Idea Bank: Educational experiences

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For example, the 6.046 exam is tomorrow. What if the class staff booked a classroom (say 1-132) from say 5pm to 8am the next day and then publicized that room to the class. Then anyone who is looking for a study buddy could just drop by any time...

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I attended MIT from 1973 to 1976 - I've mourned the loss of that intense intellectual experience ever since. I don't mean the lectures, but the conversations with other students and teaching assistants who really cared about the ideas of the time. I...

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I went to MIT from 1992-1997 and graduated with an M. Eng in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. After taking a hiatus from the engineering world after working for five years, I recently had the pleasure of reading through MIT's...

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**Submitted by the Alumni Association on behalf of wlmlab@ucsf.edu, Class of 1965.**

Undergraduate education consists of three broad areas: 1) Learning factual material (e.g. basic courses in physics,...

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**Posted by the MIT Alumni Association on behalf of joelhgoodman3@hotmail.com.**

Attached ideas may be of interest.

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**Submitted by the MIT Alumni Association behalf of shashiks02@gmail.com, Class of 1978 (ME).**

It will be great if a well-designed and impactful module in ETHICS can be added to all the courses offered...

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**Submitted by the MIT Alumni Association on behalf of donferguson@ieee.org, Class of 1957.**

IN PERSON LECTURES are essential, I believe. A live person who is expert on the topic can add emphasis on...

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**Submitted by the MIT Alumni Association on behalf of bbochner@biolog.com.**

The best way to compare traditional vs novel teaching methods is to use the scientific approach - run an experiment!

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