There were 3 questions in the e-mail I got from President Rafael Reif.
1. Are in person lectures a thing of the past?
No. In person lectures are a thing of the education. The people who think in-person lectures are a thing of the past...
Idea Bank: Education & Facilities
4/3/13
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I submitted this proposal over a decade ago in response to an initiative for enhancing undergraduate education (http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/1999/charrette-0519.html) I am...
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4/3/13
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I think MIT has an obligation to create an environment of inquiry and passion. RSS creator Aaron Schwartz might have led movement(s) for social justice in America (in other countries known as "everyday life" with affordable health care and education,...
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4/3/13
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Everyone knows that the old, single-pane windows in the main group are energy sinks, yet replacement is not cheap. I would like to propose a fund raising campaign to fix this. At Brown University, sections of the fence surrounding the campus are named...
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4/3/13
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I would agree that a tailored and personal online experience is the best way to spread knowledge to the world. Yet, residential colleges still have a place in teaching reason and teaching through experience. The best part of my academic experiences...
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4/3/13
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Just yesterday I sat in on a TEAL-based 8.02 lecture, and it was fantastic. Integration of the classroom technology with presentation and student participation was superb. More of this, please!...
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4/3/13
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I think 4 years on campus is a must because we don´t only go to campus for learning we go to campus to get the "spirit" of MIT.
e-learning is ok but, in my opinion will never and it must not replace the classroom unless is a course or a training...
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4/3/13
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The next 10 years will see dramatic changes in the future of education. The concept of the classroom will be adaptable to different learning environments and content. Inside the classroom of the future, you will have a blend of real and virtual...
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4/3/13
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Since graduating with an SB and an ME, I have often been asked if the MIT education was worth the cost. In my younger days, I frequently answered "no" because I saw equivalently skilled people graduating from the top of their class at local state...
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4/3/13
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We've been working with undergrad and graduate engineering and science students at the Wright Brothers Institute to give them an opportunity to work on real-life, challenging national security problems. We are using virtual collaboration as the...
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