Perspective: Expanding MIT's educational mission for the world
A new initiative aims to prepare learners everywhere with boundary-crossing thinking to tackle complex global challenges.
This week Vice Provost of Open Learning, Dimitris Bertsimas wrote to announce the launch of Universal AI, a new platform where learners will gain a shared language for understanding AIโs possibilities and limitations.
Learn more here: https://bit.ly/45MUjgK
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Institutions, like courts or schools, can shape a city just as much as the physical buildings it contains.
"American Urban History" is an MIT seminar on the history of institutions in US cities from 1850 to the present. ๐ https://bit.ly/4q7bqRq
(๐ท melanzane1013 on flickr. CC BY-SA).
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โYou are human. You will make mistakes when teaching. Let your students share in that problem-solving experience, and donโt feel you need to hide those mistakes. By doing this, you are teaching students humility, risk-taking, metacognitive skills, acceptance, and most of all that mistakes happen and our classroom is a safe zone for making those mistakes.โ โJenessa D, Educator
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Big news! Weโre partnering with Schoolhouse.world to provide free, personalized SAT peer tutoring for SAT test takers.
Connect your students to four-week bootcamps in Math and/or Reading and Writing โ led by top-scoring peers.
Big news! ๐ Weโre partnering with Schoolhouse.world to provide free, personalized #SAT peer tutoring for SAT test takers.
Connect your students to four-week bootcamps in Math and/or Reading and Writing โ led by top-scoring peers. khanacademy.org
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YouTube video by MIT Stone Center on Inequality & Shaping Work
Why Wealth Inequality Matters: A Symposium
Miss our symposium on Why Wealth Inequality Matters this week? Watch a full recording of the event. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSeL...
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Illustration of a town square filled with people sharing books and laptops; text: OEWeek26 โ The town square of open education. List your event: oeweek.oeglobal.org
We invite you to meet, exchange, and celebrate #OEWeek26 at the town square of open education.
Host an open education workshop, panel, study group, or showcase. Add it to the global event calendar so others can join, discuss and benefit โ https://twp.ai/NTZVHM
#OpenEducation #TownSquareOfOpenEd
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LPC New Membership Special for 2026-2027 | Library Publishing Coalition
Our friends & collaborators at the Library Publishing Coalition have announced a special offer on LPC membership for 2026-2027. Learn about the LPC community & how your membership can jump-start & enhance your publishing initiatives.
Details: z.umn.edu/b11s
#OpenTextbooks #OER #OpenPublishing
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She spoke about watching the 14.01 Microeconomics lectures with Prof. Jonathan Gruber:
"Professor Gruber never did anything to make anyone feel like they didnโt belong. He entered the class with a genuine wish to teach people what he is passionate about.โ
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Data, Economics, and Design of Policy MicroMasters
Grapple with some of the worldโs most pressing problems from a rigorous, data-driven perspective developed by Nobel prize winners Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee. Complete three core courses and two...
Last week we welcomed the 7th cohort of Data, Economics, and Design of Policy masterโs students to @mit.edu ๐ Each student joined the master's program having already earned their #DEDP MicroMasters credential. Begin your #DEDP journey by enrolling in our online courses: https://bit.ly/3auQROa
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This may be our most important and relevant conversation to date. We get into identity, how it interacts with environmental context, and what it means for developing empathy/taking meaningful action in emotionally-charged situations.
We hope you'll tune in!
#EduSky #highered #teachers #K12
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In 2025, learners spent 3 MILLION HOURS on the OpenCourseWare website! Wow!
We are so grateful for everybody who visited the site and has supported us over the years. Thank you!
If you haven't visited our site yet, go to ocw.mit.edu to check it out!
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Community Hub Login
Due to the impending severe weather that's causing reduced operations and closures at institutions around the country, we're rescheduling our Community Conversation: Let's Collaborate! to next Friday, January 30th at 11am CT.
Stay warm and safe! ๐
Register: open.umn.edu/community/hu...
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Missed the launch of the new-and-improved CS50x 2026? ๐ง Not to worry! Enroll anytime at cs50.edx.org or watch the entire course on YouTube at cs50.ly/x2026. All your progress from last year will roll over!
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With some trepidation, I'm putting this out into the world:
gershmanlab.com/textbook.html
It's a textbook called Computational Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience, which I wrote for my class.
My hope is that this will be a living document, continuously improved as I get feedback.
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ADA Title II deadline: Apr 2026!
Worried about U.S. ADA Title II compliance for your siteโs accessibility?
