MIT Jameel World Education Lab

"We have seen that decision makers from several secretaries of education in Brazil who participated in local [Festivals of Invention and Creativity] came away determined to offer these opportunities in their school systems and subsequently incorporated the festival into the official calendars. Increased buy-in at the public policy level would be a tremendous takeaway from our J-WEL project."

Ann Valente, educational research manager at the MIT Media Lab, shares the biggest takeaway she hopes comes from her grant project focused on creating resources to deepen and broaden the reach of creative learning experiences.

Through its Education Innovation Grants, the Jameel World Education Lab aspires to develop the building blocks, ideas, and connections that power global transformation in learning.

Ann Berger Valente on her work Ann Berger Valente on her workJuly 9, 2024Through its Education Innovation Grants, the Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) at MIT Open Learning aspires to develop the building blocks, ideas, and connections that power global transformation in learning. J-WEL grants support educational innovations acr...

"This blog aims to shed light on my journey and inspire others to view refugees not as burdens, but as individuals with immense potential to contribute positively to society."

Schaddy Kabila, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and currently residing in Malawi, shares his professional story of moving from volunteering, to becoming a social worker, to founding his own nonprofit.

Schaddy's story is part of a blog series from MIT React / Emerging Talent's 2024 that explored the theme of "Unlocking and Engaging Talent: Pathways for Dignified Work."

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"...teachers often lack feasible solutions that they can implement in their classrooms and end up missing out on opportunities to promote their students' curiosity and creativity. The Festivals of Invention and Creativity (FICs) are local celebrations where children, families, educators, and decision makers can experience firsthand the joy of learning by exploring meaningful activities with high and low tech materials."

Ann Valente, educational research manager at the MIT Media Lab, shares the challenge that her grant project is trying to solve with FICs, an initiative that builds on the Media Lab’s Lifelong Kindergarten group’s Brazilian Creative Learning Network program.

Through its Education Innovation Grants, the Jameel World Education Lab aspires to develop the building blocks, ideas, and connections that power global transformation in learning.

Ann Berger Valente on her work Ann Berger Valente on her workJuly 9, 2024Through its Education Innovation Grants, the Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) at MIT Open Learning aspires to develop the building blocks, ideas, and connections that power global transformation in learning. J-WEL grants support educational innovations acr...

Through its Education Innovation Grants, the MIT Jameel World Education Lab aspires to develop the building blocks, ideas, and connections that power global transformation in learning.

As part of a series highlighting 2023 grantees, we spoke with Ann Berger Valente, educational research manager at the MIT Media Lab, working closely with her collaborator Leo Burd, director of the Lemann Creative Learning Program at the Media Lab.

Valente’s project builds on the Media Lab Lifelong Kindergarten group’s Brazilian Creative Learning Network program by deepening and broadening the reach of creative learning experiences through Festivals of Invention and Creativity (FICs). FICs are local celebrations where children, families, educators, and decision makers can experience firsthand the joy of learning by exploring meaningful activities with high and low tech materials.

Valente and Burd will develop a set of resources and guides to enable educators around the world to organize their own Festivals of Invention and Creativity.

Ann Berger Valente on her work Ann Berger Valente on her workJuly 3, 2024Through its Education Innovation Grants, the Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) at MIT Open Learning aspires to develop the building blocks, ideas, and connections that power global transformation in learning. J-WEL grants support educational innovations acr...

MIT Open Learning Research Scientist Andrés Felipe Salazar Gómez, working with Alexandre Armengol Urpi, a postdoctoral associate in MIT Mechanical Engineering, studied ways to capture the implicit knowledge of MIT Glass Lab glassblowers for their J-WEL grant project.

This video demonstrates how the team captured implicit knowledge of expert glassblowers using sensors and cameras to track eye movement.

Through its Education Innovation Grants, the Jameel World Education Lab aspires to develop the building blocks, ideas, and connections that power global transformation in learning.

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Instrumenting the MIT Glass Lab (demo)

“Our goal is to strengthen knowledge of the design, implementation, applicability, and impact of digital learning innovation at MIT and across the world. Instructors and leaders in J-WEL’s network are eager to learn about field-tested insights and to launch their own tests and experimentation...Such small-scale efforts could reveal new insights about challenges and opportunities in digital learning that could apply everywhere—including on the MIT campus.”

Anjali Sastry, faculty director of the Jameel World Education Lab, explains the goal of the Frontiers in Digital Learning awards, a new grant program that shares insights from MIT Open Learning Digital Learning Lab researchers with the world.

MIT Jameel World Education Lab Grants Inaugural Frontiers in Digital Learning Awards Image Caption: The grantees of the first Frontiers in Digital Learning awards. From left: John Harrold, Jessica Sandland, and Mary Ellen Wiltrout. The MIT Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) today awarded the first Frontiers in Digital Learning awards, a new grant program that curates, activates, and...

