to explore learning both inside and outside of the classroom. We disseminate findings to the MIT communityso they may be used to strengthen teaching and learning throughout the Institute.
Former
UROPs
who have
worked
for us
have contributed
to this
research
by:
-
Conducting
extensive literature reviews
on the impact of educational
technology in higher education.
- Exploring
how
to analyze
the
contents
of a
discussion
board
to understand
the
best
utilization
of that
technology.
- Examining
the
design
and
use
of simulations
in science
and
engineering
classes.
TLL
staff members have graduate level
training in education, physics, materials science, engineering, psychology,
and communication.
We
invite you to help us with our
work in improving teaching and
learning in higher education.
