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When Nader AlEtaywi was in high school in Jordan, he had a passion for finance but his prospects seemed limited. Juggling his studies, minimum-wage jobs, and family crises made it hard to envision a future where he could develop his talents and flourish in his chosen field. Through sheer perseverance he finished high school and entered university, where during the Covid pandemic in late 2020 he discovered the world of educational resources that MIT Open Learning offers. He devoured MIT OpenCourseWare courses in statistics, computer programming, and calculus, and soon realized that he could take steps toward a career in finance by enrolling in a MITx MicroMasters program. The program’s instructional team recognized Nader’s talent, and when he finished the program they offered him a position as a teaching assistant. From there, drawing on the skills he had learned but also on the online community he had become a part of, Nader was able to get jobs in his field, first working for a financial firm in Jordan, and then for companies in the US and Dubai. In this episode, we hear his inspiring story of passion and perseverance.

Uploaded 30-10-24

The Open Learners podcast is produced by Alexis Haut and hosted by Emmanuel Kasigazi and Michael Jordan Pilgreen..


Relevant Resources:

MIT OpenCourseWare (https://ocw.mit.edu/)
The OCW Educator portal (https://ocw.mit.edu/educator)
MIT MicroMasters Program in Finance (https://micromasters.mit.edu/fin/)
Dr. Egor Matveyev (MIT faculty page) (https://mitsloan.mit.edu/faculty/directory/egor-matveyev)
Prof. Andrew Lo (MIT faculty page) (https://mitsloan.mit.edu/faculty/directory/andrew-w-lo)
Courses by Prof. Lo on MIT OpenCourseWare (https://ocw.mit.edu/search/?q=%22andrew+lo)

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Brett Paci, producer (https://twitter.com/Brett_Paci)
Dave Lishansky, producer (https://twitter.com/DaveResonates)
Show notes by Peter Chipman



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MIT IDS.333 Risk and Decision Analysis, Fall 2021
Instructor: Richard de Neufville
View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/ids-333-risk-and-decision-analysis-fall-2021/
YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP62jwhTqp8_1kwrkDkxZhpQC

Uploaded 28-09-22

This video introduces the recommended process in a simulation.

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Jae-Min Hong, our guest for this episode, is a hungry learner with wide-ranging curiosity and a distrust of groupthink. A native of South Korea, she has been fluent in English from childhood, which has opened up many educational possibilities for her. Aiming to widen her cultural horizons, she opted to attend high school in New Zealand; a few years later, she transferred from a Korean university to an American one so she could attend in-person classes during the Covid pandemic. With the help of lecture videos from MIT OpenCourseWare, Jae-Min was able to supplement her formal studies and pursue all the subjects that interest her, from chemistry and thermodynamics through data science and financial technology. She’s now back in South Korea, where she’s finishing a degree in economics at Yonsei University. She feels it’s time for her to really focus her attention on a single field and a single goal, a career in investment banking. But if that doesn’t work out, she says, she can always come back to MIT OpenCourseWare and dip once more into the wealth of resources it has to offer.

Uploaded 16-10-24

The Open Learners podcast is produced by Alexis Haut.

Relevant Resources:
MIT OpenCourseWare (https://ocw.mit.edu/)
The OCW Educator portal (https://ocw.mit.edu/educator)
5.60 Thermodynamics and Kinetics on MIT OpenCourseWare (https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/5-60-thermodynamics-kinetics-spring-2008/)
15.401 Finance Theory I on MIT OpenCourseWare (https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/15-401-finance-theory-i-fall-2008/)
18.06 Linear Algebra on MIT OpenCourseWare
(https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/18-06sc-linear-algebra-fall-2011)
Prof. Gilbert Strang (MIT faculty page) (https://math.mit.edu/directory/profile.html?pid=266)
RES.18-005 Highlights of Calculus (including “The Big Picture of Calculus”) on MIT OpenCourseWare (https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/res-18-005-highlights-of-calculus-spring-2010/resources/big-picture-of-calculus/)

Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions (https://www.sessions.blue/)

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Credits
Sarah Hansen, host and producer (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-e-hansen/)
Brett Paci, producer (https://twitter.com/Brett_Paci)
Dave Lishansky, producer (https://twitter.com/DaveResonates)
Show notes by Peter Chipman



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MIT IDS.333 Risk and Decision Analysis, Fall 2021
Instructor: Richard de Neufville
View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/ids-333-risk-and-decision-analysis-fall-2021/
YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP62jwhTqp8_1kwrkDkxZhpQC

Uploaded 28-09-22

Discusses the 5 main drivers for and against the adoption of flexibility in design. The most important is the existence of uncertainty. Not knowing what will happen is the reason not to commit to a premature design or plan.

