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Exploring education from all angles

MIT political science major and Undergraduate Association President David Spicer is exploring education from all angles, spanning teaching, policy, research, and more. ....

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Targeting the human-related numbers behind remote learning | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology


Students experiencing discrimination and living through the pandemic have something in common: feeling isolated.
It’s a topic being explored in a paper by senior math and economics major Fiona Chen on remote learning and its effect on academic performance. Chen is using support from the MindHandHeart Innovation Fund and a
Peter J. Eloranta Fellowship to perform on a study on how Covid-19 and students’ online activities affect their productivity.
“As the Covid-19 pandemic continues, it’s difficult not to equate social distancing with social isolation, and often the loneliness that comes with our new normal,” said one of the students participating in her study. “I think it’s really important, especially as a college student, to have conversations about the effects of social isolation on our ability to learn from and connect with the people both in and outside of our virtual classrooms.” ....

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Improving MIT life and learning during a pandemic


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The Banana Bunch Team, winner of Track 1, proposed several trails on campus with signposts acting as conversation starters. The trails will encourage students to explore new areas of campus and encourage socialization in a Covid-safe way.
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The Track 2 winning team, OK GOOGLE, proposed Beavers Incognito, a weekend-long social event with a mystery-solving component that aims to build community virtually.
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The Track 3 winner, Team JAS, aims to create a handbook to improve the virtual MIT experience. Drawing on suggestions from faculty and students, the handbook would centralize academic information and tools to foster a sense of community. ....

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