In this excerpt from Dr. Rebecca Winthrop's LINC 2019 keynote address, she explains what it means to leapfrog education using an example from Brazil, where innovative techniques are being used to help kids access education in remote jungle areas.
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Date: 21 June 2019
Shigeru Miyagawa says that knowledge of AI and computational systems should be integral to higher education.
Date: 21 June 2019
This MIT Sloan Management Review article explores how traditional companies are adapting to the digital world.
Date: 20 June 2019
In LINC's closing session, Dr. Peter Senge, senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management, offers his insights on the history of education at MIT and elsewhere as the LINC conference has evolved. With feedback from the audience, he reflects on lessons learned during the 2019 convening, and postulates what the "new learning society" might look like.
Date: 19 June 2019
Representatives of San Jose State Community College, Microsoft, America's Job Exchange, and more discuss how educational systems need to adapt to ensure they meet the needs of a rapidly changing work environment.
Date: 19 June 2019
Artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies present the promise of amplifying and extending learning opportunities. This panel brings together representatives of Intelligent Machines Lab, the Queen Rania Foundation, the Open Learning Exchange, and MIT Solve to illuminate these drivers of educational transformation for the new learning society.
Date: 19 June 2019
Dr. Naveed Malik of the Virtual University of Pakistan describes how his university was designed to deal with lack of access issues and shortage of qualified faculty members for higher education in Pakistan. Dr. Zaini Ujang, Former President and Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, discusses his efforts to make Universiti Teknologi Malaysia locally relevant but global in its mindset.
Date: 18 June 2019
In the MIT LINC Conference 2019 Keynote address, Dr. Rebecca Winthrop discusses the possibility of leapfrogging—harnessing innovation to rapidly accelerate educational progress—to ensure that all young people develop the skills they need for a fast-changing world.
Date: 18 June 2019
MIT Open Learning and J-WEL have been actively involved in developing and advancing programs to address the needs of new types of learners, from pK-12 to higher education and workforce learning. This panel highlights the innovative and transformational aspects of these initiatives designed to provide quality learning at scale.
Date: 12 June 2019
The Learning Compass 2030 defines the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values that learners need to fulfill their potential and contribute to the well-being of their communities and the planet.
Date: 1 May 2019
An overview of the current state of alternative credentialing.
Date: 1 April 2019
The Compassionate Systems Framework conceptualizes compassion as an essentially systemic property of mind: to cultivate compassion is to be able to appreciate the systemic forces that influence people’s feelings, thoughts and actions.
Date: 9 March 2019
Curt Newton, Publication Director of MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW), discusses the current state and future direction of OCW.
Date: 1 January 2019
The 2017-2018 survey on teaching materials in U.S. higher education shows a steady growth in awareness of open educational resources (OER). Responses from over 4,000 faculty and department chairpersons paint a picture of steady improvement, with almost 50% of faculty now reporting OER awareness.
Date: 3 December 2018
On this site you will find components of MIT's adaptation of the Guidelines on Learning that Inform Teaching originally created and published by the University of New South Wales.
Date: 16 November 2018
This is an excerpt from a webinar that shares the latest research on the science of learning, including issues of retention and spaced learning.
Date: 23 October 2018
In Grayscale players take on the role of a recently hired Human Resources manager and must navigate ethical tensions around sexism.
Date: 17 October 2018
Session descriptions for the October 2018 J-WEL Week pK-12 program.
Date: 16 October 2018
Based on civil rights data released by the U.S. Department of Education, ProPublica has built an interactive database to examine racial disparities in educational opportunities and school discipline.
Date: 10 October 2018
The K-12 website empowers leaders who are dedicated to making America's public schools exceptional by sharing resources and key learnings gained through the community's collective work.
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