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Workforce Learning Faculty Advisor Dr. George Westerman (left) and Prof. Sanjay Sarma, Vice President of Open Learning (right), are excited to join the group at April 2019 J-WEL Week.

Participants survey the offerings at the Innovation Showcase.

Shilpa Idnani, James Stanton and Franklin Mathieu represent MITxPro at the Monday afternoon Innovation Showcase

Students from Greater Lawrence Technical School in lively discussion with participants at the Innovation Showcase.

We were pleased to welcome students from the Greater Lawrence Technical School to our Innovation Showcase.

pK-12 Collaborative participants put the MIT motto, "mens et manus" into practice.

Joe Diaz, pK-12 Action Group Program Coordinator, leads STEAM track participants across the MIT campus during April 2019 J-WEL Week.

Members of the Higher Education Collaborative take time to discuss the day's events during April 2019 J-WEL Week.

Professor Angela Belcher, pK-12 Faculty Advisor, discusses the future of education with the pK-12 Collaborative.

Workforce Learning Faculty Advisor Dr. George Westerman discusses cooperation across collaboratives during Day 1 of April 2019 J-WEL Week.

J-WEL Executive Director Dr. Vijay Kumar is all smiles as he welcomes attendees to April 2019 J-WEL Week.

MIT Provost Martin A. Schmidt discusses the new Schwartzman College of Computing during the April J-WEL Week opening address.

MIT Provost Martin A. Schmidt delivers the keynote address to a packed house on the opening morning of April 2019 J-WEL Week.

Nathalie Contomichalos (center) receives the Mathisi Initiative's membership certificate from J-WEL pK-12 Associate Director Dr. Claudia Urrea, and Executive Director Dr. M.S. Vijay Kumar.

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Steve Carson, J-WEL Associate for Membership (left) joins Executive Director Dr. M.S. Vijay Kumar (right) to present Ashish Cowlagi and Viiu Wichman with Intelligent Machines Lab's membership certificate.

Victor Chen (left) and David Yao (second from right) receive the HsuanHuai Institute's J-WEL membership certificate from Dr. Claudia Urrea, Associate Director of pK-12, and Executive Director M.S. Vijay Kumar, during the April 2019 J-WEL Week.

Mauro Carballo receives Centro Ceibal's membership at the April 2019 J-WEL Week, joined by Steve Carson, Associate Director (left) and M.S. Vijay Kumar, J-WEL Executive Director (right).

Members of the Open University of Catalonia receive their J-WEL Membership certificate from the J-WEL team during the April 2019 J-WEL Week. Left to right: Dr. Ignasi Buyreu, Managing Director of UOCx; Dr. George Westerman, Faculty Advisor for J-WEL Workforce Learning; Dr. Àngels Fitó, UOC Vice President for Competitiveness and Employability; Dr. Marta Aymerich, UOC Vice President for Strategic Planning and Research; and Prof. Sanjay Sarma, MIT Vice President for Open Learning.

From left: Boeing representatives Mike Richey, Melissa Birdsall, and Mark Cousino receive the company's membership certificate, joined by Workforce Learning Faculty Advisor Dr. George Westerman and Prof. Sanjay Sarma, Vice President of Open Learning, during the April 2019 J-WEL Week.

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Faculty Director of Higher Education @ J-WEL, Professor Hazel Sive (left), and Vice President for Open Learning, Professor Sanjay Sarma (right), present Dr. Mario Herane of Universidad Mayor with a J-WEL membership certificate during October 2018 J-WEL Week. Universidad Mayor is an Affiliate Member of Higher Education @ J-WEL.

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J-WEL and MIT leadership present Jennifer Ho, Executive Director of Hong Kong-based Catalyst Education Lab, with a J-WEL membership certificate during October 2018 J-WEL Week. Catalyst Education Lab is a Comprehensive Member J-WEL's pK-12 Collaborative.

In this photo, from left to right:

Tom Smith, Senior Director, Development and Strategic Initiatives at MIT Open Learning
Professor Eric Klopfer, Faculty Co-Director of pK-12 @ J-WEL
Jennifer Ho, Executive Director of Catalyst Education Lab
Vice President for Open Learning Professor Sanjay Sarma
Professor Angela Belcher, Faculty Co-Director of pK-12 @ J-WEL

Faculty Director of Higher Education @ J-WEL, Professor Hazel Sive (center right) presents representatives from Curtin University with a J-WEL membership certificate during October 2018 J-WEL Week. Curtin University is an Affiliate Member of Higher Education @ J-WEL.

