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Hannah Iaccarino PhD '16 answers a question about brain cells for Ask MIT, part of MIT+K12 Videos.

Featured video: #AskMIT — Using your full brain

Kids ask tough questions; MIT students, staff, and faculty answer. This episode of "#AskMIT" describes how much of our brains we really use.

March 15, 2017

Researchers at the MIT Teaching Systems Lab have been awarded a Google grant to develop a promising new line of inquiry — a simulation-based teacher education technique designed to address teachers' unconscious bias in the classroom.

Providing educators with "teachable moments" concerning unconscious bias

Teaching Systems Lab Executive Director Justin Reich awarded a grant from Google for teacher-facing intervention research.

March 10, 2017

The Festival of Learning's overnight hackathon brought together diverse teams of students to address real challenges in educational technology.

Reimagining education: MIT holds its first Festival of Learning

Scholars and researchers share ideas on new ways to teach students in the 21st century.

February 21, 2017

MIT Global Entrepreneur Bootcamp alumnus Yen Pei Tay has enjoyed startup success with his Simplify app.

From MIT Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp to boomtown

An MIT global entrepreneur launches one of the world's most innovative companies.

February 15, 2017

Researchers are collaborating to close the achievement gap in MOOCs worldwide.

Small interventions, big effects: Closing the MOOC achievement gap

Techniques that develop a sense of belonging help to improve global MOOC persistence and completion rates.

January 31, 2017

At MIT, a panel discussed a new U.S. Department of Education report. Left to right: Sharon Lew, senior policy advisor and key author of the supplement; Joseph South, director of OET; Sanjay Sarma, vice president for open learning at MIT; Ted Mitchell, U.S. under secretary of education; Barbara Means, director of the Center for Technology in Learning at SRI International; and Anant Agarwal, CEO of ...

U.S. Department of Education launches supplement to technology plan focused on higher education

Ted Mitchell, Department of Education under secretary, visited MIT to discuss student-centered focus of the supplement.

January 19, 2017

New MOOC study explores 290 MIT and Harvard online courses, a quarter-million certifications, 4.5 million participants, and 28 million participant-hours.

Study of MOOCs offers insights into online learner engagement and behavior

New report, based on four years of data from edX, represents one of the largest surveys of massive open online courses to date.

January 12, 2017

Competency exam certificate now available for MITx Introduction to Biology course

New option for online learners tests subject mastery and provides meaningful certificates for one of the most popular MITx courses.

January 3, 2017

“Policymakers, NGO activists, and businesspeople in developing countries are increasingly aware of the importance of good data and rigorous evidence for designing and choosing policies and projects — and implementing them effectively,” says Esther Duflo, the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics in the Department of Economics.

MIT announces MITx MicroMasters program in development economics, with path to full master’s degree

Institute to offer its first “blended-only” master’s program, in data, economics, and development policy.

December 5, 2016

Members of the MITili and pK-12 Action Group convene to discuss learning and research directions.

Enhancing education from pre-K to MIT and beyond

Two new initiatives take an in-depth look at learning.

November 23, 2016

Makers and innovators collaborate at the August 2016 MIT Entrepreneurship Bootcamp. Applications are now invited for the MIT Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp in Brisbane, Australia, March 26-31, 2017.

Entrepreneurship Down Under

Australia will host the next MIT Global Entrepreneurship Bootcamp.

November 14, 2016

Music, technology, and a hands-on approach are at the heart of The Founder's Journey, a seminar series for young entrepreneurs seeking to explore the life path of a startup founder.

Where music and technology unite

MIT and Berklee College of Music collaborate to bring young entrepreneurs together.

November 3, 2016

MIT Vice President for Open Learning Sanjay Sarma (right) hosts Charles Chen Yidan of the Yidan Prize Foundation to announce MIT as a nominator for the Yidan Prize.

Yidan Prize for Education Research and Education Development announced at MIT

MIT was the first stop on a world tour for the Yidan Prize Foundation's launch of a new $3.9 million education award.

October 31, 2016

The Al Ghurair Foundation is now accepting applications for their first-ever MITx MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management scholarship.

Expanding Arab access to MITx MicroMasters in supply chain management

Al Ghurair Foundation now accepting applications for a new scholarship opportunity.

October 21, 2016

3 Questions: Maria Zuber on stepping up MIT’s response to climate change

MIT’s vice president for research discusses the challenges ahead for MIT and the world.

October 19, 2016

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