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XXVI No.
1 September / October 2013 |
This issue of the Faculty Newsletter features commentary on two edX courses, our Beyond the Classroom feature "Students and Institute Governance," and an article by MIT's first Institute Community and Equity Officer.
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| The MIT Physics Department's Experience with edX Prof. John Belcher relates his department's expierience teaching 8.02x. |
| My Experience Teaching 3.091x Prof. Michael Cima offers his reflections on teaching "Introduction to Solid-State Chemistry" online. |
| From The Faculty Chair: Initial Thoughts Faculty Chair Steven Hall's first contribution to the FNL. |
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Editorial In his transmittal letter, President Reif urges everyone in the MIT community to read Professor Abelson's committee's Report to the President, MIT and the Prosecution of Aaron Swartz, in its entirety. |
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Reprinted is the Introduction to the report submitted by Prof. Hal Abelson and his committee at the request of MIT President Rafael Reif.
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An editorial in the May/June 2013 issue of the Faculty Newsletter made reference to a new motto for MIT – Mens, Manus et Cor – proposed by Prof. James H. Williams, Jr. |
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Following procedures outlined in the Policies and Procedures of the MIT Faculty Newsletter, an Institute-wide election for new members of the FNL Editorial Board . . . |
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From The Faculty Chair
This is my first Faculty Newsletter column as Chair of the Faculty. Like my predecessors, I hope to use the column as a way to communicate with faculty . . . |
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I give a brief summary of the Department’s planning for and experience with 8.02x, an online physics course offered last spring through edX. |
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Developing 3.091x, “Introduction to Solid-State Chemistry,“ was a terrific but exhausting experience. I was lucky to be building upon more than 40 years of . . . |
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In Memoriam The History Faculty will feel very different this fall without Pauline Maier. It will seem more subdued without her exuberant laugh, and poorer in less immediately . . . |
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Beyond the Classroom Having been on the MIT faculty since 1979, I have noted that a topic that comes up frequently in faculty-student interactions outside the classroom is the issue of . . . |
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“Today, I can tell you for certain that the world will respect you for what you know. And for what you know how to do. But I also want the family of MIT to be famous for . . . |
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The HASS Exploration (HEX) Program (formerly known as the First Year Focus Program) is looking to expand its roster of subjects. The Office of the Dean for . . . |
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The Office of Faculty Support seeks preliminary proposals for faculty-led projects to enhance the educational experience of MIT undergraduates. |
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The MacVicar Faculty Fellows Program recognizes MIT faculty who have made exemplary and sustained contributions to the teaching and education of . . . |
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. . . the faculty regulates examinations and assignments for all subjects. |
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Letters We were much disturbed to read, on page 69 of the Abelson Report [Report to the President, MIT and the Prosecution of Aaron Swartz], about a meeting between . . . |
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Letters In his article entitled “How Online Education Might Impact the Future of Mathematics Departments,” published in the May/June 2013 issue of the MIT Faculty Newsletter, |
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