From left to right:

Curtin University Professor Alan Dench, Pro Vice-Chancellor
Professor Mark Buntine, Head of School, Molecular & Life Sciences
Professor Jon Yorke, Academic Registrar & Acting Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Learning & Teaching
Professor Hazel Sive, Faculty Director of Higher Education @ J-WEL
Professor Helen Cabalu, Head of School of Economics, Finance & Property
Professor Vishnu Pareek, Head of School, WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy & Chemical

Faculty Director of Higher Education @ J-WEL, Professor Hazel Sive (second left), and Vice President for Open Learning Professor Sanjay Sarma (far right) present Professor Alfonso Reyes, Dean of Mechanical Engineering at Universidad de los Andes (Uniandes), and Professor Silvia Caro, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of Uniandes' Engineering School, with a J-WEL membership certificate during October 2018 J-WEL Week. Uniandes is an Affiliate Member of Higher Education @ J-WEL.

J-WEL and MIT leadership present representatives of EnglishHelper with a J-WEL membership certificate during October 2018 J-WEL Week. EnglishHelper is an Affiliate Member of J-WEL's pK-12 Collaborative.

In this photo, from left to right:
Dr. Claudia Urrea, Associate Director of pK-12 @ J-WEL
Professor Eric Klopfer, Faculty Co-Director of pK-12 @ J-WEL
Emil Kuruvilla, Vice President of EnglishHelper
Jenna Mulrenan, Assistant Vice President of Business Development at EnglishHelper
Vice President for Open Learning Professor Sanjay Sarma
Professor Angela Belcher, Faculty Co-Director of pK-12 @ J-WEL

Faculty Director of Higher Education @ J-WEL, Professor Hazel Sive, and Vice President for Open Learning Professor Sanjay Sarma present representatives from Universitas Padjadjaran with a J-WEL membership certificate during October 2018 J-WEL Week. Universitas Padjadjaran is an Affiliate Member of Higher Education @ J-WEL.

From left to right:

MIT Professor Hazel Sive, Faculty Director of Higher Education @ J-WEL
Dr. Ida Widianingsih, Senior Lecturer at Universitas Padjadjaran
Professor Hinduan Zahrotur, Vice Dean for Psychology at Universitas Padjadjaran
Professor Sanjay Sarma, MIT Vice President for Open Learning

J-WEL and MIT leadership present the Wadah Foundation with a J-WEL membership certificate during October 2018 J-WEL Week. The Wadah Foundation is an Affiliate Member of J-WEL's pK-12 Collaborative.

In this photo, from left to right:
Dr. Claudia Urrea, Associate Director of pK-12 @ J-WEL
Professor Eric Klopfer, Faculty Co-Director of pK-12 @ J-WEL
Margaret Connor, International Committee Member of the Wadah Foundation
Alfredo III Torno, Director for International Affairs at the Wadah Foundation
Vice President for Open Learning Professor Sanjay Sarma
Professor Angela Belcher, Faculty Co-Director of pK-12 @ J-WEL

During October 2018 J-WEL Week, Vice President for Open Learning, Professor Sanjay Sarma (second right) and J-WEL's pK-12 leadership presented representatives from Save the Children with a J-WEL membership certificate. Save the Children is a Sustaining Member of J-WEL's pK-12 Collaborative.

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Professor Hazel Sive presents Dr. Salah Taher Al Haj, Vice Chancellor for Community Affairs at the University of Sharjah, with a J-WEL membership certificate on September 26, 2018.

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Representatives from the University of Sharjah and the Consulate General of the United Arab Emirates in Boston attend a J-WEL membership signing ceremony with senior leaders of the J-WEL team in September 2018.

Dr. Mette Boell presents on compassion and its role in the classroom as part of March 2018 J-WEL Week.

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Prof. Michael Scott Cuthbert presenting on manuscript reconstruction and digital humanities during March J-WEL Week.

pK12 Collaborative attendees discussing the day's work at March J-WEL Week.