Tomorrow wraps up a week of incredible conversations at the Migration Summit. Join us for the Closing Session and reflect on the insights and themes that have emerged throughout the week.

Closing Session - Migration Summit 2024 Join us for the Closing Session of the Migration Summit, a culminating event where we reflect on the insights and themes that emerged throughout the week. This session offers an opportunity for all participants to share their reflections on the thematic conversations and the innovative ideas discuss...

"We are seeking to extract that ‘je nais se quoi’ that most experts cannot verbally explain to others, and that is only transferred through extensive training and mentorship. By instrumentalizing the glassblowing experts and their tools, we seek to quantify the different actions required for a glassblower to complete a task, and use this information to create instructional material that will facilitate comprehension of the glassblowing activities."

MIT Open Learning Research Scientist Andrés Felipe Salazar Gómez shares what excites him about his grant project focused on discovering ways to capture and pass on expert knowledge of MIT Glass Lab glassblowers.

Through its Education Innovation Grants, the Jameel World Education Lab aspires to develop the building blocks, ideas, and connections that power global transformation in learning.

Making implicit knowledge explicit In this Q&A, two J-WEL Education Innovation grantees explain how they are transforming instruction at the MIT Glass Lab.

Through its Education Innovation Grants, the MIT Jameel World Education Lab aspires to develop the building blocks, ideas, and connections that power global transformation in learning.

As part of a series highlighting 2023 grantees, we spoke with Andrés Felipe Salazar Gómez, a research scientist in MIT Open Learning, working closely with Alexandre Armengol Urpi, a postdoctoral associate in MIT Mechanical Engineering.

Their project aims to find ways to capture the implicit knowledge of MIT Glass Lab instructors through the use of scene point-of-view videos, eye tracking, and detailed instructions—and identify ways to better pass that knowledge along to novice glassblowers.

Making implicit knowledge explicit In this Q&A, two J-WEL Education Innovation grantees explain how they are transforming instruction at the MIT Glass Lab.

The MIT Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) is proud to announce the first grantees of the Frontiers in Digital Learning awards, a new grant program that curates, activates, and shares insights from MIT Open Learning Digital Learning Lab (DLL) researchers with the world.

Selected proposals build on the DLL experience with digital learning innovations at MIT by identifying a transferable idea that is recommended for further testing in a new setting. This fall, grantees may be awarded additional funding to work directly with one or more J-WEL members to explore a practical and academically-grounded implementation of an idea aligned with their original paper.

Congratulations to our DLL grantees John Harrold (MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE), Jessica Sandland, (DMSE), and Mary Ellen Wiltrout (MIT Department of Biology).

MIT Jameel World Education Lab Grants Inaugural Frontiers in Digital Learning Awards Image Caption: The grantees of the first Frontiers in Digital Learning awards. From left: John Harrold, Jessica Sandland, and Mary Ellen Wiltrout. The MIT Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) today awarded the first Frontiers in Digital Learning awards, a new grant program that curates, activates, and...

"I would love it if our experience with MICRO inspires even more departments and universities to experiment with similar online research and mentoring programs...there are lots of talented undergraduates with different career aspirations, and we hope what we learn through our project will enable us to expand our programming to meet their needs as well."

MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE) principal lecturer Jessica Sandland speaks about the biggest takeaway from her 'MICRO 2.0' grant project.

Through its Education Innovation Grants, the Jameel World Education Lab aspires to develop the building blocks, ideas, and connections that power global transformation in learning.

Increasing access to materials science and STEM education via unique research experiences Jessica Sandland discusses how her project provides research opportunities to underrepresented undergraduate students.

"Our focus right now is two-fold. First, we want to understand how the various research, mentoring, and education components of our program influence student identity development as researchers and materials scientists.

And second, we want to understand the role that in-person programming could play in student research experiences that have taken place to-date entirely online."

MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE) principal lecturer Jessica Sandland speaks about the challenge that her 'MICRO 2.0' grant project with the Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) is looking to solve.

Through its Education Innovation Grants, J-WEL aspires to develop the building blocks, ideas, and connections that power global transformation in learning.

Jessica Sandland on her work Jessica Sandland on her workJune 5, 2024Through its Education Innovation Grants, the MIT Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) aspires to develop the building blocks, ideas, and connections that power global transformation in learning. J-WEL grants support educational innovations across a rich variety....

Members of the MIT Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) are committed to education innovation, transformation of learning, and sharing knowledge.

