Advanced Matlab
Scott Gorlin
Mon-Wed, Fri, Jan 22-23, 25, 28, 30, 1, 12-01:00pm, 46-3015
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Beneath the extensive data and matrix tools in Matlab lies a comprehensive programming environment largely untapped by the casual user. For those who want to do more than analyze simple data sets, this class will explore how universal programming concepts apply to Matlab and how to exploit them to build powerful tools - whether you simply want a deeper understanding of how Matlab works or you want to build a sophisticated application for experimental control. Special topics to include object-oriented programming, application development, multi-threading, parallel and distributed applications, optimization, and Java integration. This course presupposes basic working knowledge of Matlab or sufficient experience in another programming language to ease the transition.
Contact: Scott Gorlin, 46-6227, x3-8785, gorlins@mit.edu
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Assessment of Your Teaching Styles and the Technologies You Use
David Singer Visiting Professor
Wed Jan 9, Thu Jan 17, 01-03:00pm, TBA
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 08-Jan-2008
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
This two hour session will be offered on two different days. It will be of particular interest to those faculty and instructors who wish to accurately assess the effectiveness of their specific teaching styles and the educational technologies that they use. Part of the session will involve collaboration of those taking part in the development of strategies they might consider employing and educational technologies that they might consider using. An emphasis will be placed on ways to assess whatever learning styles or educational technologies are used.
Contact: David Singer, x3-5759, singerd@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Assessment of the Real Effectiveness of Educational Technologies
David Singer
Thu Jan 31, 11am-01:00pm, 46-3015
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
In this 2 hour workshop, an overview will first be given of the efforts that have been made to evaluate the effectiveness of educational technologies on students. The short comings of much of such research will be elucidated.
Emphasis will be placed on psychological and neurological factors that come into play in the experimental design of such assessments.
Specific examples of good assessment practices will be given and participants will be able to offer their own research efforts or intentions for discussion.
Contact: David Singer, 46-6023, x3-5795, singerd@mit.edu
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Developmental Dyslexia: Perceptual Aspects, Diagnosis, Brain-correlates, Remediation and Prevention.
Gadi Geiger, Nadine Gaab
Tue Jan 22, 10:30am-03:30pm, 46-3189, there is a break from 12-2:00
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 100 participants.
The first part will describe how dyslexics and typical readers differ in their visual and auditory perception. Based on these findings a diagnostic process and a regimen of practice for learning a new perceptual strategy for reading will be discussed. A study on the prevention of dyslexia will also be presented.
The second part will focus on the neural (brain) correlates of developmental dyslexia and will summarize findings from Electroencephalography (EEG), Magneto-encephalography (MEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Furthermore, the much-debated connection between musical training and literacy skills will be discussed
Contact: Gadi Geiger, 46-5155, x3-9646, gadi@AI.MIT.EDU
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Developmental dyslexia: perceptual aspects, diagnosis, brain-correlates, remiadiation and prevention
John Gabrieli, Gadi Geiger, Nadine Gaab
Tue Jan 22, 10:30am-03:30pm, 46-3189, lunch break 12-2:00 pm
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 90 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Describe of dyslexia & its brain correlates & will summarize findings from Electroencephalography , Magneto-encephalography & functional magnetic resonance imaging.The connection between auditory processing as well as musical training & literacy skills will be discussed.
The 2nd part will describe how dyslexics and typical readers differ in their visual and auditory perception. Based on these findings a diagnostic process and a regimen of practice for learning a new perceptual strategy for reading will be discussed. A study on the prevention of dyslexia will also be presented.
Contact: Nadine Gaab, 46-4037C, x3-3415, gaab@mit.edu
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From Understanding Cortex to Building Intelligent Machines
Tomaso Poggio, Thomas Serre, Tony Ezzat
Mon Jan 14, Tue Jan 15, 10:30am-03:30pm, 46-5193, there is a break from 12-2:00
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 100 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
A brief introduction to statistical learning theory will be followed by a description of highlights research in computational neuroscience at CBCL. The main thesis of the class is that progress in AI is increasingly dependent on advances in computational neuroscience. In the class we will review recent work on visual and auditory recognition
Contact: Tomaso Poggio, 46-3310, x3-5230, tp@ai.mit.edu
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From understanding cortex to building intelligent machines
Tommy Poggio, Thomas Serre, Lorenzo Rosasco
Mon Jan 14, Tue Jan 15, 10:30am-03:30pm, 46-3310, break 12:-2:00 each day
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Understanding the processing of information in our cortex is a significant part of understanding how the brain works and of understanding intelligence itself, arguably one of the greatest problems in science today.
Beginning by reviewing research at CBCL on the problem of intelligence. Continuing with a brief review of modern learning theory; a more specialized session on current approaches & open questions in learning theory.Focusing on current topics of research on the computational architecture of visual cortex and discuss their implications for advancing computer vision technology.
Web: http://cbcl.mit.edu/publications/index-pubs.html
Contact: Tommy Poggio, 46-5177B, x3-5230, tp@ai.mit.edu
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Structural Correlates of Functional Plasticity
Daniela Tropea
Tue Jan 22, 11am-01:00pm, 46-4062
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
The brain is continuously re-adjusting to changes in activity. This reorganization takes place at different levels: functional, structural and molecular. This class will outline the dynamicity of the brain at different levels by providing examples taken from the literature.
The class is open to everyone who has a very basic knowledge of neurobiology.
Contact: Daniela Tropea, 46-6227B, x3-5428, tropea@mit.edu
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The Interface between Brain and Cognitive Science, Learning Styles and Educational Technologies
David Singer visiting scholar, Gerald Schneider, Kimberle Koile
Tue Jan 29, 11am-01:00pm, 46-3015
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
This 2 hour workshop will first present some of the theories and concepts
related to the interface between brain and cognitive science, learning styles
and the educational technologies that are increasingly being used in education.
From these perspectives, the second half will present specific examples as well
as discussions of the applications being used or intended by the participants.
Contact: David Singer, 46-6023, x3-5795, singerd@mit.edu
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