IAP 2013 Activities by Sponsor - Office of Educational Innovation and Technology

Brandon Muramatsu, Sr. Educational Technology Consultant, Jim Cain, Experimental Learning Spaces Mgr & Sr. Ed. Tech. Consultant, Paul Rescigno, University Relations, Josh Shaffer, iOS Software Engineer

Jan/14

Mon

09:00AM-05:00PM

37-312

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/07
Limited to 24 participants

Join us for a 1-day crash course in iOS development.

Please register online at the iOS Workshop website, http://icampusprize.mit.edu/iap/ios-workshop-2013/. The website also has up to date details on the workshops.

Sponsor(s): Office of Educational Innovation and Technology
Contact: Brandon Muramatsu, NE48-308, 617 253-1680, MURA@MIT.EDU

Brandon Muramatsu, Sr. Educational Technology Consultant, Edwin Guarin, Senior Academic Developer Evangelist

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/04
Limited to 40 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

Kinected Experiences 2013 is a series workshops to help you get started developing for Kinect for XBox 360, Windows Phone and Windows 8. Attend one or all of these workshops!

These workshops can also be used as a stepping stone towards a few larger competitions with a focus on socially responsible themes, including the iCampus Student Prize, IDEAS Global Challenge or the Imagine Cup.

Please register online at the Kinected Experiences website icampusprize.mit.edu/iap/kinected-experiences-2013/. The website also has up to date details on the workshops.

Sponsor(s): Office of Educational Innovation and Technology
Contact: Brandon Muramatsu, NE48-308, 617 253-1680, MURA@MIT.EDU

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Kinected Experiences: Workshop 1

Jan/09

Wed

09:00AM-05:00PM

4-149, Bring your Windows 8-capable laptop

Please register online at the Kinected Experiences website icampusprize.mit.edu/iap/kinected-experiences-2013/. The website also has up to date details on the workshops.

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Kinected Experiences: Workshop 2

Jan/10

Thu

09:00AM-05:00PM

4-149, Bring your Windows 8-capable laptop

Please register online at the Kinected Experiences website icampusprize.mit.edu/iap/kinected-experiences-2013/. The website also has up to date details on the workshops.

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Kinected Experiences: Workshop 3

Jan/11

Fri

09:00AM-05:00PM

4-149, Bring your Windows 8-capable laptop

Please register online at the Kinected Experiences website icampusprize.mit.edu/iap/kinected-experiences-2013/. The website also has up to date details on the workshops.

James Cain, Manager - Experimental Learning Environments, OEIT

Jan/28

Mon

01:00PM-05:00PM

4-163, Please bring a laptop to this hands-on lab.

Enrollment: Register at link below
Limited to 85 participants

MATLAB is a high-level language that allows you to quickly perform computation and visualization through easy-to-use programming constructs. This hands-on lab presents essentials you need to use MATLAB for your classes or research.

In this session, we import historical temperature data collected in the Northern Hemisphere from an external file, plot the data over time, then perform some analysis to view the data trend to determine if global warming is happening. You’ll learn how to write a MATLAB script and publish it to a format for sharing, such as HTML. You’ll also learn how to write your own MATLAB functions, use flow control, and create loops.

By the end of the session, you’ll have learned to create an application in MATLAB.

 

Note: Attendees should bring a laptop to this hands-on lab.

 

MathWorks at MIT IAP 2013

MathWorks is hosting six sessions during MIT's Independent Activities Period (IAP) 2013. Join us to learn how you can use MATLAB and Simulink for technical computing and application development in engineering, math, and science. Attend as many sessions as you like.

  

Please visit the following URL for more information and to register for this session:

http://www.mathworks.com/company/events/seminars/mit_iap13/index.html

 

Sponsor(s): Office of Educational Innovation and Technology, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Heather Wellman, Heather.Wellman@mathworks.com

James Cain, Manager - Experimental Learning Environments, OEIT

Jan/29

Tue

01:00PM-03:00PM

37-312

Enrollment: Register at link below
Limited to 48 participants
Prereq: Basic knowledge of dynamic modeling, controls & MATLAB

This hands-on workshop uses the built-in support in Simulink for prototyping, testing, and running models on LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT. Simulink Support for LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT (SSL) aims to address the growing need for hands-on and project-based learning via low-cost, easy-to-use hardware and software that builds on the widely used MATLAB and Simulink platform.

