A general goal of education is to create life-long learners who can formulate, analyze, and solve complex problems. However, most classes today focus on well defined problems, and the process of formulation along with identifying the tools and...
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5/17/13
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In contrast with problem sets and exams, a potential method for assessment in the future could be asking students to demonstrate what they have learned by creating content for an online learning platform. This content could then be assessed by seeing...
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5/16/13
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I wanted to thank MIT for the opportunity to converse on its future path and present my perspective on this topic. I got my bachelors degree in Course 6.1 in 1996 and currently I am a law partner and patent attorney at a local law firm in Boston....
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5/15/13
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I've often heard faculty state that many high school students, particularly US, do not have the academic credentials to enter MIT (or other top ranked universities) and they sense this "knowledge" gap is broadening.
MIT has an incredible...
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“If there was a PhD in learning everything, I would do that,” the always-enthusiastic Sal Khan ’98, MEng ’98 said in a talk Wednesday at MIT’s Kresge Auditorium. In fact, he added, in creating the popular Khan Academy website for online learning, “Now, I...
“If there was a PhD in learning everything, I would do that,” the always-enthusiastic Sal Khan ’98, MEng ’98 said in a talk Wednesday at MIT’s Kresge Auditorium. In fact, he added, in creating the popular Khan Academy website for online learning, “Now, I...
Lawrence S. Bacow presented the annual Charles L. Miller Lecture on April 22 in the MIT Faculty Club. The lecture series, co-sponsored by MIT Engineering Systems Division and MIT...