MITx Biology

articles about MITx Biology people & our courses

"High school students gain skills by working on digital learning materials"

MIT Digital Learning Lab and Empowr pilot a new internship program.

Stefanie Koperniak and Katherine Ouellette

12/30/23

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"7 Best Free Cell Biology Courses for 2023: What Really Happens Inside Our Cells?"

Pat Bowden

10/30/23

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"[2023] The 100 Top FREE EdX Courses of All Time"

7.00x Introduction to Biology - The Secret of Life

Suparn Patra

10/10/23

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"A whole world of potential learners and potential knowledge to gain"

MIT Digital Learning Lab advances quality digital learning on campus and globally.

Katherine Ouellette | Stefanie Koperniak

10/2/23

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"Unraveling Genetics: 7 Best Genetics Courses for 2023"

Pat Bowden

09/18/23

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"Iterative revisions as part of assessment design"

Caitlin Friend, PhD and Darcy G. Gordon, PhD

11/09/22

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"9 courses from MITx ranked among Class Central’s “Best of All Time” 2022 list"

MIT Open Learning

10/27/22

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"Learning, doing, and teaching biology through multimedia"

Darcy G. Gordon, PhD

5/11/22

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"Using communities of practice to drive teaching innovation"

THE Campus Team

5/3/22

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Open edX Conference 2022: Speakers & Program

The conference focuses on the novel uses of open source technology in higher education and beyond.

Manoel Cortes Mendez

3/23/22

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"Conversations with the MITx Digital Learning Lab"

John Harrold

3/8/22

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"David Li wins 2022 Marshall Scholarship"

The MIT senior will pursue graduate studies in the U.K., at Cambridge and Oxford universities.

Julia Mongo

12/13/21

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"MITx's 10th Anniversary"

MITx Video Team

1/18/22

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"Studying learner engagement during the Covid-19 pandemic"

Researchers analyze and compare pre- and post-pandemic data for introductory biology MOOC 7.00x.

Stefanie Koperniak

11/16/21

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"8 courses from MITx ranked among Class Central’s “Best of All Time” 2021 list"

MIT Open Learning

9/27/21

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"How to Build the Future of Teaching and Learning While Growing from the Changes and Challenges of 2020-21"

Mary Ellen Wiltrout

6/18/21

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"Undergraduate students melded biology and art to forge remote collaborations"

MIT Biology

4/14/21

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"Learning during lockdown"

Whether seeking a career change or rediscovering intellectual pursuits, learners worldwide turn to MITx courses.

Kate Stringer

6/30/20

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"Science’s COVID-19 Heroes"

School of Science staff members recognized for extraordinary efforts during the Coronavirus crisis.

MIT School of Science

6/1/20

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"Life and learning find a way"

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Biology has come together while being apart.

Raleigh McElvery

4/24/20

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Testing the waters

MIT sophomore Rachel Shen looks for microscopic solutions to big environmental challenges.

Lucy Jakub

1/28/20

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"MIT education leaders honored with QS Reimagine Education Awards"

Suzanne Day

12/18/19

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"Class Central’s Top 100 MOOCs of All Time 2019 (7.00x)"

Class Central MOOC Report

8/19/19

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"The Effect of Course Content Position on Student Attempts of Practice Problems in Introductory Biology"

Mary Ellen Wiltrout and Anindya Roy, Learning with MOOCs Conference 2018

09/26/18

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Teaching with Digital Technology Award 2018 (Michael Yaffe, 7.05 Biochemistry)

Alice McCarthy, MIT Open Learning Blog

09/26/18

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"Student Feedback on Implementing a Molecular Visualization Tool in General Biochemistry in Class and Online"

Darcy Gordon and Mary Ellen Wiltrout, Hybrid Ed Workshop 2018, MIT

6/21/18

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"Competency-Based Testing in a Biology MOOC"

Sera Thornton and Mary Ellen Wiltrout, Learning with MOOCs Conference 2017

10/9/17

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"Mary Ellen Wiltrout on Switching from Lab Work to Creating Innovative Science Education Programs"

Faten Taki, Genes to Genomes, a blog from the Genetics Society of America

9/21/17

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"Class Central’s Top 50 MOOCs of All Time 2017 (7.00x)"

Class Central MOOC Report

8/27/17

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"Saylor Higher Education Summit Profile: Mary Ellen Wiltrout, Massachusetts Institute of Technology"

Saylor Academy Blog

6/12/17

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"Behind the Screens of Online Education"

Theresa Machemer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Undergraduate Research Journal, p.21

Spring 2017

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"Criteria for Video Engagement in a Biology MOOC"

Sera Thornton, Ceri Riley, Mary Ellen Wiltrout in the Proceedings of Learning at Scale 2017

4/20/17

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"Competency exam certificate now available for MITx Introduction to Biology course"

Office of Digital Learning, MIT News

1/03/17

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"Class Central’s Top 50 MOOCs of All Time 2016 (7.00x)"

Class Central MOOC Report

7/19/16

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"School of Science honors staff with 2016 Infinite Mile Awards"

Mary Ellen Wiltrout, MITx Biology Digital Learning Scientist, Infinite Mile award recipient

3/28/16

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"Digital Learning Lab Profile: Dr. Mary Ellen Wiltrout, PhD on Taking Biology Teaching Digital"

Lisa Eichel & Sarah Jane Vaughan

2/11/16

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"Putting It into Action: Visualizations"

an MITx Residential Case Study

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"Teaching MIT Students to Think Like Cell Biologists: A Visual Approach"

Thornton S and Wiltrout ME on EducationXPress

12/02/15

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"Blended Learning at MIT"

by Yuliya K. on MIT Admissions Blog

11/23/15

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"Highlights from "Blended Learning on MIT's Campus" xTalk"

by Yuliya Klochan on ODL Blog

11/20/15

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"School of Science announces 2015 Teaching Prizes for Graduate and Undergraduate Education"

by Bendta Schroeder on MIT News

8/31/15

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"MIT Biology and Office of Digital Learning Team Recognized for DNA Video"

by Lisa Eichel on ODL Blog

7/14/15

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"7.S390"

by Lydia K. on MIT Admissions Blog

6/19/15

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"The Founders: The Evolution of edX at Harvard and MIT"

by Meg P. Bernhard and Ignacio Sabate in The Harvard Crimson

5/28/15

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"A UROP or Two"

by Ceri Riley on MIT Admissions Blog

11/24/14

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"Creating Digital Learning Materials for Biology"

in ODL Newsletter

8/14

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"Summer classes try digital tools"

by Katherine Nazemi in The MIT Tech

8/6/14

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"Summer Classes (Or, Gettin' Classy)"

by Ceri Riley on MIT Admissions Blog

7/31/14

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