MIT Alumni Wanted as Mentors for Mission 2010: New Orleans
"Solving Complex Problems" is a new MIT subject (12.000) designed to provide freshmen the opportunity to work as part of a team to design a viable solution to a complex problem that requires an interdisciplinary approach. For students participating in the Fall 2006 offering, the mission ("Mission 2010") is:
the reconstruction of New Orleans and the management of the Mississippi River and the Gulf coast.
About Mission 2010 An important aspect of this educational experience is the involvement of a cadre of alumni mentors who serve as coaches and information resources for the student design teams. We are soliciting MIT alumni volunteers for this important experiment in MIT undergraduate education sponsored in part by Alex and Britt d'Arbeloff Fund for Excellence in MIT Education. All alumni are encouraged to be part of this challenging subject as mentors (see application below). We are interested in alumni of all backgrounds and professions. Although mentors who live and work in the Boston area would have an extraordinary opportunity to work closely with students in an informal way, we also encourage alumni who live away from the area to participate as well. In the past, "long-distance" mentors have communicated frequenty with the teams they work with through e-mail and on-line discussion forums. Another way to see the progress of the work by students is through their websites. Participating students will develop a content-rich web site describing their design and will present their design formally to a panel of experts in early December. This presentation will be webcast live so that all long-distance mentors can share in the experience. Duties and responsibilities:
A copy of your application will be automatically sent to you. You will also be contacted by us within two weeks of your application with further details. Mentor Application for MIT subject 12.000 - Mission 2010: New Orleans. If you have any problems, please email Maria Shkolnik. If you have any questions about your role as a mentor or need clarification about it, feel free to contact Prof. Sam Bowring. |