Establishing a Writing Fellows Program in Biological Engineering

The project responds directly to the urgent need to bolster writing instruction within Biological Engineering. Graduating seniors in Biological Engineering identified written communication as the weakest aspect of their undergraduate training in the most recent exit survey: nearly half reported that their writing had not improved during their MIT studies. The Writing Fellows program will use peer tutoring to enhance the undergraduate learning experience. The project adds value to the residential experience for our students by increasing the level of face-to-face interactive instruction, and thus complements efforts to expand MIT’s reach via MITx/edX.