SSL enables students to develop embedded and autonomous applications that leverage the standard sensors and actuators provided with the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT brick from within Simulink. Faculty who attend will have a chance to work through lab modules with examples of embedded genetic algorithms, motor speed control, and an mobile inverted pendulum.

Attendees will also hear about Simulink support for Arduino, BeagleBoard, and PandaBoard.

Note: This workshop (tutorial) is addressed to faculty, and open to graduate students involved in creating curriculum materials.  Attendees should have a basic knowledge of dynamic modeling and controls, as well as knowledge of MATLAB.

 

MathWorks at MIT IAP 2013

MathWorks is hosting six sessions during MIT's Independent Activities Period (IAP) 2013. Join us to learn how you can use MATLAB and Simulink for technical computing and application development in engineering, math, and science. Attend as many sessions as you like.

  

Please visit the following URL for more information and to register for this session:

http://www.mathworks.com/company/events/seminars/mit_iap13/index.html

Sponsor(s): Office of Educational Innovation and Technology, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Heather Wellman, Heather.Wellman@mathworks.com

James Cain, Manager Experimental Learning Environments, OEIT

Jan/28

Mon

10:00AM-12:00PM

4-163

Enrollment: Register at link below:
Limited to 85 participants

Mathematical models are critical to understanding and accurately simulating the behavior of complex systems. They enable important tasks such as forecasting system behavior, characterizing system response, and designing control systems. Attend this session to find out how you can use MATLAB and add-on products for your mathematical modeling tasks.

Highlights include:

Fitting surface data using parametric models

Predicting responses using regression trees

Creating models derived from first principles

Identifying parameters that optimize system performance

Simulating models and developing custom postprocessing routines

Generating reports to document model derivation and simulation results

You will also learn about different approaches you can use to develop models. These approaches include leveraging prebuilt graphical tools for specific modeling tasks such as parametric surface fitting, building and optimizing models using the MATLAB language, and deriving system equations using symbolic computation.

 

MathWorks at MIT IAP 2013

MathWorks is hosting six sessions during MIT's Independent Activities Period (IAP) 2013. Join us to learn how you can use MATLAB and Simulink for technical computing and application development in engineering, math, and science. Attend as many sessions as you like.

  

Please visit the following URL for more information and to register for this session:

http://www.mathworks.com/company/events/seminars/mit_iap13/index.html

 

Sponsor(s): Office of Educational Innovation and Technology, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Heather Wellman, Heather.Wellman@mathworks.com

James Cain, Manager - Experimental Learning Environments, OEIT

Jan/29

Tue

10:00AM-12:00PM

4-163

Enrollment: Register at link below
Limited to 85 participants

Parallel Computing Toolbox lets you solve computationally and data-intensive problems using multicore processors, GPUs, and computer clusters. High-level constructs—parallel for-loops, special array types, and parallelized numerical algorithms—let you parallelize MATLAB applications without CUDA or MPI programming.

In this session, you’ll learn how to solve and boost the execution speed of computationally intensive problems using multicore processors, GPUs, and computer clusters. We introduce and demonstrate high-level programming constructs that allow you to create parallel MATLAB applications without low-level programming.

Highlights include:

Exploring toolboxes with built-in algorithms for parallel computing

Creating parallel applications to speed up independent tasks

Scaling up to computer clusters, grid environments, or clouds

Employing GPUs to speed up your computations

 

MathWorks at MIT IAP 2013

MathWorks is hosting six sessions during MIT's Independent Activities Period (IAP) 2013. Join us to learn how you can use MATLAB and Simulink for technical computing and application development in engineering, math, and science. Attend as many sessions as you like.

