Summer is Temporary, But Learning is Forever

Your OpenCourseWare Newsletter | August 2022

Summer is Temporary, but Learning is Forever

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This is not a drill! Back-to-school season is officially upon us. It’s time to pack away those flip flops and shorts, charge up your laptops, and sharpen those pencils.

Whether you are a student, educator, homeschool parent, or someone learning on their own, let OpenCourseWare ease you back into the school year.

Impact of OCW and Open Learning

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Photo by Edward Howell on Unsplash

As OCW celebrated our 20th anniversary this past year, we’ve reflected on the incredible life-changing impact that open education has had around the world. We urge you to check out this GORGEOUS Impact Report. (We know that reading an impact report sounds well....dry. But trust us, this is worth the click).

Read the OCW Impact Report

Speaking of impact, we recommend checking out this great video on the impact of MIT Open Learning. Open Learning is the umbrella organization under which OCW resides, along with almost two dozen other groups.

Back to Basics: OCW Scholar

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Credit: Image is in the public domain

OCW has a collection of courses called OCW Scholar that are designed for anyone interested in learning introductory subjects at the college level. We offer all the resources you need to learn on your own.

These resources are perfect if you need to beef up on a subject before the first day of class, need help mastering your required intro courses, and for educators guide you as you teach one of these subjects for the first (or 50th) time.

There are courses in mathematics, physics, engineering, computer science, chemistry, biology, psychology, and economics.

Visit OCW Scholar Courses

Chalk Radio Podcast

Educators, we’ve got a present for you! Below is a list of episodes from our podcast Chalk Radio to inspire your teaching as you prepare for the new school year.

What’s Your Mindset as You Start the School Year?

Learning about Life through Laboratory Chemistry with Drs. John Dolhun & Sarah Hewett

Seeing the Big Picture from Space with Astronaut Jeff Hoffman

Stories to Inspire Your Teaching

Sketching a Picture of the Mind with Prof. Nancy Kanwisher

Making Deep Learning Human with Prof. Gilbert Strang

Film is For Everyone with Prof. David Thorburn

Tune into Hot Teaching Topics: AI, Climate, and Teaching about Race & Racism

AI Literacy for All with Prof. Cynthia Breazeal

In Climate Conversations, Empathy is Everything (Brandon Leshchinskiy)

Encountering Each Other (Essayist Garnette Cadogan)

Start the Year by Engaging Students

Making Solid State Chemistry Matter with Prof. Jeffrey Grossman

How Africa Has Been Made to Mean with Prof. Amah Edoh

Nuclear Gets Personal with Prof. Michael Short

You can listen to more episodes and subscribe to the Chalk Radio podcast here.

Changing of the Guard

Photo by Allegra Boverman

Professor Christopher Capozzola has joined MIT Open Learning as senior associate dean. He will oversee several groups in Open Learning, including OpenCourseWare.

Learn more about Prof. Capozzola's role.

Welcome to the team, Chris!

Help Support OCW

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John, as of last month, that's the number of subscribers to our YouTube channel. Put another way, that's 4 million people committed to learning, and 4 million learners who know they can count on OCW (and that's just on YouTube!). None of this would be possible without the support of generous OCW learners who give back when they can.

If you're able, please consider giving to OCW today to help us meet curious minds where they are with the latest from MIT.

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MIT OpenCourseWare wishes you the best of luck with your teaching and learning this fall! Remember, we are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. No registration required.

We want to hear from you. How can MIT OCW help your transition back to class? Write to us at ocw@mit.edu with questions or suggestions about how we might support you on your learning or teaching journey.

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OCW is part of MIT Open Learning's efforts to transform teaching and learning at MIT and beyond.

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