Idea Bank: Global Implications of EdX

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We came. We conquered the 4 years of MIT. We picked up the soft skills in our late-night pset groups, checkoffs, CI-M's, recitations, and extracurriculars like sports, Dancetroupe, and midnight excursions to the domes. But with the many courses...

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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 http://web.mit.edu/bin/cgicso?query=theplaz) is based on vastly outdated technology.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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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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**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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I think whatever is done to enhance the education through media and technology, the phsycial presence in Cambridge (or satellite locations) where people experience labs, camus life and build strong bonds with fellow classmates is irreplaceable. It is...

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