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Analogies - MIT Museum IAP Workshop
Jennifer Novotney
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Jan/30 | Wed | 02:00PM-04:00PM | MIT Museum Classroom |
Enrollment: Advance sign-up requested
Limited to 30 participants
Take part in a series of 5 independent IAP workshop sessions on public speaking during the last week of IAP. The sessions are meant to be practical and interactive, and are open to all members of the MIT community. Each session is limited to 30 participants. Pre-registration is encouraged but drop-ins are welcome if space is available.
Analogies
Do you struggle with finding the right words to explain what you do? Do you feel like people act like you are speaking a different language when you talk about your research? Join us for an exploration in crafting effectives analogies to help you communicate with anyone.
Register for this workshop here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iap-workshops-2019-tickets-54299858338
* Participants of this session are encouraged to take part in the “MIT Can Talk” oratory competition on Thursday, January 31st and Saturday, February 2 at the MIT Museum (see IAP listing for more details).
Sponsor(s): MIT Museum
Contact: Jennifer Novotney, N52-217, 617 324-7313, NOVOTNEY@MIT.EDU
CERT: Campus Emergency Response Team
Andrea Finnin, Security Specialist
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 12/28
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Join the team!
MIT’s Campus Emergency Response Team (CERT) is comprised of members of the MIT community trained in basic emergency response and preparedness. This IAP, members of the community have the opportunity to join this valuable cohort by signing up for CERT training. The main mission of this program is to do the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of people during campus emergencies.
MIT hopes to build a network of CERT trained individuals with a presence in all main campus buildings. In the event of an emergency, this network of people could help manage the event on location until disaster responders arrive, or assist in evacuating the building if necessary. To accomplish this MIT needs to build a capable team. The Emergency Management Office is excited to offer the opportunity for any member of the MIT community to receive full CERT training during IAP and become a member of this important network.
The training, developed by FEMA, takes 20 hours to complete and is split into eight units, each with duration of 2.5 hours. At the conclusion of the training, participants will be FEMA-certified CERT members, able to work alongside any of the thousands of CERT teams in the United States.
Training topics include:
Sponsor(s): Emergency Management
Contact: Andrea Finnin, E17-106, 617 715-2469, ANDREAF@MIT.EDU
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Jan/08 | Tue | 01:00PM-03:30PM | TBA |
Addresses hazards specific to the campus. Materials cover actions that participants and their families take before, during and after a disaster as well as an overview of CERT and local laws governing volunteers.
Andrea Finnin - Security Specialist
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Jan/10 | Thu | 01:00PM-03:30PM | TBA |
Covers fire chemistry, hazardous materials, fire hazards and fire suppression strategies. PLEASE NOTE: MIT's policy is to not fight fires, but proper use of fire extinguishers will be covered.
Andrea Finnin - Security Specialist
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Jan/15 | Tue | 01:00PM-03:30PM | TBA |
Participants practice diagnosing and treating airway obstruction, bleeding and shock by using simple triage and rapid treatment techniques.
David Barber - Senior Emergency Management Specialist, Andrea Finnin - Security Specialist
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Jan/17 | Thu | 01:00PM-03:30PM | TBA |
Covers evaluating patients by doing a head to toe assessment, establishing a medical treatment area and performing basic first aid.
Andrea Finnin - Security Specialist, David Barber - Senior Emergency Management Specialist
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Jan/22 | Tue | 01:00PM-03:30PM | TBA |
Hands-on training covering basic first aid, CPR, and AED use.
David Barber - Senior Emergency Management Specialist, Andrea Finnin - Security Specialist
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Jan/24 | Thu | 01:00PM-03:30PM | TBA |
In Light Search and Rescue participants learn about search and rescue planning, size-up, search techniques, rescue techniques and rescuer safety.
CERT Organizaion addresses CERT organization and management.
Andrea Finnin - Security Specialist
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Jan/29 | Tue | 01:00PM-03:30PM | TBA |
Disaster Psychology covers signs and symptoms that might be experienced by the disaster victim and workers. Terrorism is defined and content covered are potential targets, eight signs of terrorism, CERT operations during a terrorist event, and actions to take following a suspected terrorist incident.
Andrea Finnin - Security Specialist
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Jan/31 | Thu | 01:00PM-03:30PM | TBA |
Participants review and practice the skills that they have learned during the previous six sessions in a disaster activity.
