Fall 2021 Teaching Resources

Include explanation components Requiring that students explain their approach, reasoning and/or uncertainties can increase academic integrity. This strategy can be applied to any quiz exam, quiz, or pset question and works for any format of student response (text-based, equation-based, coded, or orally presented). Even multiple-choice questions can be modified to require an explanation component. Create…

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Supporting students who cannot come to class In the event that a student must quarantine or isolate during the semester, Student Support Services (S3) (undergrad students) or GradSupport (graduate students) will contact you to discuss ways to best support the student. Information for students (and all MIT residents) who are in isolation or quarantine can be…

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Please note the latest MIT guidelines on face coverings state: “When speaking in a group setting where all others present are masked (e.g., a faculty member, instructor, or TA giving a lecture; a guest speaker at an event; a student asking a question in class; a staff member making a comment in a meeting); a…

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Although it is essential to ensure your syllabus is clear and transparent in “normal” times, this is especially true this fall. Please consider including in your syllabus: explicit statements about policies and requirements specific to this semester in a warm tonewell-being resources that might be helpful for your students Syllabus statements For this fall —…

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