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Educational Theory and Practice II G. Schwanbeck Tue Jan 5, 12, 19, 26, 04-06:00pm, E15-315 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. Students assume responsibility for full-time teaching of two or more classes at their designated school. Class sessions focus on debriefing and problem-solving. Second of a three-course sequence necessary to complete the Teacher Education Program. Contact: G. Schwanbeck, E15-301, schwan@MIT.EDU |
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11.S950
Special Seminar in Urban Studies and Planning Urban Environmental Epidemiology: Focus on Air Quality & Health Marguerite Nyhan, Carlo Ratti Tue, Thu, Jan 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28, 06-08:00pm, 9-451 Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. No listeners Prereq: Permission of instructor Level: G 1 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit 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. How the digital world is helping us to understand environmental epidemiology in new ways will be explored in this course. We will focus on how digital data-sets are enabling the prediction of environmental pollution sources, population exposure and health in cities. According to the World Health Organization, air pollution has now become the world's single largest environmental health risk; therefore this short course will focus on the impact of air pollution on human health. From this perspective, the current and potential role of novel data (from transportation fleets, cell phones, sensors, etc) and urban computing methods in the design of environmentally sustainable cities will be described. Examples from research studies conducted at the SENSEable City Lab, MIT and the broader scientific community will be detailed. The course will include a project/workshop where the future possibilities of this topis are explored. Contact: Marguerite Nyhan, mnyhan@mit.edu |
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11.S951
Special Seminar: Urban Studies and Planning The 2024 failed Boston bid: a missed opportunity or a blessing for Boston???s future? Eva Kassens Noor Wed Jan 27, Thu Jan 28, Fri Jan 29, 10am-04:00pm, 9-450A Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Prereq: Permission of instructor Level: G 1 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit 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. We will dive into what has entertained Bostonians in the last year the most: the bid for the 2024 Olympic Games. In this course, we will analyze why the bid failed, argue whether this was good or bad for the city, and outline an innovative strategy on under which conditions and how American cities should bid for the Olympic Games. Learning Goals: Identify legacy benefits of the Boston 2024 Olympic bid Analyze why the Boston bid failed Identify aspects that make for a good bid city Compare and contrast bidding cities on their merits for a successful bid and successful legacies Contact: Eva Kassens Noor, ekn@MIT.EDU |
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11.S952
Special Seminar: Urban Studies and Planning Understanding the Metro Gap Gabriel Lanfranchi, SPURS alumnus Mon Jan 4 thru Fri Jan 8, 09:30am-04:30pm, 9-450 Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. No listeners Prereq: Permission of instructor Level: G 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit 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. The SUTD MIT Metro Lab IAP course will be developed in two modules that could be taken together or separately. Each module offers lectures in the morning and a workshop in the afternoon where the lessons learned will be applied to a specific case of a chosen metropolitan area. The first module, "Undesrtanding the Metro gap" will develop general concepts about metropolitan issues and a revision of the state of the art and literature. The second module, "Shaping a new Metropolitan Discipline", will focus in specific topics and tools needed to develop the discipline further. Gabriel Lanfranchi, SPURS ALUMNI and MIT Metro Lab founder Victor Vergara, World Bank and DUSP ALUMNI Eduardo Rojas, Professor at University of Pennsylvania Bruno Verdini Trejo, Post Doc, DUSP, MIT. Pedro Ortiz, Senior Consultant at The World Bank Antonella Contin, Professor at Politecnico di Milano Contact: Gabriel Lanfranchi, SPURS alumnus, sanyal@mit.edu |
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11.S953
