Mission
The Office of Educational Innovation and Technology engages with the MIT community to develop, disseminate and advance the sustainability of educational innovation through the strategic use of technology.
OEIT focuses on three key areas to which it brings unique perspective, skills, and methodologies. These are bridging research and learning, linking digital content to the curriculum, and fostering communities of innovation and practice.
Channeling its energies in these three broad areas, OEIT reifies educational opportunities enabled by technology for the MIT community. This enables educational innovation to shape MIT's effort and readiness for 21st century education. OEIT complements existing DUE offices through engagement in curriculum revision, delivery, innovation outreach and educational infrastructure initiatives.
Bridging Research and Learning – OEIT develops and leverages innovative tools and best practices to provide support for bridging research and learning at MIT, a service that is unique at the Institute and elsewhere in higher education.
Linking Content to the Curriculum – OEIT provides leadership and coordination of activities that address how digital content is accessed and employed creatively in a wide range of educational innovations.
Fostering Communities of Innovation and Practice – OEIT fosters, catalyzes and supports communities around specific technology solutions, such as visualization, pedagogies, such as active learning, and specific educational innovations, such as iLabs.
OEIT's Engagement Process
OEIT's overall strategy integrates technology, outreach and organizational dimensions. Our work is accomplished through an innovation cycle which involves:
- Investigating new and emerging technologies, and exploring opportunities for their adoption to support education at MIT.
- Establishing links with MIT departments to monitor emerging innovations and IT needs.
- Assisting faculty in locating, building and integrating technologies that support a wide range of pedagogical models.
- Supporting MIT initiatives through the development, adoption & implementation of sustainable & educationally valuable software tools.
- Implementing test-beds for promising educational technologies and new services, to advance teaching and learning.
- Developing plans for the incubation, early implementation, and the transitioning of delivery systems to long-term core service providers.
- Engaging with interested MIT departments, labs, and centers to integrate technology into the curriculum.
- Working closely with the Teaching and Learning Lab and the Office of Faculty Support to enable and support educational innovation at MIT.
