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Selected Topics in Biological Engineering Becoming the Next Bill Nye: Writing and Hosting the Educational Show Jaime Goldstein, Elizabeth Choe Mon-Fri, Jan 5-9, 12-16, 20-22, 01-04:00pm, 16-220, Daily 1-4pm in 16-220 Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Prereq: Permission of Instructor Level: H 6 units Standard A - F Grading Can be repeated for credit Detailed discussion of selected topics of current interest. Classwork in various areas not covered by regular subjects. This course gives students the opportunity to script and on-screen host 5-minute YouTube science, technology, engineering, and/or math-related shows to inspire youth to consider a future in science. Workshop-style lectures, with industry guest speakers, focus on developing students basic scripting, hosting, and video production skills in the context of understanding digital media literacy, K-12 education, science advocacy, and engaging a lay audience. Students are expected to critically analyze case studies of popular hosts and shows in addition to completing iterative, project-based assignments and peer-critiques, culminating in a 5-minute final episode. Selected groups will have the opportunity to continue optional development of episodes with a professional production crew for the MIT+K12 Videos Science Out Loud series during the final week of IAP. Enrollment limited to 24, open to all majors. (Note: this class will be recorded by OpenCourseWare) Contact: Elizabeth Choe, NE48-308, x4-7628, echoe@mit.edu |
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Special Subject in Biological Engineering Fluidics for Synthetic Biology: Prototyping Microbial Communities Dr. David Sun Kong Mon-Fri, Jan 9, 12-16, 20-22, 02-05:00pm, LL Beaver Works Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Limited to 15 participants. No listeners Prereq: Permission of instructor , a computer for device design. Level: H 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit Detailed discussion of selected topics of current interest. Classwork in various areas not covered by regular subjects. In this course, students will use digital fabrication tools, with an emphasis on 3D printing, to manufacture fluidic devices for culturing microbial communities. Students will learn how to use design software for 3D printing and fabricate devices using a variety of printing technologies at the MIT Lincoln Lab Beaver Works Center. Finally, students will culture individual and communities of natural microbes in their devices and have their hardware design files uploaded to Metafluidics, a new open repository of designs for microfluidics. Guest lecturers and mentors will include world experts in synthetic biology, microfluidics, digital fabrication, and open-source hardware. Please submit a short paragraph describing your interest in the course to Dr. David Sun Kong (dkong@mit.edu). Sign-up deadline: 2 January 2015 Contact: Dr. David Sun Kong, dkong@ll.mit.edu |