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Vol. XXXIV No. 3January/February 2022
A Unifying Online Proposal for MIT’s Educational Mission Based on Open edX
...metadata (topic, subtopic, a one-sentence description.) and dynamic metadata (difficulty, time to complete, percentage of text reread, . . .). Together, these enable teachers to quickly find resources for replacing...
Vol. XXXIV No. 2November/December 2021
Feedback on the First Draft of MIT’s “Five-year Strategic Action Plan for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion”
...Racism needing to be corrected on campus. Without data, it simply seems to assume that Structural Racism is pervasive throughout MIT. And it seems to assume that “the solution to...
Vol. XXXIII No. 5May/June 2021
MIT Plans for the Fall Semester
...be prepared to make changes based on the latest public health data and state and city requirements. In conclusion We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to the students, faculty,...
Vol. XXXV No. 2November/December 2022
MITx Update for MIT Faculty: Fall 2022
...an MIT-specific, nonprofit alternative to edX. Currently called MITx Online, it launched in beta in early fall 2021 with J-PAL’s Data, Economics, and Development Policy courses. One year later, MITx...
Vol.XXXVI No. 4April 2024
A Statement on Jewish Activism, Safety, and Recent Events at MIT
...Hillel with its many resources, like the use of physical spaces and even data – did you know that Hillel automatically receives Jewish student information upon matriculation without their consent?),...
Vol. XXXII No. 5May/June 2020
CMS/W and Racial Justice: A Path Forward
...should respond and report. For context, our department should request data on the number, character, and disposition of cases involving charges of racism Institute-wide, as part of the provost’s annual...
Vol. XXXII No. 5May/June 2020
On the Risks and Benefits of New International Engagements
...data; the misuse of MIT’s name; the possibility of unwanted associations with unethical or illegal behavior by benefactors; or the undermining of MIT’s campus culture and core values. And the...
Vol. XXXIII No. 5May/June 2021
On the 20th Anniversary of OpenCourseWare: How It Began
...Learning Study Group presented its report to the Academic Council. The report contained a treasure trove of data gleaned from interviews with 50 external organizations engaged in e-learning, responses to...
Vol. XXXIII No. 5May/June 2021
Education for Non-Robots
...ways Most often, reality matter-of-factly proves our theories wrong. Sometimes, it shreds a confirmatory data point. I think of what I teach as the practice of how to solve problems...
Vol. XXXIII No. 4March/April 2021
Special Edition: Women in Biotech
...led to the founding of the Boston Biotech Working Group; 2) Data the group gathered to document the underrepresentation of women faculty and to serve as a baseline for tracking...