By Ishani Tarkar I participated in the MIT Splash program in November 2020, and it was amazing (side note, but this is the first time I’ve participated in MIT Splash, so I don’t know how it normally would be). I learned about the history of the American democracy in an interactive class, where everyone gotContinue reading “MIT Splash ‘Review’”
Author Archives: mitesp
Keeping Afloat in Fall 2020
by Mugdha Chiplunkar “What could be worse than online school?” I asked myself, and my question was answered shortly after I moved to a different city – being a new student in online school. For the first few weeks, I was completely lost. I had no idea how to use anything Microsoft, I couldn’t rememberContinue reading “Keeping Afloat in Fall 2020”
The Next Chapter
by Anonymous I have been attending Splash at MIT since 2015, without fail. I used to come up with my sister, who would attend classes, and my mom, who would teach classes. I got to be a kind of teacher’s aid for my mother, flipping her slides, laying out the candies she would hand outContinue reading “The Next Chapter”
My Experience Wandering the (Virtual) Halls at Splash
by Annamarie Warnke I am generally a very obedient person. Case in point: during Splash in 2018 and 2019, I attended every class that I signed up for. Even when the class content was way over my head or just boring, I diligently took notes in my notebook or on my laptop. I admired theContinue reading “My Experience Wandering the (Virtual) Halls at Splash”
How One Screen Makes a Difference
by Chloe Palmer This was my first time attending a program of this nature, so I don’t have a lot to compare it to, but all in all, it was pretty great. This online Zoom world makes learning a completely different experience. Something I found interesting was how in all these different Zooms, each oneContinue reading “How One Screen Makes a Difference”
Engaging Virtually: slides, water, and variety
by Athena Capo-Battaglia Creating an engaging class can be difficult, but fortunately many things can help! When making the slides for my course, I tried to keep the slides simple, and included helpful pictures/diagrams/bullet points to accompany what I was saying rather than writing everything on the slide. I, then, put the information in myContinue reading “Engaging Virtually: slides, water, and variety”
Axolotls Making a Splash
by Mike Gordon First, my position on axolotls: literally the most adorable beings on the planet. I love the little smile they have, and baby axolotls look like little toys. The transition to online learning was hard at first but is slowly getting better. Originally it was hard to focus with so many distractions aroundContinue reading “Axolotls Making a Splash”
Chip Piatti
In the summer of 1966, Francesco Piatti, better known to his friends as Chip, stood on the stage of Kresge Little Theatre on the MIT campus. In front of hundreds of students and dozens of teachers of the Summer Studies Program (SSP), he was presenting a summary of what classes he would teach that summer.Continue reading “Chip Piatti”
Blog for the Ripple: Splash 2020 Teacher Edition!
It came after the Splash, but it’s gonna keep going: The Ripple! ESP is continuing our official blog, so that you can share your amazing experiences taking and teaching classes. ESP (and your students) would love to have blog posts from teachers. Perhaps you can talk about signing up to teach 19 hours of classes,Continue reading “Blog for the Ripple: Splash 2020 Teacher Edition!”
Blog for the Ripple: Splash 2020 Student Edition!
It came after the Splash, but it’s gonna keep going: The Ripple! ESP is continuing our official blog, so that you can share your amazing experiences taking and teaching classes. The Ripple is a place for you to share your thoughts on Splash, HSSP, Spark, Cascade or learning and teaching in general! Tell us whatContinue reading “Blog for the Ripple: Splash 2020 Student Edition!”