Andrea Finnin - Security Specialist
Facilitation Workshop
Sofia Leung
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Jan/29 | Tue | 02:00PM-04:00PM | 14E-310 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Interested in practicing your facilitating skills, whether facilitating a classroom discussion or a meeting among colleagues? Join to learn more about the role of a good facilitator and best practices for facilitation, and actually practice facilitating a short discussion! Please register so we know how many people to expect.
Register here: https://libcal.mit.edu/event/4892044
Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Sofia Leung, sofial@mit.edu
Festival of Learning 2019
Office of Digital Learning, VP of Open Learning
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Jan/30 | Wed | 09:30AM-04:00PM | multiple locations |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/25
A day of immersive learning, futuristic experiences, and visions of education to come.
This is a free event for the MIT community. Registration is required. Register for all or part of the day.
Schedule:
9:30-10 (10-250 Lobby) Continental breakfast.
10-11 (10-250) Keynote: Math For All: Building a Thinking Society, Po-Shen Loh
11-12:30 (10-250) Panel: Virtual Experience, Real Liberation: Technologies for Education and the Arts
-Extended Reality (XR) Technologies for Social Empowerment and Learning, D. Fox Harrell
-Using Immersive Virtual Environments to Combat Implicit Bias and Stereotype Threat, Tabitha Peck
-Bringing the Joy of Music Making to Non-Musicians, Eran Egozy
12:30-2 (Lobby 10 & Lobby 13) Learning Expo highlighting 30 educational initiatives and projects. Lunch provided.
2:00 Workshops
-Applying Learning Sciences to Instruction: An Introductory Workshop with Aaron Kessler (2:00-4:00; 1-190)
-Experiential Learning at MIT: What’s Our Future? with Kate Trimble (2:00-3:30; 36-156)
-An Introduction to Body-Ownership Illusions with Tabitha Peck (2:00-3:00; 66-168)
This is a free event for the MIT community but registration is required.
Questions? festival-learning@mit.edu. To learn more & for speaker and workshop leader bios: openlearning.mit.edu/festival.
Sponsor(s): Office of Open Learning
Contact: Mary Ruggles, NE49-2081C, 617 324-9185, RUGGLES@MIT.EDU
Gesturing - MIT Museum Workshop
Jennifer Novotney
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Jan/28 | Mon | 02:00PM-04:00PM | MIT Museum Classroom |
Enrollment: Advance sign-up requested
Limited to 30 participants
Take part in a series of 5 independent IAP workshop sessions on public speaking during the last week of IAP. The sessions are meant to be practical and interactive, and are open to all members of the MIT community. Each session is limited to 30 participants. Pre-registration is encouraged but drop-ins are welcome if space is available.
Gesturing
No one says you have to use your hands when you speak, but they can certainly help you get your message across better. What to do with your hands? Here are a few ideas that we’ll cover: minimize movement with fixed points, establish place holders, and consider viewer frame of reference. Get started on your "hand-waving" journey!
This session will be led by Tony Eng, creator of the MIT Can Talk competition and EECS Senior Lecturer.
Register for the workshop here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iap-workshops-2019-tickets-54299858338
* Participants of this session are encouraged to take part in the “MIT Can Talk” oratory competition on Thursday, January 31st and Saturday, February 2 at the MIT Museum (see IAP listing for more details).
Sponsor(s): MIT Museum
Contact: Jennifer Novotney, N52-217, 617 324-7313, NOVOTNEY@MIT.EDU
How to Speak
Patrick Henry Winston, Ford Professor of Engineering/MacVicar Fellow
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Feb/01 | Fri | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 10-250 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Professor Winston offers heuristic rules that enable you to do winning job talks
and inspiring conferences presentations, and make your listeners consider your performance impressive.
Sponsor(s): Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Patrick Henry Winston, phw@mit.edu
MakerLodge Open House
Angelina Jay, Project Manus, Technical Instructor
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Jan/22 | Tue | 05:00PM-08:00PM | 35-307 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Do you enjoy making things and sharing that knowledge with others? Join Project Manus’ MakerLodge for our IAP open house to learn how you can become a MakerLodge mentor. Our mentors train MIT’s first year students on a variety of tools from 3D printers and laser cutters to band-saws and drill presses. Grab a bite to eat and chat with current mentors and project staff to see if becoming a mentor is right for you!
Registration is required. To sign up, email Angelina Jay at angiejay@mit.edu.
