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Rescuing Hubble: What Went Wrong,… And How Did We Figure Out How to Fix It?, Jim Crocker

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To commemorate the 20th anniversary of STS-61, the first Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission, MIT’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics presented the symposium Rescuing Hubble, on Wednesday, November 13, 2...

Charles M. Vest Presidential Press Conference

Teaching Excellence at MIT 10 years ago

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Press conference on behalf of the MIT Corporation, announcing the Presidency of Charles M. Vest. Recorded June 18, 1990.

2.007 Learning by Design

Teaching Excellence at MIT 11 years ago

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Follow the evolution of MIT's 2.70/2.007 into one of the institution's most renown courses. Fostering students with a sense of creativity, collaboration, and professionalism, the class has inspired similar courses, wo...

Practicum: Teaching at Beaver Works Summer Institute

btersek 7 years ago

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Melanie Chen ('20, Course VI) describes her experience mentoring high school students as a teaching assistant for Cog*Works, part of Lincoln Lab's Beaver Works Summer Institute.

David Mindell – President Reif Inaugural Ball

Teaching Excellence at MIT 9 years ago

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Remarks Professor David Mindell made at the Inaugural Ball of MIT President Rafael Reif. Recorded September 21, 2012.

President Charles M. Vest: Innovation Summit Briefing

Teaching Excellence at MIT 10 years ago

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Recorded February 12, 1998.

The BICEP2 Results and What They Mean: John Kovac

Teaching Excellence at MIT 10 years ago

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Alan Guth (MIT), Scott Hughes (MIT), John Kovac (Harvard), and Max Tegmark (MIT) joined in an event to discuss the results of BICEP2, and the background for understanding the results and their implications. Recorded ...

1995 Freshman Convocation: President Charles M. Vest

Teaching Excellence at MIT 10 years ago

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President Charles M. Vest addressing the M.I.T. freshman class of 1995. Recorded August 28,1995.

MIT OpenCourseWare Press Conference (April 4, 2001)

Teaching Excellence at MIT 11 years ago

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On April 4, 2001, MIT President Charles Vest leads a press conference to announce the establishment of MIT's OpenCourseWare (OCW), the web-based program to provide free access to MIT course content, including lecture ...