Will Oliver, faculty director of MIT xPRO’s Quantum Computing Fundamentals program, shares his thoughts on this film — By MIT xPRO It’s not every day you see a topic like quantum physics represented in a hit summer movie. Yet Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” has dazzled audiences everywhere and is on track to earn nearly $1 billion at the global box office. The science advisors for the film lauded the…

Driven by deeply personal experiences, three entrepreneurs find inspiration from MIT to empower patients and change their lives — By Hanna Adeyema Since its launch on the heels of the Entrepreneurship 101 massive open online course, MIT Bootcamps has inspired thousands of global innovators to search for solutions to meaningful problems, including in the patient care and wellness space. “Once you find the right problem to work on, it…

High schooler Dustin Liang estimated his blood cell counts by applying knowledge from an MITx course and talking to doctors — By Sara Feijo When Dustin Liang was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in June, the cancer consumed his life. But despite a monthlong hospital stay, aggressive chemotherapy treatments, and ongoing headaches, fatigue, loss of appetite, and nausea, the 17-year-old high school senior enrolled in MITx’s class 18.01.1x …

MIT students and staff mentor 80 middle schoolers during Full STEAM Ahead Into Summer program, encouraging hands-on learning and skill building — By Katherine Ouellette Full STEAM Ahead, a collection of MIT resources for teaching and learning online curated in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, is now going full steam ahead with in-person programs. This summer, pK-12, part of MIT Open Learning, held a two-week program on MIT campus for approximately 80…

Academic and industry professionals explore approaches for designing open online courses, understanding the learner experience, and more — By Sara Feijo What have we learned about online learning since the creation of massive open online courses (MOOCs) well over a decade ago? What are effective strategies to implement these courses in today’s world? …

Richard Ovenden, Bodley’s Librarian at the University of Oxford, inaugurates a new campus series on academic freedom and expression — By Brigham Fay | MIT Libraries Richard Ovenden was dressed appropriately for the start of Banned Books Week. He proudly displayed the American Library Association’s “Free people read freely” T-shirt as he approached the podium at Hayden Library on Oct. 2. Ovenden, Bodley’s Librarian at the University of Oxford, spoke…

MIT Jameel World Education Lab shares how educators can cultivate innovation, talent, and learning — Registration is now open for Connections 2023: Education’s Frontiers, virtual daily two-hour sessions hosted by MIT Jameel World Education Lab October 23–26 that will explore the education frontiers that are shaping the landscape of learning worldwide. Part of MIT Open Learning, the Jameel World Education Lab’s work falls within three…

MIT Sloan alumnus and faculty research whether an app can lessen students’ unease around public speaking — By Amy MacMillan Bankson Many people are uncomfortable speaking in public. In fact, the fear of public speaking is more common than the fear of both heights and spiders. Sidestepping spiders probably won’t affect your quality of life, but avoiding public speaking can hinder professional development, which is why teenagers…

MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative launches free toolkit of easily adaptable resources for educators and students — By Sophia Apteker, Administrative and Communications Assistant Even though the demand for climate solutions is ever-pressing and ever-present, research has shown that there is a lack of climate justice education in STEM fields. And how can scientists start developing solutions to a problem that they’re not even informed of?