Many MIT instructors share their teaching approaches in a special section of their OCW courses, called “Instructor Insights.” In this section, you’ll find instructors discussing topics of interest to practicing teachers, such as course design, active learning, and engaging learners. You’ll also find course-specific information and infographics on the following topics to help you map the materials to your own curriculum:
- pre-requisites
- the classroom space
- assessment practices
- how student time was spent
- how the instructor sequenced assignments and activities
Instructors share these insights through the OCW Educator project, a faculty-inspired initiative designed to pull back the curtain on MIT teaching for their colleagues at the Institute and around the world.
Direct links to course pages with Instructor Insights are listed below. Some courses do not contain Instructor Insights, but still offer valuable information for educators seeking to use OCW course materials in their classrooms. Links to these resources can be found at the bottom of this page.
OCW Educator: Instructor Insights by Department
- Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Anthropology
- Architecture
- Biological Engineering
- Biology
- Brain and Cognitive Sciences
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Comparative Media Studies/Writing
- Concourse
- Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
- Economics
- Edgerton Center
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Engineering Systems Division
- Experimental Study Group
- Global Studies and Languages
- Health Sciences and Technology
- History
- Linguistics and Philosophy
- Literature
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Media Arts and Sciences
- Music and Theater Arts
- Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Physics
- Political Science
- Science, Technology, and Society
- Sloan School of Management
- Supplemental Resources
- Urban Studies and Planning
- Women's and Gender Studies
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Anthropology
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Architecture
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Biological Engineering
Biology
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Brain and Cognitive Sciences
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Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Comparative Media Studies/Writing
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Concourse
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Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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Economics
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Edgerton Center
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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Engineering Systems Division
Experimental Study Group
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Global Studies and Languages
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Health Sciences and Technology
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History
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Linguistics and Philosophy
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Literature
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Materials Science and Engineering
Mathematics
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Mechanical Engineering
Media Arts and Sciences
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Music and Theater Arts
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Nuclear Science and Engineering
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Physics
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Political Science
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Science, Technology, and Society
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Sloan School of Management
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Supplemental Resources
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Urban Studies and Planning
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Women's and Gender Studies
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OCW Educator: Classroom Context without Instructor Insights Listed by Department
Aeronautics and Astronautics
| Course # | Course Title | Level |
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| 16.55 | Ionized Gases | Graduate |
Architecture
| Course # | Course Title | Level |
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| 4.619 | Historiography of Islamic Architecture | Graduate |
Biological Engineering
| Course # | Course Title | Level |
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| 20.320 | Analysis of Biomolecular and Cellular Systems | Undergraduate |
| 20.201 | Mechanisms of Drug Actions | Graduate |
Biology
Civil and Environmental Engineering
| Course # | Course Title | Level |
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| 1.264J | Database, Internet, and Systems Integration Technologies | Graduate |
| 1.84J | Atmospheric Chemistry | Graduate |
Economics
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
| Course # | Course Title | Level |
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| 6.874J | Foundations of Computational and Systems Biology (Spring 2014) | Graduate |
Engineering Systems Division
| Course # | Course Title | Level |
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| ESD.801 | Leadership Development | Graduate |
| ESD.864 | Modeling and Assessment for Policy | Graduate |
Global Studies and Languages
Linguistics and Philosophy
| Course # | Course Title | Level |
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| 24.947 | Language Disorders in Children | Graduate |
Literature
| Course # | Course Title | Level |
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| 21L.703 | Studies in Drama: Stoppard and Company | Undergraduate |
Mathematics
| Course # | Course Title | Level |
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| 18.022 | Calculus of Several Variables | Undergraduate |
| 18.440 | Probability and Random Variables | Undergraduate |
| 18.703 | Modern Algebra | Undergraduate |
Mechanical Engineering
Music and Theater Arts
| Course # | Course Title | Level |
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| 21M.250 | Beethoven to Mahler | Undergraduate |
| 21M.295 | American Popular Music | Undergraduate |
| 21M.S53 | Chinese Popular Musics in Dialogue | Undergraduate |
Political Science
Sloan School of Management