At J-WEL Week 2024, representatives from Universidad César Vallejo, Wadah Foundation, UNAM Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and Save the Children Jordan shared insights from work or projects where J-WEL has been a collaborator. Read on to learn more:

Sharing Knowledge and Challenging the Status Quo: Member Insights from J-WEL Week 2024 The MIT Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) has a member network of universities and foundations committed to education innovation, transformation of learning, and sharing knowledge. Members benefit from the connections to the MIT community at large, but they are also eager to learn and share actiona...

The Jameel World Education Lab is pleased to welcome La Ibero to its member network 🌎

Ibero is joining to connect with other leaders in education, explore new frontiers of knowledge, and make a global impact through education.

A delegation recently attended J-WEL Week 2024, and they are already bringing back transformative knowledge in generative AI for education to share with their colleagues.

Centro de Empleabilidad Ibero, Emprendimiento Ibero

La Universidad Iberoamericana se une al J-WEL del MIT para Ampliar Horizontes en Educación Global – Desarrollo Empresarial La Universidad Iberoamericana celebra su reciente afiliación al Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) del Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), marcando un paso significativo hacia la expansión de nuestras fronteras educativas y el fortalecimiento de nuestro compromiso con la innovación globa...

Through its Education Innovation Grants, the MIT Jameel World Education Lab aspires to develop the building blocks, ideas, and connections that power global transformation in learning.

As part of a series highlighting 2023 grantees, we spoke with Jessica Sandland, principal lecturer in the MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE) and digital learning scientist with MIT Open Learning.

Sandland’s project provides research opportunities to underrepresented undergraduate students through a program called MICRO 2.0, which blends online research, mentorship, workshops, and MIT campus visits to foster participants' identities as STEM researchers and members of the materials science and engineering community.

Jessica Sandland on her work Jessica Sandland on her workJune 5, 2024Through its Education Innovation Grants, the MIT Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) aspires to develop the building blocks, ideas, and connections that power global transformation in learning. J-WEL grants support educational innovations across a rich variety....

“I hope this becomes a kind of national model…if you have a local university and a high school, you can do this. You can go into a community archive…and make the argument that the kind of art we’re committed to is not just about our emotions or mental state…but it’s about how our emotions and mental states are informed by history, and how we can reach back into our shared past to build and safeguard the future world.”

Prof. Joshua Bennett of the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences and recipient of an MIT Jameel World Education Lab Education Innovation Grant, explains what success looks like for his project.

J-WEL Faculty Spotlight: Prof. Joshua Bennett – ‘What does success look like?’ The Jameel World Education Lab, part of MIT Open Learning, aspires to develop the building blocks, ideas, and connections that power global transformation in...

At J-WEL Week 2024, attendees explored big picture questions, and collective solutions, to addressing generative AI in an educational setting.

3 key takeaways from the Jameel World Education Lab's flagship event included: AI governance, AI literacy, and the power of connection.

AI Governance, Literacy, and the Power of Connection: Three themes from J-WEL Week 2024 Attendees explored big picture questions to addressing generative artificial intelligence in an educational setting.

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“This would be a very different program if it provided individual funding for individual students. Instead…what we’ve decided is that we are an ensemble. We are here to push each other even though we have different disciplines and practices and interests. And we’re here to give open and honest feedback…to lift the work to a transcendent level…That has been incredible to experience as a group.”

Prof. Joshua Bennett of the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences and recipient of an MIT Jameel World Education Lab Education Innovation Grant, discusses the biggest takeaway from his project.

J-WEL Faculty Spotlight: Prof. Joshua Bennett – ‘What is your biggest takeaway?’ The Jameel World Education Lab, part of MIT Open Learning, aspires to develop the building blocks, ideas, and connections that power global transformation in...

“I’m learning a lot more about what it means to be a young person in our historical moment, the kind of pressures young people face, but also why some of them are interested in making art and studying history at this point in time.”

Prof. Joshua Bennett of the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences and recipient of an MIT Jameel World Education Lab Education Innovation Grant, explains what excites him most about his project.

J-WEL Faculty Spotlight: Prof. Joshua Bennett – ‘What excites you about your project?’ The Jameel World Education Lab, part of MIT Open Learning, aspires to develop the building blocks, ideas, and connections that power global transformation in...

As the impact of generative AI technology continues to dominate headlines, the MIT Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) and its member institutions are exploring this topic head-on.

They recently gathered for J-WEL Week, the lab’s flagship in-person event that is themed each year around a topic that is top-of-mind for member institutions. This year’s topic: generative AI in education.

After a week of shared conversations, collaborative workshops, insightful presentations, and in-person demonstrations from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) community designed to deepen understanding and fuel collaboration, three key themes emerged.

AI Governance, Literacy, and the Power of Connection: Three Themes from J-WEL Week 2024 As the impact of generative AI technology on education continues to dominate headlines, the MIT Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) and its member institutions are exploring this topic head-on. They recently gathered for J-WEL Week, the lab’s flagship in-person event that is themed each year around...

