MIT Jameel World Education Lab Releases Education Innovation Grants Impact Report
The MIT Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) is proud to release the first Impact Report for the Education Innovation Grants program, covering the 2023-2024 academic year. Since 2017, these grants have powered MIT research in interdisciplinary subjects addressing barriers to education, such as developing novel teaching methods, pioneering new tools for learning, and connecting evidence and ideas to address barriers.
J-WEL awarded grants to 14 research projects in the 2023-2024 academic year that explored a range of topics including electrical engineering, extended reality, physical movement, and ecological sustainability. The grants supported researchers from 11 departments, labs, and centers across MIT.
“To advance higher education everywhere, the MIT Jameel World Education Lab seeds global dialogues and collaborations that surface core challenges, explore practical approaches, and examine the potential of educational innovations," said Anjali Sastry, J-WEL faculty director. "Our Education Innovation Grants support MIT faculty and researchers in developing new ideas that could advance learning and student experiences. Every year, we select projects born of MIT’s experience that offer the potential to advance higher education on campus and across settings. Projects link the curriculum to real-world needs, prototype new ways to embed evidence-based insights into teaching, and develop novel approaches for bringing educational opportunities to underserved transitional learners. Thanks to the reach of our global community and MIT colleagues’ investment in dissemination, educators in dozens of countries can learn from the efforts that we support on campus to tackle challenges and opportunities in higher education. The projects completed in 2024 explore new ways to connect important topics, address gaps in educational approaches and subjects, and tap into creativity and invention to enable learning goals. Read on to learn more about MIT innovators who are leading the way.”
J-WEL is excited to share the findings from our grantees that highlight project goals and key lessons learned. Outputs and deliverables included in this report include research papers, toolkits, curricula, websites, and more. Read the full report.