“An Apollo 13 moment”: Open Learning VP Sanjay Sarma on education in 2020 — and beyond | by MIT Open Learning | MIT Open Learning | Aug, 2020 | Medium

"In a year that has been defined by the global public health and economic crises caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and a reckoning in the U.S. with the realities of systemic racism, Vice President for Open Learning Sanjay Sarma and Open Learning’s Senior Director of Development and Strategic Initiatives Tom Smith connected about what this moment means for education and our organization.

In this wide-ranging discussion, they reflect on MIT going remote this past spring, supporting learners on a global scale, the potential of VR/AR and education research to shape how we move forward, and MIT education in 2020 and beyond. This conversation took place on June 24, 2020 and has been lightly edited for length and clarity...."