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In this inaugural episode of the Open Learners podcast, hosts Emmanuel Kasigazi and Michael Jordan Pilgreen interview Maria Eduarda Barbosa, a medical student located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Maria tells in her own words how MIT OpenCourseWare changed the trajectory of her life, particularly how she might never have achieved her full potential if one of her teachers had not recognized her abilities and urged her to pursue more challenging studies. Googling “Calculus introductory course,” Maria discovered one of Prof. Gilbert Strang’s videos on MIT OpenCourseWare, and it opened a vision of new horizons for her. She became a near-daily user of MIT OpenCourseWare, and the experience transformed her intellectual life, inspiring her to become passionate about her own education and to share that passion with others around her. Maria describes how the experience has not only awakened her curiosity and self-motivation, but also given her a better attitude about the gaps in her existing knowledge. Now, she says, she doesn’t think, “Oh, I'm lost because I'm stupid”; instead she thinks, “I'm lost because I haven't learned this yet.”

Uploaded 02-10-24

The Open Learners Podcast is produced by Alexis Haut.

Relevant Resources:
MIT OpenCourseWare (https://ocw.mit.edu/)
The OCW Educator portal (https://ocw.mit.edu/educator)
Prof. Andrew Lo (MIT faculty page) (https://mitsloan.mit.edu/faculty/directory/andrew-w-lo)
15.401 Finance Theory I on MIT OpenCourseWare (https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/15-401-finance-theory-i-fall-2008/)
Prof. Gilbert Strang (MIT faculty page) (https://math.mit.edu/directory/profile.html?pid=266)
RES.18-005 Highlights of Calculus (including “The Big Picture of Calculus”) on MIT OpenCourseWare (https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/res-18-005-highlights-of-calculus-spring-2010/resources/big-picture-of-calculus/)
Music in this episode by Blue Dot Sessions (https://www.sessions.blue/)

Share Your Open Learning Story

To share your own open learning story with Michael and Emmanuel, send them an email at [email protected].

Connect with Us

If you have a suggestion for a new episode or have used OCW to change your life or those of others, tell us your story. We’d love to hear from you!

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On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mitocw/)

Stay Current

Subscribe to the free monthly "MIT OpenCourseWare Update" e-newsletter. (https://ocw.mit.edu/newsletter/)

Subscribe to Chalk Radio (https://chalk-radio.simplecast.com/)

Support OCW
If you like Chalk Radio and OpenCourseware, donate to help keep these programs going! (https://giving.mit.edu/give/to/ocw/?utm_source=ocw&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=donate)

Credits
Sarah Hansen, host and producer (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-e-hansen/)
Brett Paci, producer (https://twitter.com/Brett_Paci)
Dave Lishansky, producer (https://twitter.com/DaveResonates)
Show notes by Peter Chipman



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MIT IDS.333 Risk and Decision Analysis, Fall 2021
Instructor: Richard de Neufville
View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/ids-333-risk-and-decision-analysis-fall-2021/
YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP62jwhTqp8_1kwrkDkxZhpQC

Uploaded 28-09-22

This video walks through the process of constructing an illustrative decision tree.

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MIT 21G.111 Chinese Calligraphy, Spring 2024
Instructor: Kang Zhou

Uploaded 27-10-25

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An inspired MIT student created fashion clothing integrated with Chinese calligraphy.

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Sakura 2020 by Roa Music | https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031
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MIT IDS.333 Risk and Decision Analysis, Fall 2021
Instructor: Richard de Neufville
View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/ids-333-risk-and-decision-analysis-fall-2021/
YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP62jwhTqp8_1kwrkDkxZhpQC

Uploaded 28-09-22

New information has value because it allows us to learn about the probability of future outcomes. A test in this context is any process to collect information: beta testing of product, test marketing, pilot projects, etc.

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MIT 21G.111 Chinese Calligraphy, Spring 2024
Instructor: Kang Zhou

Uploaded 27-10-25

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An MIT student created a stand featuring Chinese calligraphy brushes as their term project for Chinese calligraphy.

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MIT IDS.333 Risk and Decision Analysis, Fall 2021
Instructor: Richard de Neufville
View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/ids-333-risk-and-decision-analysis-fall-2021/
YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP62jwhTqp8_1kwrkDkxZhpQC

Uploaded 28-09-22

This video explains the structure of a decision tree. It has a sequence of decision nodes and of chance nodes representing management choices and consequences. Data consist of probability of chances, and level of outcomes.

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