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**Courses from MIT’s 2017 MacVicar Fellows
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For the past 25 years, the MacVicar Faculty Fellows Program (http://mit.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8e59dcfcecf8036039ece3f6f&id=25f4454230&e=d62615173d)  has honored several MIT professors each year who have made outstanding contributions to undergraduate teaching, educational innovation, and mentoring.

This year’s awardees (http://mit.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8e59dcfcecf8036039ece3f6f&id=29fb704ab1&e=d62615173d)  are Professors Caspar Hare (philosophy), Scott A. Hughes (physics), and Maria Yang (mechanical engineering).

OCW is honored to share courses from two of this year’s Fellows.

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**New Courses
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* 21H.141 Renaissance To Revolution: Europe, 1300-1800
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* EC.210 Visualization for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education
 (http://mit.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8e59dcfcecf8036039ece3f6f&id=80761e281f&e=d62615173d)

* 6.0001 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Python
 (http://mit.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8e59dcfcecf8036039ece3f6f&id=f7e217dd35&e=d62615173d)

* 11.384 Malaysia Sustainable Cities Practicum
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* 17.200 Graduate Seminar in American Politics I: Political Behavior
 (http://mit.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8e59dcfcecf8036039ece3f6f&id=42fa192f48&e=d62615173d)

* 21H.382 Capitalism in the Age of Revolution
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**Please support OCW
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Charan Sai, please donate today and help keep OCW going and growing.
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Thank you.

**Updated Courses
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* 11.016J The Once and Future City
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* 21L.021 Comedy
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* 1.252J Urban Transportation Planning
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* 16.863J System Safety
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* 21G.225 Advanced Workshop in Writing for Science and Engineering (ELS)
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**OCW Educator
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Insights on teaching Humanities, Arts, and Social Science at MIT

One of our favorite things at MIT OpenCourseWare is to shine a spotlight on fascinating subjects and great teachers that might otherwise escape notice. We’ve written before (http://mit.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8e59dcfcecf8036039ece3f6f&id=b3a76c65f6&e=d62615173d)  on the strength of MIT’s School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (http://mit.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8e59dcfcecf8036039ece3f6f&id=4a39f40e15&e=d62615173d)  (SHASS), both in their own right and in community with MIT’s more widely recognized STEM and business programs. OCW is pleased to freely share material from nearly 800 courses from across all SHASS disciplines.

Where to begin among all this free learning material? If you’re an educator (or just curious about teaching and learning process), you’re in luck!  OCW Educator (http://mit.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8e59dcfcecf8036039ece3f6f&id=726641dd79&e=d62615173d)  project manager Sarah Hansen recently worked with SHASS colleagues to compile a  (http://mit.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8e59dcfcecf8036039ece3f6f&id=589e65e71a&e=d62615173d) list  (http://mit.us7.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=8e59dcfcecf8036039ece3f6f&id=5bee7a7fa3&e=d62615173d) of OCW highlights (http://mit.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8e59dcfcecf8036039ece3f6f&id=27a20a77dc&e=d62615173d) , which we republish here. Each of these links goes to the course’s “This Course at MIT” section, where the instructor shares detailed insights about their teaching approach.

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**MITx News
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Prepare yourself to take on big economic challenges with an MITx course

Jobs. There’s almost no bigger issue across the world than finding a way to provide jobs for everyone who needs one with a livable wage. MIT Sloan School of Management Professor Tom Kochan has over 40 years of experience in studying labor and the economy, and in his course, Shaping the Future of Work (http://mit.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8e59dcfcecf8036039ece3f6f&id=4db3056894&e=d62615173d) , he shares what he has learned over years of research on this topic. He’ll explain how productivity and wages have changed over the last century, and what he thinks we can do to improve opportunities for all.

Professor Kochan recently appeared on White House Chronicle, a show airing on many PBS stations around the U.S. and on SiriusXM radio, to discuss the future of work. Watch the episode here (http://mit.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8e59dcfcecf8036039ece3f6f&id=1ea2c0aae0&e=d62615173d) , and if you’re interested in learning more, sign up for his course, which begins March 28th.

> Register for Shaping the Future of Work, starting March 28th
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**Highlights for High School
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Heredity, derivatives, and kinetics, oh my!

In a few short months, it will be time for your students to face the annual round of Advanced Placement tests. Your students may already have looks of anxiety on their faces and bite marks on their pencils as they anticipate the testing days in May.

Well, Highlights for High School is here to help! We have an excellent resource for the Calculus, Physics, and Chemistry exams.* With simple drop down menus that correspond to the topics on the exams, we connect you and your students with material from MIT’s introductory courses that can help students study and practice. Materials can include video snippets, lecture notes, and practice problems.  Below is a screenshot from our Chemistry page about atomic theory and atomic structure.

> Visit Highlight’s for High School’s Exam Prep section
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*AP is a registered trademark of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.