Hosted by: MIT Project Manus
Sponsor(s): MIT Innovation Initiative
Contact: Angelina Jay, 617-258-089, angiejay@mit.edu
Mentoring Youth through the Power of Sports
Andreas Karatsolis, Associate Director, MIT WRAP, Constantine Psimopoulos, MIT Shalek Lab
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Feb/01 | Fri | 01:00PM-03:00PM | E17-136 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/31
Limited to 15 participants
Millions of school-aged children across the US are actively engaged in some individual or team sport, enjoying the benefits of both the physical activity and the life-long skills they are developing. For almost all sports, these young athletes either had a coach who helped them succeed, or wished they had a coach who could help them succeed -- not only in their sport but in life as well.
If you have been an athlete at any level, or if you have been introduced to a sport through a PE class here at MIT, and feel you would like to understand what coaches do and how you could, as a youth coach, support developing athletes, then this workshop is for you!
Through this experience, you will have a chance to be introduced to theories associated with the development of mastery, leadership, empathy and their application to sports. The workshop leaders, drawing on their research and combined experience of over 30 years in sports mentoring, will discuss how MIT students can mentor youth through the power of sports and provide an invaluable service to their community, on campus and at home.
Advanced Sign Up Required.
Please contact Andreas Karatsolis at wrap@mit.edu
Sponsor(s): Writing and Humanistic Studies, Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication
Contact: Andreas Karatsolis, E18-240, 617-253-3039, wrap@mit.edu
Presenting with Skill and Confidence
Juergen Schoenstein, Lecturer: Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication, Anna Kohler, Senior Lecturer in Music and Theater Arts at MIT
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Jan/29 | Tue | 09:30AM-12:30PM | 66-144 |
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Jan/30 | Wed | 09:30AM-12:30PM | 66-144, 66-154 |
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Jan/30 | Wed | 02:00PM-04:00PM | W16-RRA |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/25
Limited to 18 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
As engineers and academics, we love to talk about our work – unless it is in front of an audience. For many, public speaking is one of the biggest fears they have to face; even experienced presenters often agonize over the prospect of facing an audience. This workshop will address not only the tasks of crafting a talk and designing the slides, but also how to become confident and comfortable as a speaker. This workshop is intended for graduate students and faculty members who want to improve their oral presentation skills, but undergraduates are welcome, too.
The first part will be a half-day workshop in crafting an audience-specific narrative, and designing professional slides; the next morning, we will do a “clinic” where participants get an opportunity to give a 5 to 10-minute presentation (about their thesis, current research, or any other topic they choose) to a friendly audience of peers, get feedback and practice how to handle the Q and A. In the afternoon, things will become more physical: Anna Kohler, Senior Lecturer for Theater at MIT, will lead a workshop on “Speaking with confidence”. In this workshop, you will do exercises that will enable you to find and fill both the space within you and the space immediately around you, so that you can confidently be yourself in front of a large audience. This workshop is not about oral performance and theatrical speech, but about physical presence and comfort on stage - wear loose clothing conducive for physical movement.
Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing, Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication
Contact: Juergen Schoenstein, juergen@mit.edu
Reaching Out - MIT Museum Workshop
Jennifer Novotney
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Jan/31 | Thu | 02:00PM-04:00PM | MIT Museum Classroom |
Enrollment: Advance sign-up requested
Limited to 30 participants
Take part in a series of 5 independent IAP workshop sessions on public speaking during the last week of IAP. The sessions are meant to be practical and interactive, and are open to all members of the MIT community. Each session is limited to 30 participants. Pre-registration is encouraged but drop-ins are welcome if space is available.
Reaching Out
A key component of research is communication. Whether it is with other researchers, the general public, or students, it is important that you are able to share your research in a clear and engaging way. In this class, you will learn how to tailor your presentations to different groups, assess your audience, and move past the powerpoint to meet your goals. Please bring a presentation that you would like to work on or a possible topic to try.
Register for this workshop here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iap-workshops-2019-tickets-54299858338
* Participants of this session are encouraged to take part in the “MIT Can Talk” oratory competition on Thursday, January 31st and Saturday, February 2 at the MIT Museum (see IAP listing for more details).
Sponsor(s): MIT Museum
Contact: Jennifer Novotney, N52-217, 617 324-7313, NOVOTNEY@MIT.EDU
Shotokan Karate: Beginner Yellow belt program
Vazrik Chiloyan
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
This is a one month course focused on introducing complete beginners to the art of Shotokan Karate, where the goal is to get to a level where you can test and pass for yellow belt. No prior experience is necessary, just the desire to learn and benefit from practicing Shotokan Karate! There is no restriction depending on skill, i.e. even those who are experienced can use this course to polish their fundamentals.
