MIT Educational Studies Program: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 21:10, 13 February 2023

Revision as of 14:56, 21 March 2023

Line 29:

The program usually costs around 40 dollars but generous need based financial aid is available upon request. Students submit preferences for classes and a lottery system is used to allot classes to students. A student is allowed to attend as many classes as fits their schedule. Walk in activities and classes are organized. These classes can be attended without prior registration.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=MIT ESP - Splash! |url=https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Splash/index.html |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=esp.mit.edu}}</ref>

A famous personality who taught at Splash includes [[Randall Munroe]], the creator of the webcomic [[Xkcd|xkcd]]. He wrote the book [[What If? (book)]] after being inspired while taking a class at Splash.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garber |first=Megan |date=September 26, 2012 |title=A Conversation With Randall Munroe, the Creator of XKCD |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/09/a-conversation-with-randall-munroe-the-creator-of-xkcd/262851/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref>

=== Spark ===