Join CCCOER Open Exchange โ a peer chat with tips from LibreTexts, Pressbooks, Manifold.
Date: Jan 21
Time: 15:00 ET โข 12:00 PT
Register: https://twp.ai/E6FdqA
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The new Energy Economics & Policy course in our Data, Economics, & Design of Policy online MicroMasters program is open for enrollment! ๐ฑ Explore how policy & economics shape energy markets & climate outcomes. It's free to auditโenroll today: https://bit.ly/3L56NJz
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Promotional image for a special episode of the MIT OpenCourseWare's โChalk Radioโ podcast titled โCollaborating with Community Colleges.โ It features the โChalk Radioโ logo and two smiling individuals.
What does MIT OpenCourseWare learn when we collaborate with community college faculty?
In this episode of Chalk Radio, we talk with Shira Segal about our work with open educators at Maricopa Community Colleges and College of the Canyons.
Listen to the full episode: https://bit.ly/4jHVgwz
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๐ฅ HOT TOPIC ALERT-->Dive into this fast-paced intro to deep learning in the MIT course "Hands-On Deep Learning" taught by Prof. Rama Ramakrishnan. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4jKzI2g
๐ท Max Gruber. CC BY
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Build your data analysis skills with Data Analysis for Social Scientists from @mitxcourses.bsky.social ๐
Learn to work with datasets, apply statistical methods, and make evidence-informed decisions that address real-world challenges. Enroll today: https://bit.ly/49Fm7FV
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New year, new skills from MIT
With subjects ranging from AI to fan culture, explore thousands of courses and resources on MIT Learn.
Ready to kick off 2026 by learning something new? From AI to fan culture (yes, really!), MIT has thousands of courses and resources waiting for you on MIT Learn.
Start the year curious โ https://bit.ly/49B45ER
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Casual Coffee Hour with MIT OpenCourseWare and CCCOER
#25MomentsOpenEducation
#9: Casual Coffee Hour w/ MIT OCW & #CCCOER during #OEWeek25 brewed great chats! Informal vibes sparked #OpenEducation ideas. Whoโs ready for more?
โโจ https://twp.ai/NTYMSd
#OEGlobal #OEWeek25 #Inspiration #Conversation @MITOCW @cccoer
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MIT 18.642 Topics in Mathematics with Applications in Finance, Fall 2024
Instructors: Vasily Strela, Jake Xia, and Peter Kempthorne
View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/18-642-topics-in-mathematics-with-applications-in-finance-fall-202...
Lecture 1, Part I: Introduction of the Class
Mathematics is the secret sauce behind Wall Street, portfolio power moves, and even machine learning magic. MIT OpenCourseWare's new course "Topics in Mathematics with Applications in Finance" takes you inside the world where equations meet billions of dollars.
Watch video---> https://bit.ly/4p2UZW6
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About Open Education Network Membership
In 2020, Iowa OER helped coordinate with colleges and universities across the state to arrange for a discounted membership to the Open Education Network (OEN), a consortium of colleges and universiโฆ
If you're an Iowa college interested in supporting #OpenTextbook development, you should know that Iowa OER can help you access Manifold, an #OER publishing platform, through our membership with the @openednetwork.bsky.social!
Learn more about this benefit and others: iowaoer.com/about-open-e...
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Join Our Steering Committee: OEN Ethos in Action - Open Education Network Blog
The Open Education Networkโs Steering Committee is an outstanding example of our communityโs ethos in action. Established in 2016, the committee advises OEN leadership by sharing diverse perspectives,...
OEN Steering Committee seats (3) are opening in 2026.
โYou donโt have to be an expert or have a lot of extra time to give, but just a willingness to listen, learn, & share your insight," says Anne Marie Gruber (NIU), who soon concludes her committee term.
Members, apply by 12/14! z.umn.edu/axtj
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Education should be open and available for all โ everywhere for everyone. Build this open future with us! #openeducation #oer
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History prof @MIT. Attorney.
Investigating the origins of children's early commonsense understanding of the world๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ถ๐พ๐ถ๐ฟ
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Economics research to revitalize labor market opportunities for workers without a college degree. Led by @dacemoglumit.bsky.social,
@simonhrjohnson.bsky.social, and @davidautor.bsky.social.
#ActuallyAutistic educator, writer, bibliophile who already loves your dog(s). Opinions are mine. Out now, my book <The Present Professor>! https://www.oupress.com/9780806194691/the-present-professor/
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