The course will involve learning the basic punching techniques of stationary punch (choku zuki), stepping punch (oi zuki), as well as the basic blocks of down block (gedan barai), rising block (age uke), and inside-arm block (uchi uke). The first two forms (kata), Heian Shodan and Heian Nidan, will be taught in order to string together the basic moves learned and to emphasize movement rhythm and technique posture.
Classes will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 5-7pm in the Z-Center during IAP. For more information about the club, you can check out the following Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/MITSHOTOKANKARATE/
For more information about this course or the MIT Shotokan Karate club, please contact us at:
shotokan-karate-officers@mit.edu
Sponsor(s): Shotokan Karate Club
Contact: Vazrik Chiloyan, VAZRIK@MIT.EDU
Shotokan Karate: The Art of Katas
Vazrik Chiloyan
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Limited to 20 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
The focus will be teaching the basic coreography, rhythm, as well as fundamental details of the movements that can offer improvement in Karate beyond just in the performance capabilities of the particular kata. Those who complete the entire course will receive a certificate from the NACKC.
Classes will be held 11am to 1pm every Sunday during IAP in the T-Club Lounge in the MIT Z-Center.
For more informaion about this course, contact us at:
shotokan-karate-officers@mit.edu
You can check out more of the Shotokan Karate club events on our Facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/MITSHOTOKANKARATE/
Sponsor(s): Shotokan Karate Club
Contact: Anselmo Cassiano Alves, anselmoc@mit.edu
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Jan/12 | Sat | 11:00AM-01:00PM | T-Club lounge |
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Jan/19 | Sat | 11:00AM-01:00PM | T-Club lounge |
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Jan/26 | Sat | 11:00AM-01:00PM | T-Club lounge |
The Karate practices for the Art of Katas program will be held in the T-Club Lounge in the MIT Z-Center
Vazrik Chiloyan
Splash for MIT
Jenny Gao, Program Director, Elisabeth Bullock, Program Director
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Jan/30 | Wed | 07:00PM-10:00PM | Building 56 Floor 1 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Like learning or teaching random things? Then this program is for you. MIT's Educational Studies Program will be hosting a series of fun, short classes, including a Firestorm session, aimed at the MIT community, and modelled after our popular and much larger-in-scale Splash program that is run annually for thousands of high school students . For those of you who thought Splash 2018 classes sounded cool or who wanted to teach but weren't able to, this is finally your opportunity to experience Splash in one evening of condensed programming!
Sponsor(s): Educational Studies Program
Contact: Jenny Gao and Elisabeth Bullock, splash-for-mit@mit.edu
Storytelling 101 - MIT Museum IAP Workshop
Jennifer Novotney
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Jan/29 | Tue | 02:00PM-03:30PM | MIT Museum Classroom |
Enrollment: Advance sign-up requested
Limited to 30 participants
Take part in a series of 5 independent IAP workshop sessions on public speaking during the last week of IAP. The sessions are meant to be practical and interactive, and are open to all members of the MIT community. Each session is limited to 30 participants. Pre-registration is encouraged but drop-ins are welcome if space is available.
Storytelling 101
Storytelling is a chance to reflect on your life, take stock of the events you've lived through, and think about how they have shaped you as a person. Taught by Kirsty Bennett, a former director and producer for The Moth, this class will encourage you to identify what stories you might want to tell, introduce basic narrative storytelling structure and help you begin to craft your own story.
Register for this workshop here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iap-workshops-2019-tickets-54299858338
* Participants of this session are encouraged to take part in the “MIT Can Talk” oratory competition on Thursday, January 31st and Saturday, February 2 at the MIT Museum (see IAP listing for more details).
Sponsor(s): MIT Museum
Contact: Jennifer Novotney, N52-217, 617 324-7313, NOVOTNEY@MIT.EDU
Storytelling 101 - MIT Museum Workshop
Jennifer Novotney
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Jan/29 | Tue | 02:00PM-03:30PM | MIT Museum Classroom |
Enrollment: Advance sign-up requested
Limited to 30 participants
Take part in a series of 5 independent IAP workshop sessions on public speaking during the last week of IAP. The sessions are meant to be practical and interactive, and are open to all members of the MIT community. Each session is limited to 30 participants. Pre-registration is encouraged but drop-ins are welcome if space is available.
Storytelling 101
Storytelling is a chance to reflect on your life, take stock of the events you've lived through, and think about how they have shaped you as a person. Taught by Kirsty Bennett, a former director and producer for The Moth, this class will encourage you to identify what stories you might want to tell, introduce basic narrative storytelling structure and help you begin to craft your own story.