Through its Education Innovation Grants, the MIT Jameel World Education Lab aspires to develop the building blocks, ideas, and connections that power global transformation in learning.

As part of a series highlighting 2023 grantees, we spoke with Professor Joshua Bennett of the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, whose project is addressing existing gaps in K-12 literary arts education through a novel approach that combines archival research with collaborative art making.

How MIT Professor Joshua Bennett is addressing gaps in K-12 literary arts education In this video interview, Bennett discusses a project that combines archival research with collaborative art making.

Thank you to all attendees for another energizing MIT J-WEL Week! As we close out, attendees will leave thinking about:

💡 Big picture perspectives on genAI that were addressed throughout the week by our faculty and student speakers touching multiple disciplines and units across the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

💡 How to leverage the co-designed resources created by attendees that address pressing questions related to generative AI in education.

💡 The incredible connections made amongst attendees that represent educational institutions around the world.

📸 : Veera Panova

The MIT Jameel Education Lab's annual event, J-WEL Week, kicked off yesterday with engaging presentations from several of our member institutions: UNAM Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Save the Children Jordan, Wadah Foundation, Universidad César Vallejo, and USP - Universidade de São Paulo. Members shared examples of initiatives on their own campuses either inspired by their work with J-WEL, or addressing the theme of this years gathering: generative AI.

📸 : Veera Panova

Tune in to MIT Jameel World Education Lab's event, AI's Education Revolution: What Will It Take? Trust, Governance, Transparency, Inclusion, and More

9:10-10:00am MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Dean Daniel Huttenlocher
10:00-10:30am MIT Sloan School of Management Dean Daniel Huttenlocher
10:45-11:35am MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Profs. Per Urlaub and Eva Dessain

Join the livestream:

LIVE WEBCAST | WORKFORCE INITIATIVES AND POLICY IMPACTS

Save your seat! The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) community is invited to join the MIT Jameel World Education Lab members for this in-person event:

AI's Education Revolution: What Will It Take? Trust, Governance, Transparency, Inclusion, and More will take place at the Samberg Conference Center starting tomorrow at 9:00am EDT.

Explore core tensions, tradeoffs, and practical considerations in using generative AI to upgrade learning for everyone. Speakers include: MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Dean Daniel Huttenlocher, MIT Sloan School of Management Prof. Andy Lo, and MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Profs. Per Urlaub and Eva Dessain.

AI's Education Revolution: What will it take? Surfacing and exploring core tensions and tradeoffs, as well as raising practical considerations, in harnessing generative artificial intelligence to upgrade learning for everyone.   AI's Education Revolution: What will it take? Trust, governance, transparency, inclusion, and more   8:30am-9am ...

“We extend a warm welcome to Technological Higher Education Network South Africa (THENSA) as they join MIT Jameel World Education Lab's community. With expertise spanning across their 10 universities, THENSA brings invaluable insights and experience to our efforts.

Their dedicated work toward transforming technological-focused higher education across Southern Africa is truly inspiring. We look forward to learning from their expertise and generating meaningful output to reform higher education.”

—Julia Reynolds-Cuéllar, associate director of membership

MIT Jameel World Education Lab Welcomes THENSA Foundation The MIT Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) is proud to welcome THENSA Foundation to its membership network. This collaboration aims to leverage MIT expertise and resources to promote educational excellence, innovation, and social impact across all educational institutions affiliated with THENSA.

This week, MIT Jameel World Education Lab continued its collaboration with member New Uzbekistan University - Yangi O'zbekiston Universiteti, leading a workshop for 50+ leaders, educators, and staff focused on bringing Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)'s expertise in education innovation and instructional design to NewUU.

The goal of this multi-day workshop was to promote a culture of research and experimentation amongst the university community through real-world examples presented by MIT faculty and experts.

On May 7, explore core tensions, tradeoffs, and practical considerations in using generative AI to upgrade learning for everyone. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) community is invited to join MIT Jameel World Education Lab members for this in-person event on campus.

Speakers include: MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Dean Daniel Huttenlocher, MIT Sloan School of Management Prof. Andy Lo, and MIT Global Languages Profs. Per Urlaub and Eva Dessain.

AI's Education Revolution: What Will It Take? Trust, Governance, Transparency, Inclusion, and More will take place at the Samberg Conference Center 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT.

🗣️ Register now!

AI's Education Revolution: What will it take? Surfacing and exploring core tensions and tradeoffs, as well as raising practical considerations, in harnessing generative artificial intelligence to upgrade learning for everyone. AI's Education Revolution: What will it take? Trust, governance, transparency, inclusion, and more 8:30am-9am Registrat...