Special Seminar: Urban Studies and Planning Shaping a New Metropolitan Discipline Gabriel Lanfranchi, SPURS alumnus Mon Jan 11 thru Fri Jan 15, 09:30am-04:30pm, 9-450 Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Limited to 10 participants. No listeners Prereq: Permission of instructor Level: G 3 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit 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. The SUTD MIT Metro Lab IAP course will be developed in two modules that could be taken together or separately. Each module offers lectures in the morning and a workshop in the afternoon where the lessons learned will be applied to a specific case of a chosen metropolitan area. The first module, "Undesrtanding the Metro gap" will develop general concepts about metropolitan issues and a revision of the state of the art and literature. The second module, "Shaping a new Metropolitan Discipline", will focus in specific topics and tools needed to develop the discipline further. Gabriel Lanfranchi, SPURS ALUMNI and MIT Metro Lab founder Victor Vergara, World Bank and DUSP ALUMNI Eduardo Rojas, Professor at University of Pennsylvania Bruno Verdini Trejo, Post Doc, DUSP, MIT. Pedro Ortiz, Senior Consultant at The World Bank Antonella Contin, Professor at Politecnico di Milano Contact: Gabriel Lanfranchi, SPURS alumnus, sanyal@mit.edu |
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11.S955
Special Seminar: Urban Studies and Planning Fair Housing and Community Development Justin Steil, Ezra Haber Glenn Mon Jan 25 thru Fri Jan 29, 10am-05:00pm, 9-450B & field trips Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. No listeners Prereq: Permission of instructor Level: G 2 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit 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. Residential segregation on the basis of race and income continue to be a characteristic feature of U.S. metropolitan areas. This segregation is associated with persistent racial disparities in wealth, health, and other outcomes. Recent events in Ferguson, Missouri, Baltimore, Maryland, and elsewhere highlight the significance of the Supreme Court's June ruling in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project (upholding disparate impact liability under the Fair Housing Act) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development's August issuance of a new regulation that aims to fulfill the Act's original promise of truly open and equal access to housing and neighborhoods. Nevertheless, much uncertainty currently exists about what the impact of the Court's decision and HUD's rule will be on the ground. Contact: Justin Steil, steil@MIT.EDU |
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11.S956
Special Seminar: Urban Studies and Planning RURAL- URBANISM in JAINSU Province China Adele Naude Santos, Rafi Segal, Dean Xingping Wang, SEU Planning, Professor Ming Ge, SEU Architecture Thu Jan 14 thru Sat Jan 30, 08am-08:00pm, Nanjing, China, time varies/travel req'd Selection by departmental lottery. Do not pre-register on WebSIS. Enter lottery by: 10-Dec-2015 Limited to 8 participants. No listeners Prereq: Permission of instructor Level: G 6 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit 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. An STL grant supported research on village typologies, globally and in China revealed a variety of economic and physical realities, suggesting alternative approaches to their future stability. The report will form the background for this workshop which will expand the research to consider the relationship of villages to towns in the urban-rural fringe. Can a village-town network offer a viable alternative for villagers migrating to China's large cities? This question forms the key motivation for this phase of the research. Using an existing town and its adjacent villages we will propose a network of facilities linkages and programs that could constitute a viable rural-urban condition. ELIGIBILITY: Second year DUSP and Architecture students with some design background. Airfare and hotel will be paid for. Send sample of previous design work and short statement of interest (2 pages) to ansantos@mit.edu by 12/10. Web: http://architecture.mit.edu/subject/iap-2016-11s956 Contact: Adele Naude Santos, ansantos@mit.edu |
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11.S957
Special Seminar: Urban Studies and Planning Urban Design Skills: Transform MIT Mary Anne Ocampo Mon Jan 4 thru Fri Jan 8, 02-05:00pm, 10-485 Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Limited to 12 participants. No listeners Prereq: Permission of instructor Level: G 2 units Graded P/D/F Can be repeated for credit 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 Transform MIT in 5 days! This IAP Introduction to Urban Design will provide an overview of the methods for reading the environment and developing an urban design proposal for Killian Court. Through field analysis, lectures, and a physical design exercise, students will learn to draw on their senses, investigate hypotheses about how the built environment is used and valued, and develop design proposals for the future use and form of MIT???s historic front door. By taking this one week crash course in urban design, students will come away with a broad understanding of planning and urban design through exposure to fundamental techniques for analysis and representation. Contact: Mary Anne Ocampo, maocampo@MIT.EDU |