Register for the workshop here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iap-workshops-2019-tickets-54299858338
* Participants of this session are encouraged to take part in the “MIT Can Talk” oratory competition on Thursday, January 31st and Saturday, February 2 at the MIT Museum (see IAP listing for more details).
Sponsor(s): MIT Museum
Contact: Jennifer Novotney, N52-217, 617 324-7313, NOVOTNEY@MIT.EDU
TA Day
tadays@mit.edu
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/22
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Roles and responsibilities for TAs vary across the Institute. In recognition of this, the Teaching and Learning Lab has organized TA Days: a series of workshops which address many of the common roles, responsibilities, and concerns of MIT teaching assistants. We encourage you to pick and choose the workshops which are most relevant and of interest to you. Please note that while the Teaching and Learning Lab does not require TAs to attend any particular sessions, your department might.
Please register so we know how many to expect. There will be coffee and light snacks in the morning. Lunch will only be provided when indicated.
Sponsor(s): Teaching and Learning Lab
Contact: Ryan Macdowell, E19-611, 617 324-4054, RYMAC@MIT.EDU
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Jan/29 | Tue | 09:00AM-01:15PM | 2-190, Lunch provided |
This session will provide you with a basic outline for a lecture or recitationsession, examples of techniques that you can use to actively engage students in the STEM classroom, andthe research-based rationale for including those elements.This session is geared towards leaders of recitation sections that focus on problem solving, but all are welcome.
tadays@mit.edu
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Jan/29 | Tue | 09:00AM-01:15PM | 13-5101, Lunch provided |
Conducting a discussion section presents unique challenges as instructors must balance their own preparation with interpersonal skill, be open to improvisation, and fulfill learning goals. This session will provide a generalized outline for leading an active class discussion and specific strategies to get students engaged.
Geared toward discussion sections, esp. in humanities and social sciences, but all are welcome.
tadays@mit.edu
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Jan/29 | Tue | 01:30PM-03:00PM | 2-190 |
In this workshop, you will learn how to get a sense of where students are in their thinking, how to use questioning techniques to encourage students to explain their thinking, and how to help students connect solution steps to course concepts to enhance their learning. Research on effective tutoring will be presented.
tadays@mit.edu
The Minerva Model
Kara Gardner, Associate Dean
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Jan/23 | Wed | 10:30AM-11:30AM | 3-270 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/22
This active seminar discussion will introduce participants to Minerva’s educational model, including the technology we use to facilitate our classes, the Forum platform. Our goal at Minerva is to take students with the highest potential and train them to become leaders, innovators, broad thinkers, and global citizens.
To that end, we have designed a curriculum focused on “great cognitive tools,” rather than “great books.” In the 21 st century, students need more than just an introduction to content at the university level – they need tools to help them process and make use of information. The Minerva curriculum provides students with habits of mind and foundational concepts organized into four core competencies: critical thinking, creative thinking, effective communication, and effective interaction. All students learn these habits and concepts during our first-year cornerstone courses, and they continue to be measured on their use and mastery of the HCs throughout their four years of study. They apply these skills and concepts inside and outside of the classroom as they travel in cohorts, living in up to six cities around the globe. Our goal is for students to graduate with a skills they can apply in a variety of professional contexts, and tools that will help them solve an array of difficult problems.
Contact: Ryan MacDowell, rymac@mit.edu
Your Place on Stage - MIT Museum Workshop
Jennifer Novotney
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Feb/01 | Fri | 02:00PM-04:00PM | MIT Museum Classroom |
Enrollment: Advance sign-up requested
Limited to 30 participants
Take part in a series of 5 independent IAP workshop sessions on public speaking during the last week of IAP. The sessions are meant to be practical and interactive, and are open to all members of the MIT community. Each session is limited to 30 participants. Pre-registration is encouraged but drop-ins are welcome if space is available.
Your Place on Stage
Are you tired of reading tiny font and listening to a presenter in the background? Then come to this workshop to learn how to make yourself stand out from your slides! Work with a professional actor to practice effective body language, and explore how to use your body to emphasize and enhance your presentation. Please wear loose clothing conducive for physical movement. This session will be led by Debra Wise, Artistic Director of the Underground Railway Theater.
Register for this workshop here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iap-workshops-2019-tickets-54299858338
* Participants of this session are encouraged to take part in the “MIT Can Talk” oratory competition on Thursday, January 31st and Saturday, February 2 at the MIT Museum (see IAP listing for more details).
Sponsor(s): MIT Museum
Contact: Jennifer Novotney, N52-217, 617 324-7313, NOVOTNEY@MIT.EDU
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