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As a practitioner or a manager, what do you expect to learn about related to the field of Supply Chain Management (SCM) in the next five to ten years? Share your thoughts here in our short survey to help us better understand what you expect from SCM education. Join us in creating better learning environments for the future.

In today’s ever-changing commercial environment, individuals must continuously update their knowledge and skills to keep pace with advances in technology and workplace management. Online and “blended” or “hybrid” learning programs provide more accessible and flexible ways to learn and acquire new abilities required in this changing landscape.

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In response, we are dedicated to helping educators design and deliver online (synchronous and asynchronous), in-person, and hybrid learning engagements for working professionals. Our goal is to enable these educators to offer programs that maximize professionals’ learning objectives, optimize their engagements, and advance their life-long career plans.

Omnnichannel education and hybrid formats

Engagement and Dropout

Community Building

Manage & Track

Learning & Assessment

Ponce Eva
Dr. Chris Caplice
Dr. David Correll
Laura Allegue
Connor Makowski
Dr. Heeryung Choi
Jeff Baker
Dr. Sergio Caballero
Andrea Moreno
Ahmed Bilal
Dr. Alexis Bateman
Sindhu Srinath
Meta-LAD: a dashboard supporting metacognition
The project aims to support online learners’ self-regulated learning, performance, and retention by designing a learning analytics dashboard (LAD). The research questions: What are indicators predicting learners’ successful completion of online courses? How does the use of a LAD with metacognitive indicators and actionable feedback throughout an online course improve the learning experiences of learners? LAD design process: To address the theoretical gap and …
Converting Zombies into Learners – Improving MOOC learner retention
Dr. Ponce recently shared research findings with guests from the MIT Integrated Learning Initiative. The presentation reviews details of the dropout problem in MOOCs and shares interventions and their results for predicting this dropout. https://youtu.be/imy0BBEwxrA
Higher Education Leaders Showcase Innovation Strategies
Throughout the pandemic, leaders of higher education have successfully rethought and retooled pedagogy to embrace the blended learning world. During Fierce Education’s “2021 Fierce Leaders in Higher Ed”, higher education leaders, faculty, and technologists discussed innovative ways of teaching and using technologies to better engage students, while evaluating new business models to attract and retain students. The session welcomed Dr. Joe Sallustio, Executive Vice President and …
Integrating Community Teaching in MOOCs – at EMOOCs 2021
Presented by: Eva Ponce, Sindhu Srinath, and Laura Allegue The MITx MicroMasters Program in Supply Chain Management (SCM) is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) based program that aims to impart quantitative and qualitative knowledge to SCM enthusiasts all around the world. The program that started in 2014 with just one course, now offers 5 courses and one final proctored exam, which allows a …
Dr. Eva Ponce speaks at AWESOME Transformative Leadership Panel
Dr. Eva Ponce recently attended the AWESOMELeaders.org virtual event, Developing the Dynamic, Durable, Digital Supply Chain Leader – What supply chain education is all about now…and what companies need to know.

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Send us a note at omnied@mit.edu to set up a time to discuss your ideas, questions, and omni-education goals.