Prof. Sanjay Sarma, Vice President for Open Learning, makes an emphatic point during his plenary address at March J-WEL Week.

Prof. Rosalind Picard, chair of MIT's Mind+Hand+Heart Initiative, presents to the Higher Education Collborative during March J-WEL Week.

At March J-WEL Week, Robert Fadel, Executive Director of MIT's Refugee Action Hub (ReACT), discusses MIT's efforts to improve educational opportunities in refugee communities worldwide.

Representatives from EnglishHelper are all smiles at our March 2018 J-WEL Week Learning Everywhere Showcase.

Edtech entrepreneurs and J-WEL Week partipants trade perspectives during our March event.

pk-12 Collaborative attendees consult with MIT Open Courseware team members at the Learning Everywhere Showcase.

Dean for Digital Learning Krishna Rajagopal speaks about MicroMasters at March 2018 J-WEL Week. Photo credit: J-WEL

Higher Education @ J-WEL participants identified core higher education themes in this interactive session.

March 2018 J-WEL Week. Photo credit: J-WEL

Participants were able to share their views and visions at March 2018 J-WEL Week. Photo credit: J-WEL

Pondering the issues of Higher Education at March 2018 J-WEL Week. Photo credit: J-WEL

A well-earned coffee break at March 2018 J-WEL Week. Photo credit: J-WEL

Faculty Director for Workplace Learning @ J-WEL, Dr. George Westerman, at March 2018 J-WEL Week. Photo credit: J-WEL

Professor Azra Aksamija presented at March 2018 J-WEL Week. Photo credit: J-WEL

Professor Hazel Sive enjoying herself at March 2018 J-WEL Week. Photo credit: J-WEL

MIT students discuss their experiences learning through travel with MISTI at March 2018 J-WEL Week. Photo credit: J-WEL

Higher Education @ J-WEL participants from the University of The Bahamas deep in discussion @ March 2018 J-WEL Week.

Executive Dean of the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Professor Carol Nicoll, receives a J-WEL membership certificate on behalf of QUT from Professor Angela Belcher, Faculty Co-Director of pK-12 at J-WEL, during March 2018 J-WEL Week.

All work, no play? Members of MIT a capella singing group the Logarhythms serenade attendees at a reception for J-WEL Week in October 2017. Photo: J-WEL.

Attendees at the October 2017 Learning Everywhere Showcase get to explore exciting new initiatives from edtech entrepreneurs in the MIT and Boston-area communities. Photo: J-WEL.

The numbers don't lie: statistics from our first-ever J-WEL Week attest to our commitment to building a truly international community. Photo: J-WEL.

Vice President for Open Learning Sanjay Sarma toasts to the future of education during the inaugural J-WEL Week in October of 2017. Photo: J-WEL

October 2017 J-WEL Week participants--students, faculty and members--couldn't be more excited to be on campus. Photo: JWEL.

An October 2017 J-WEL Weeks partipant captures a shot of MIT's iconic Building 10 dome. Photo credit: J-WEL.

Group photo of the participants in the Higher Education Collaborative during J-WEL Weeks October 2017. Photo credit: J-WEL.

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MIT President L. Rafael Reif (L) and Fady Mohammed Jameel, President of Community Jameel International, announce the new Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) at MIT. Photo: Abdul Latif Jameel Co. Ltd.

Conference participants join Vice President for Open Learning Sanjay Sarma and J-WEL Executive Director Vijay M. S. Kumar in a lighthearded moment at the inaugural J-WEL Week in October 2017. Photo: J-WEL.

Members of the pK-12 @ J-WEL Collaborative in discussion during the October 2017 J-WEL Week.

Members of the Workplace Learning @ J-WEL Collaborative in discussion during the October 2017 J-WEL Week.

Members of the Higher Education @ J-WEL Collaborative in discussion during the October 2017 J-WEL Week.

Participants in the October 2017 J-WEL Week tour the MIT campus.

(Left to right) L. Rafael Reif, President of MIT; Fady Mohammed Jameel, president of Community Jameel International; and Sanjay Sarma, MIT vice president for open learning. Photo: Bryce Vickmark

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