  

Please visit the following URL for more information and to register for this session:

http://www.mathworks.com/company/events/seminars/mit_iap13/index.html

Sponsor(s): Office of Educational Innovation and Technology, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Heather Wellman, Heather.Wellman@mathworks.com

James Cain, Manager - Experimental Learning Environments, OEIT

Jan/30

Wed

10:00AM-12:00PM

4-163

Enrollment: Register at link below
Limited to 85 participants
Prereq: Basic knowledge of MATLAB or other programming Language

MATLAB is a high-level language that includes mathematical functions for solving engineering and scientific problems. You can produce immediate results by interactively executing commands one at a time. MATLAB also provides features of traditional programming languages, including flow control, error handling, and object-oriented programming (OOP). Attend this session to learn more about programming capabilities in MATLAB and to learn how to be more productive working with MATLAB.

Topics include:

Basics of the MATLAB programming language

Moving from scripts to functions

Building robust, maintainable functionsTools for efficient program developmentUsing and authoring objects in MATLAB

Note: Attendees should have a rudimentary knowledge of MATLAB or have knowledge of other programming languages.

  

MathWorks at MIT IAP 2013

MathWorks is hosting six sessions during MIT's Independent Activities Period (IAP) 2013. Join us to learn how you can use MATLAB and Simulink for technical computing and application development in engineering, math, and science. Attend as many sessions as you like.

  

Please visit the following URL for more information and to register for this session:

http://www.mathworks.com/company/events/seminars/mit_iap13/index.html

 

Sponsor(s): Office of Educational Innovation and Technology, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Heather Wellman, Heather.Wellman@mathworks.com

James Cain, Manager - Experimental Learning Environments, OEIT

Jan/30

Wed

01:00PM-03:00PM

4-163

Enrollment: Register at link below
Limited to 85 participants

In this session, you will gain an understanding of how different MATLAB data types are stored in memory and how you can program in MATLAB to use memory efficiently. Recent versions of MATLAB introduced several new programming concepts, including new function types. We illustrate and explore the usage and benefits of the various function types under different conditions. You will learn how using the right function type can lead to more robust and maintainable code. Demonstrations show you how to apply these techniques to problems that arise in typical applications.

Highlights include:

Memory handling in MATLAB

Various function types

MathWorks at MIT IAP 2013

MathWorks is hosting six sessions during MIT's Independent Activities Period (IAP) 2013. Join us to learn how you can use MATLAB and Simulink for technical computing and application development in engineering, math, and science. Attend as many sessions as you like.

  

Please visit the following URL for more information and to register for this session:

http://www.mathworks.com/company/events/seminars/mit_iap13/index.html

 

Sponsor(s): Office of Educational Innovation and Technology, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Heather Wellman, Heather.Wellman@mathworks.com

Violeta Ivanova, Program Leader and Instructor, ARTEMiS, Betsy Skrip, Lead Illustrator and Animator

Jan/30

Wed

02:00PM-05:00PM

2-147, Refreshments will be served

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 35 participants

The workshop will present principles and techniques for visual communication and will introduce tools and methods for creating visualizations of high aesthetic quality that accurately represent scientific and engineering concepts for education and research. Effective visualizations, including illustrations, 2D and 3D computer animations, movies, and games, will be analyzed and discussed in terms of visual structure, production workflow, software authoring tools, and media distribution formats. Examples will include visualizations in mathematics, physics, astronautics, biology, earth science, political science, and other fields, with an emphasis on visual media relevant to teaching and learning the MIT core curriculum both in a traditional classroom setting and via online educational platforms such as EdX. Topics will include:

·  Visual structure: composition, color, shape, rhythm, space, movement
·  Still images: illustrations, graphic design for print and web, data plots
·  Moving images: 2D and 3D computer animation, movies, games
·  Creative workflow: story development, production, curriculum integration
·  Technical issues: software, hardware, equipment, media file formats
·  Resources: finding good visualizations, working with artists, visual art training
·  Discussion: the role of visualization for education in the classroom and online

Please contact the ARTEMiS (web.mit.edu/artemis) visualization team (artemis-www@mit.edu) to reserve a spot, space is limited.

Sponsor(s): Office of Educational Innovation and Technology
Contact: Violeta Ivanova, NE48-308, artemis-www@mit.edu