Teaching & education
How We Teach: Teaching College-Level Science and Engineering (MIT)
Sikhami InstituteEnglish
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Join for free- 12 video lectures (4h 29m)
- Certificate of completion
- Ask the teacher your doubts
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About this course
How to teach so that students actually learn, from MIT's course on teaching college-level science and engineering (MIT 5.95J), with short demonstrations of active-learning techniques you can use in any classroom. Who it's for: teachers, lecturers, teaching assistants and anyone who trains others. These are the free, official videos of the "How We Teach: MIT 5.95J" playlist from the MIT OpenCourseWare YouTube channel (youtube.com/@mitocw). All videos belong to MIT OpenCourseWare; Sikhami is not affiliated with MIT OpenCourseWare and simply arranges the public playlist into a course, so you can learn one lesson at a time and keep track of your progress.
What you will learn
• Active learning: why it works and how to use it • Techniques such as think-pair-share, jigsaw, debates and mud cards • Using personal response systems (clickers) in class • Designing a course and writing learning outcomes • Teaching with educational technology
This course at a glance
- Lectures
- 12 video lectures
- Video
- 4h 29m in all
- Level
- Postgraduate, Professional
- Language
- English
- Access
- Lifetime access
- Certificate
- On completion
Lectures last updated September 2026
Course content
1 section · 12 lectures · 4h 29m
1. How We Teach: MIT 5.95J Teaching College-Level Science and Engineering, Fall 201
- Meet the Educator1m
- Active Learning Overview5m
- Beach Ball3m
- Debate2m
- Jigsaw5m
- Lightning Round4m
- Mud Cards3m
- Personal Response Systems9m
- Think-Pair-Share3m
- Class Session 3: Designing a Course: Developing Learning Outcomes1h 16m
- Class Session 5: Teaching Methodologies, Part II: Active Learning: Why and How1h 27m
- Class Session 8: Teaching with Educational Technology1h 7m
How long it takes
4h 29m of video in 12 lectures. Pick a pace that suits you:
Steady
9 days
at 30 minutes a day
Regular
5 days
at 1 hour a day
Fast track
3 days
at 2 hours a day
Video time only: practice takes a little longer. Your place in every lecture is saved, so you can stop any time.
Earn a certificateLearn more
Watch every lecture, then claim a certificate of completion with your name on it.
- Its own web page and code, so a school or an employer can check it is real
- Save it as a PDF or print it
- Included with the course, at no extra cost
Who teaches it
Sikhami InstituteNew Delhi · 297 courses · 693 learners · 472 followersSikhami Institute is Sikhami's own institute for free learning. We pick some of the best free courses on YouTube, from Harvard's CS50, MIT, NPTEL, Khan Academy, Google, Microsoft, the BBC, Crash Course, PW, Magnet Brains, CodeWithHarry and many more, and turn them into proper courses on Sikhami that you can follow lesson by lesson while your progress is saved.
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All videos belong to their creators and play from their official YouTube channels, and each course credits its creator. Questions or suggestions? Write to help@sikhami.com.Questions people ask
Is this course free?
Yes. Joining is free, and the lectures unlock as soon as you join. Once you join, it is yours for life.
How long is the course?
12 video lectures, 4h 29m of video in all. At an hour a day, the videos take 5 days. You learn at your own pace; there are no fixed class times.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes. When you have watched every lecture, you can claim a certificate of completion. It has its own page and code, so anyone can check that it is real. About certificates
What language is it taught in?
English.
Can I learn on my phone?
Yes. Watch on the website or in the Sikhami app for Android with the same account. Your place in every lecture is saved, so you can switch between them.
Can I ask the teacher a doubt?
Yes. Ask it in the questions on the course page, or from inside any lecture while you watch. You can also keep your own notes on each lecture.
Who made these videos?
The lectures are the free, public videos of the YouTube playlist "How We Teach: MIT 5.95J Teaching College-Level Science and Engineering, Fall 2015", and they belong to their creator. Sikhami arranges them into a course, so you can learn one lecture at a time and keep track of your progress.
