2021 Teaching with Digital Technology Awards honor MIT educators’ innovation and empathy
Twenty-three instructors recognized for extraordinary online teaching with annual student-nominated award.
Letter from President Reif: A new future for edX
MIT president writes to the community about the nonprofit launched by MIT and Harvard in 2012.
MIT and Harvard agree to transfer edX to ed-tech firm 2U
Two-part transaction would turn edX into a public benefit company while generously funding a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening the impact of digital learning.
Tackling air pollution with autonomous drones
Alumni of the MIT New Engineering Education Transformation Program (NEET) worked together remotely from across the globe to design thinking machines.
Online hub for research and teaching brings digital humanities to the fore
Virtual collaboration sessions connect faculty and researchers to new tools, resources, and each other.
Academy in Ghana aims to develop world leaders
Founded with the help of MIT Sloan classmates, an MIT Executive MBA graduate’s new school will teach entrepreneurship and innovation.
Imagining the distant past — and finding keys to the future
Associate professor of earth science David McGee studies the atmosphere’s response to paleoclimate changes.
Six MIT SHASS educators receive 2021 Levitan Teaching Awards
Honors outstanding success in teaching undergraduate and graduate students.
2021 MITx Prize winners build community on campus and across the globe
MIT instructors honored for creating multidimensional, multidisciplinary online courses that help learners everywhere address real-world problems.
William Dalzell, influential lecturer in chemical engineering at MIT, dies at 84
Known for his quick wit, the MIT alumnus spent his career fostering hands-on learning for generations of chemical engineering students.
Mastering online learning to level up
Abigael Bamgboye set a course for success in engineering and business management through the MITx MicroMasters program in Data and Economic Development Policy.
Lessons from teaching about the pandemic in real-time
Covid-19 class taps experts to help students and the public avoid misinformation as the crisis evolves.
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Solv[ED] inspires young people to become global problem-solvers
MIT Solve program will equip people under 24 with resources to practice problem-solving, prioritizing experiential learning, accessibility, and community-building.
Ice melts on US-Sudan relations, providing new opportunities
MIT students lead first-ever Global Teaching Labs workshop in Sudan.