Education Innovation Funds for Teaching and Learning

Education Innovation Funds for Teaching and Learning is sponsored by MIT Registrar's Office (supported by alumni classes). These grants are intended as seed money for new, 'high risk,' undergraduate initiatives that encourage creative curriculum and pedagogical changes, improve the quality of teaching, and enrich the learning experience, including the imaginative use and applications of technology.

Education Innovation Funds for Teaching and Learning | MIT Registrar Understanding your schedule Special student registration Instructions for Harvard students Converting Harvard credits to MIT units Translating Harvard grades to MIT grades Instructions for Wellesley students General Institute Requirements HASS Exploration subjects HASS Concentration advisors Substitutions within the HASS Requirement Communication Requirement First-year Essay Evaluation (FEE) CI-H/HW subject selection Limited-enrollment waitlists Advising resources for students Progressing through MIT — the first year Progressing through MIT — beyond the first year Deployment and leave of absence Additional resources for veterans Academic administrators & officers Leaves of absence & returns Registration load & light load Sloan School of Management Other programs with non-standard tuition Spring degree dates & deadlines Other degree dates & deadlines Undergraduate degree requirements Graduate degree requirements Transcripts, certifications & letters Attendance & degree certifications Enrollment certifications Subject registration letters Digital diploma verification Suppressing directory information Gender, legal sex & pronouns Other biographic information Classes, Grades & Evaluations Advanced Standing Examinations Listener status (auditing) Flexible P/NR Grading Option Advanced Standing Exam grades Giving constructive feedback Custom question guidelines Subject evaluation reports Report access & use of data Rules for conducting classes Managing limited-enrollment subjects Managing CI-H/HW subjects Classrooms with lecture capture technology Classroom renovation & planning Faculty & Curriculum Support Curriculum & schedule planning Proposing a graduate program Proposing a HASS Concentration Communication Requirement Proposing a CI-H/HW subject Equivalent with Scheduling Relationship (EQSR) Subjects involving digital content Prerequisites & corequisites Calculating instructional units Title guidelines: special subjects Transcript titles: standard abbreviations Catalog & schedule coordinators Education initiatives & funding d’Arbeloff Fund for Excellence in Education Education Innovation Funds for Teaching and Learning Additional funding sources Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellows Program Faculty curriculum committees 2 Subjects: General Issues 4 Subjects: The Communication Requirement 5 Subjects: First-Year Advising Seminars 6 Subjects: ROTC Subjects 8 Subjects: Enrollment Management 9 Guidelines for Preparing Subject Proposals 13 CoC as Advisory Body to Registrar 14 Appendix: Excerpts from Rules and Regulations of the Faculty Regarding Degrees 15 Appendix: Excerpts from Rules and Regulations of the Faculty Regarding Grades 16 Appendix: Degree Programs - Table of Required Votes 17 Appendix: Guidelines for Subject Numbering Institute Laboratory substitution Restricted Elective in Science and Technology (REST) substitution Committee on the Undergraduate Program Subcommittee on the Communication Requirement Subcommittee on the HASS Requirement Education Innovation Funds for Teaching and Learning Grants from the Education Innovation Funds for Teaching and Learning (formerly Alumni Class Funds) – generously supported by alumni from the classes of 1951, 1955, 1972, and 1999 – are intended as seed money for new, "high risk,” undergraduate initiatives that encourage creative curriculum and pedagogical changes, improve the quality of teaching, and enrich the learning experience, including the imaginative use and applications of technology.

Recent projects have included the development of novel curricula and instructional aids, application of research-based teaching strategies, and experiments with new pedagogical methods. Since 1994, hundreds of educational projects have received support from these funds, with many of these projects bringing significant long-term educational innovation to MIT.

The Education Innovation Funds are comprised of the following: The Class of 1951 Fund for Excellence in Education was created in 1991 to support projects that encourage creative curriculum and teaching changes across the Institute. The Class of 1955 Fund for Excellence in Teaching was inspired by the Class of 1951 and established at their 40th reunion.

The Class of 1972 Fund for Educational Innovation was established in 1997 to promote initiatives that improve the quality of teaching and enrich the educational experience. The Class of 1999 Fund for Excellence in Student Learning is focused on improving students’ learning experiences through innovative technology and applications. For more information, email eifunds@mit.

edu or call (617) 253-5629.