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...
Idea Bank: Educational experiences
5/17/13
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5/14/13
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MIT already funds graduate education for many students via research partnerships. This is an extension of that concept outside the field of research and can be applied to any stage of a collegiate education.
I studied mechanical engineering at...
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4/30/13
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In the real world, software engineers interact with other types of engineers every day. At a recent panel Apple had on campus, a lot of employees who studied Course 2 at MIT mentioned that they work with software people all the time.
In...
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4/27/13
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Personal contact between student and teacher was a critical component of my education at MIT. The ability for a teacher to get to know you as a person is also critical for subsequent networking pertaining to subjects such as job opportunities or...
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4/25/13
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For many MIT-bound high school students, the last year of high school is a waste of time. In addition, many students come in with AP credit for a semester's or year's worth of calculus, physics, biology, and/or chemistry. Perhaps MIT could accept...
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4/21/13
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We have video conferencing and one to one but lack the personal touch of eye contact.
One study of parents and children found that eye-contact between parent and child occured only 8 seconds per day!
For students and teacher to really '...
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4/19/13
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First, some background. I got my degrees, SB, SM and PHD, all from MIT 1964-72. My freshmen advisor turned into my PHD advisor. I am grateful to MIT for getting me out of Kansas and helping me get where I am today. I love the place and care for it...
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4/18/13
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To offer power engineering courses, which existed in the past, in order train future electrical engineers in designing more efficient electrical power grid; as well as improving the efficiency of present power grid and enhancing their stability (...
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4/17/13
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Immesive classes are similar to the e-lab and D-lab offered at sloan, where the class would consist of spending time with a local company working on a project, under the supervision of an MIT alum
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4/16/13
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I’d like to see MIT vastly improve its people directory. Our current directory system (ie. http://web.mit.edu/bin/cgicso?query=theplaz) is based on vastly outdated technology. As...
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