Spring out of March with Some Inspiration

Your OpenCourseWare Newsletter | March 2022

Here are some brief highlights from the month of March. As you know, International Women's Day was earlier this month and we have the perfect interview for this occasion. Enjoy!

Learning to Fly

Andrea Henshall, How MIT OpenCourseWare and MITx helped Air Force veteran soar

Andrea Henshall, a retired major in the U.S. Air Force and current MIT PhD student, has completed seven tours of combat, two years of aerial circus performance, and three higher education degrees (so far). But throughout each step of her journey, all roads seemed to point to MIT. She credits OCW and MITx for helping her achieve her academic success while pursuing her master’s degree and PhD.

Learn more about Andrea’s journey through MT News. You won’t regret it. We promise.

Chalk Radio Podcast

A computer-generated map with tram routes and bus stops shown.

A map generated by Geographic Information System software (GIS). GIS is a field in which ethics has become increasingly important. Image by Piergiorgio on Flickr. License: CC BY-NC-SA.

In this episode we learn how software engineers might use an ethics protocol to make more mindful decisions about the products they design. Host Sarah Hansen talks with Prof. Daniel Jackson and Serena Booth about the Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) initiative.

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Enjoy!

Open Learning Talk

BIPOC students sit in a classroom interacting with an instructor.

On March 8, MIT Open Learning, which OCW is part of, hosted an inspiring and high-energy discussion with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) about building a more inclusive canon of open educational resources for HBCUs and the world, through the HBCU Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$) Community Portal.

Watch the talk on the Open Learning YouTube Channel.

A Word of Thanks

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Thank you to every person who donated to OpenCourseWare during the MIT 24-Hour Challenge earlier this month! Each dollar raised helps us create and share new educational resources from MIT for learners and educators worldwide. Thank you for making it possible through your support!

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