11.130
Educational Theory and Practice II
Eric Klopfer, Reen Gibb
Schedule: TBD
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
No listeners
Prereq: 11.129
Level: U 12 units Standard A - F Grading
Concentrates on the theory and psychology associated with student learning. Topics include educational theory, educational psychology, and theories of learning. Student teaching is a key component. Assignments include readings from educational literature, written reflections on classroom observations, presentations on class topics, and practice teaching. Second of a three-course sequence necessary to complete the Teacher Education Program.
11.124 also a prerequisite.
Contact: Eric Klopfer, 10-337, x3-2025, klopfer@mit.edu
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11.956
Special Studies in Urban Studies and Planning
Action-research: Methods for Working at Planning’s Sweet Spot
Lorlene Hoyt, Sebastiao Mendonca Ferreira
Mon Jan 4 thru Fri Jan 8, 09am-12:00pm, 9-450A
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: —
Level: H 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
This subject will provide a foundation in action-research with an emphasis on collective inquiry as a method to analyze and articulate exemplary cases of practice. Cases will be unpacked in class by a diverse array of participants including MIT faculty, staff, students and CoLab’s Mel King Community Fellows.
Participants will work together to define the rules of collaboration, formulate an inquiry question for each case, and engage in a four-step action-research cycle to generate knowledge. Specifically, this cycle will include unearthing the original approach that oriented the experience; revisiting the experience while challenging and confirming the underlying assumptions; evaluating the original approach in light of the experience; and generating an improved approach for future action.
Contact: Lorlene Hoyt, 9-528, x2-2073, lorlene@mit.edu
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11.957
IAP Special Studies in Urban Studies and Planning
Taipei International Workshop: Transact, Transport, Transform, Public Space Interventions
Adèle Naudé Santos, Ana Miljacki, Joel Lamere, Leah Beuchley
Thu Jan 14 thru Sun Jan 24, 09am-05:00pm, Taipei
Selection by departmental lottery. Do not pre-register on WebSIS.
Enter lottery by: 17-Nov-2009
Limited to 18 participants.
No listeners
Prereq: Permission of instructor
Level: H 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Planned subjects of instruction for use during IAP only.
Supplementary work on individual or group basis. Registration subject to prior arrangement for subject matter and supervision by staff. Examines issues of contemporary public space-making in the Da-zhi District, with focus on three site-specific urban installations: the riverside park Mei Ti next to the Keelung river, separated from the rest of the urban fabric by a large flood wall; the night market, Shilin, one of the oldest night markets in Taipei; and the Taipei Metro System. The projects will begin by understanding the sites and the activities that occur in this district. Submit application consisting of single PDF document: 1) Name, degree program, email address 2) statement of interest 3) 1-4 pg portfolio of sample design or related work.
Web: http://sap.mit.edu/people/students/iap/
Contact: Peggy Cain, 7-231, 253-0241, peggym@MIT.EDU
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11.960
Special Studies in Real Estate
You and the 2010 Census: Working with Geographic Census Data
Amy Glasmeier (DUSP), Mike Ratcliffe (US Census), Jennifer Holland (US Census)
Mon Jan 11 thru Fri Jan 15, 10am-01:00pm, 9-450A
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: —
Level: G 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Special subjects offered during IAP and summer.
The Census of Population and Housing is THE primary data source for planning activities. Once a decade, entirely new data are released and planners analyze anew blocks, neighborhoods, entire cities, the nation. The 2010 census release begins in January. In this class, senior staff of the U.S. Census Bureau will introduce students to census data for research and planning. Topics covered include: data collection and processing, availability and access, and the availability of geographically detailed demographic datasets with a focus on the American Community Survey. The four sessions focus on the geographic analysis of census data, with a special workshop on linking GIS shapefiles to demographic data downloaded from American FactFinder.
Contact: Amy Glasmeier (DUSP), 7-337, (617) 324-6565, amyglas@mit.edu
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11.963
Special Studies in Urban Studies and Planning
Shantou Workshop
Tunney Lee
Mon Jan 4 thru Thu Jan 14, 09am-05:00pm, Shantou, China
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
No listeners
Prereq: Permission of instructor and Spring Planning Workshop
Level: H 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit
Small group study of advanced subjects under staff supervision. For graduate students wishing to pursue further study in advanced areas of urban studies and city and regional planning not covered in regular subjects of instruction.
Travel to Shantou, China for an eight-day on-site workshop. Students will conduct a survey and evaluation of the previously identified residential neighborhood developed in the central area. With the aid of Shantou University, the city planning agency, students will use interviews and visual mapping methods to investigate and collect information necessary to make evaluations of the project. A design/planning charrette will be held to generate preliminary ideas. The output of the workshop will be incorporated into the Spring Planning Studio. [Note: actually begins ]
Contact: Tunney Lee, 10-485, x8-7275, tflee@mit.edu
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11.971
IAP Special Studies in Urban Studies and Planning
Program Evaluation
Karl Seidman
Mon Jan 4 thru Fri Jan 8, 01-04:00pm, 9-450A
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: —
Level: G 3 units Graded P/D/F
Subjects taught during IAP.
This course will provide an introduction to program evaluation goals, theory and approaches in the planning and public policy fields. Topics will include evaluation goals and purposes, experimental design, quasi-experimental design and theory of change methods, and quantitative and qualitative evaluation. Students will read and critique several evaluations and for their final assignment will prepare an evaluation design for a specific program.
Contact: Karl Seidman, 9-511A, x3-3964, seidman@mit.edu
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11.973
IAP Special Studies in Urban Studies and Planning
Energy Efficient Neighborhoods in China
Dennis Frenchman
Sat Jan 16 thru Fri Jan 29, 09am-05:00pm, Beijing, China
Selection by departmental lottery. Do not pre-register on WebSIS.
Enter lottery by: 01-Dec-2009
No listeners
Prereq: —
Level: G 6 units Standard A - F Grading
IAP subject.
This IAP activity involves our work with the China Energy Foundation to develop prototypes for energy efficient neighborhoods in China. We are working in the City of Jinan as a case, but are also scanning world-wide examples of energy efficient development at the community scale and related research. The ultimate goal of the project is to establish the relationship between urban form and energy utilization and to develop tools for developers and designers to make more efficient projects. (Limited to students enrolled in Summer Beijing UD Studio/permission of instructors.)
Contact: Dennis Frenchman, 10-485, x3-8847, dennisf@mit.edu
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