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MIT Blossoms

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Reviewed:: Feb 9, 2024 by Biology

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Overview:

The MIT BLOSSOMS Initiative is an online repository of open math and science learning videos contributed by educators from the U.S., Jordan and Pakistan and hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Video Library contains over 50 math and science lessons, all freely available to teachers as streaming video and Internet downloads and as DVDs and videotapes.

Type of Material:

Collection

Recommended Uses:

in-class, homework, team assignments, individual and self-paced learners.

Technical Requirements:

Web browser

Identify Major Learning Goals:

Students will learn about various concept and content pertaining to sciences.
Students will be able to explore the connection and application of various sciences towards a cause.
Students will be able to apply the knowledge and skills to identify a problem and solve it.
Students will be able to the process of science.
Students will be able to understand & demonstrate relationship between nature and science.
Students will be able to understand the role played by science in everyday life.

Target Student Population:

Grade School, Middle School, High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

Familiarity with math and science vocabulary

Content Quality

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Strengths:

Clear and concise
demonstrates a core concept grounded in the discipline
current and relevant
informed by scholarship
resources can be used in several situations

Concerns:

No comments.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:

Each video clips start with the learning objectives
Material is intuitive
The large collection of videos makes it fun to explore many aspects of science and math
This is a good searchable database
Material promotes conceptual understanding
Links to additional resources are provided
Participatory activities allow students to be engaged fully

Concerns:

No comments.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:

Accessible with any browser
The information is well organized
Very easy to navigate to the different major sections of site
Information is easy to understand Navigation is intuitive

Concerns:

None.

Other Issues and Comments:: Most of the content and related hand-outs of the BLOSSOMS learning videos are licensed under a Creative Commons’ Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 license.
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