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Digital Rhetoric and Mobile Learning
Robert N. Calton, Lecturer - Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/22
Limited to 20 participants
Attendance: Participants encouraged to attend all sessions but welcome at individual
If you have ever wondered how to effectively teach and learn with smartphones and tablets, this may be the program for you! This three-day seminar will focus on strategies to critically explore mobile applications through a rhetorical lens, as well as developing learner-centered applications for mobile devices. Participants will receive a general introduction to what mobile learning is (and is not!), an overview of basic digital rhetoric and learning theories, how to craft and deliver effective value propositions to explore and explain your project’s essential point of need, and of course, how to design a usable mobile learning experience and what to do after its release. By the end of the seminar, each participant will have produced a visual prototype of their mobile learning application, situated it in a “storyboard,” pitched it to their peers, and designed a personalized assessment method by which the application can be tested and refined. They will also leave with an increased awareness about how people both use and are used by mobile devices in our connected, digital age. All program materials are provided! Join us to discover ways in which we can bring our smartphones out of our pockets and into our classrooms and learning programs in meaningful ways.
Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing, Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication
Contact: Robert Calton, rcalton@mit.edu
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Jan/22 | Mon | 02:00PM-04:00PM | 8-205 |
Orients participants to basic concepts of mobile learning, digital learning theories, and works through Carlson and Wilmont's "Value Proposition" model to explore both situation and solution for mobile learning. At the end of this session, participants will have a detailed idea of the application they want to develop, what essential point of need it fills, and how to pitch it to others.
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Jan/23 | Tue | 02:00PM-04:00PM | 8-205 |
The second of three courses explicates contemporary design and engagement principles, as well as weighs the value of developing native versus mobile web apps. Compliance strategies, such as gamification and integrating social media, are explored for their usefulness and appropriateness. At the end of this session, students will have a framework for which they can begin to design their mobile learning application.
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Jan/24 | Wed | 02:00PM-04:00PM | 8-205 |
Participants produce a visual prototype (drawn) of their mobile learning application ("looks like" model) and situate that in a storyboard to simulate a user experience ("works like" model). We'll discuss strategies in which the application can be piloted, explore types of user testing and multi-level assessment options, and discuss what those options can show us about refining your application's experience and design.
EarthHack: An Environmental Hackathon
Dava Newman, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Jan/26 | Fri | 09:00AM-05:00PM | 33-116, Bring your laptop, charger, and best ideas. |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/24
The Earth is at a tipping point. The decisions we make and actions we take in the next 10 years will affect the next 1000 years. Join us on Friday, January 26th from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in 33-116 for a hackathon event to generate technology and design based solutions to Earth's environmental and climate challenges. We are driven by these questions:
We're rethinking the ways people engage with the overwhelming amount of climate and environmental information, and we'd love your help. At EarthHack, you'll collaborate with students, faculty, & professionals: spending the day brainstorming and designing. Meals will be provided. You can continue working with our team to use these solutions to transform environmental engagement. Top ideas will receive support to turn them into reality!
REGISTER HERE: EarthHack
Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics
Contact: Jeremy Stroming, stroming@mit.edu
Ed Tech Mini Design Studio
Louisa Rosenheck
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Jan/25 | Thu | 02:00PM-04:00PM | 2-143 |
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Feb/01 | Thu | 02:00PM-04:00PM | 2-143 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session
Technology can be designed and used for education in myriad ways, but when we design ed tech and tech-supported curriculum, we want to make sure it’s really doing something valuable and worthwhile to improve learning experiences. This is an area the MIT Education Arcade has been working in for over a decade, with our design, implementation, and research projects. If you have an ed tech project you are working on and would like to get feedback or take it to the next level, this mini design studio is for you!
We will provide support and guidance in terms of pedagogy, activity design, the design and development process, technical challenges, etc. Both experts and your peers will give feedback on the parts of your work that are innovative and exciting, point out weaknesses and elements that don’t work yet, and help brainstorm ways to improve the project. It doesn’t matter if you are working on videos, content creation platforms, learning games, curriculum design, hardware, etc., or what stage of the process your project is at. We are here to help you move your technology and pedagogy ideas forward at any stage, to enable you to improve education in your own way.
Participants are welcome to attend one or both workshop sessions, and are requested to RSVP to louisa@mit.edu, but are still welcome even without advance notice.
Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Contact: Louisa Rosenheck, louisa@MIT.EDU
Festival of Learning 2018
Office of Digital Learning, VP of Open Learning
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Jan/29 | Mon | 09:30AM-04:30PM | MIT campus |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
A day of learning: national thought-leaders, MIT innovators, an interactive Learning Expo, food, fun, and more. Experience the catalyzing power behind initiatives which transform the way we look at education and revolutionize how we teach and learn.
This is a free event for the MIT community. Registration is required.
Schedule:
This is a free event for the MIT community. Registration is required.
Questions? festival-learning-2018@mit.edu
Contact: Molly Ruggles, NE49-2081C, 617 324-9185, festival-learning-2018@mit.edu
MathWorks: Introduction to MATLAB: Problem Solving and Programming
JM.Modisette, Phd, Technical Evangelist
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Jan/22 | Mon | 10:00AM-02:00PM | 32-141, Attendees should bring a laptop |
Enrollment: Register on MathWorks Website (below)
Limited to 90 participants
Prereq: None
In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to import data from an external file, plot the data over time, then perform some analysis to view the data trends. 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.
Register at: https://www.mathworks.com/company/events/seminars/mit-iap-2341781.html
Note: Attendees should bring a laptop to this hands-on lab.
Sponsor(s): Office of Educational Innovation and Technology
Contact: JM.Modisette, JM.Modisette@mathworks.com
MathWorks: Introduction to Simulink
JM.Modisette, Phd, Technical Evangelist
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Jan/22 | Mon | 02:30PM-06:30PM | W31-301 |
Enrollment: Register on MathWorks Website (below)
Limited to 30 participants
Prereq: No Simulink experience is assumed or necessary.
This workshop is a 4-hour hands-on tutorial of Simulink, the block diagram environment integrated with MATLAB for multidomain simulation and design.
During the workshop, you will follow along with the presenter in creating a Simulink model from scratch and then building upon and improving that model throughout the session. You’ll get an introduction to many Simulink features, including:
- Modeling a dynamic system
- Logic operations
- Model hierarchy
- Masks
- Creating custom libraries
- Model referencing
- Vectorization
Learn how Simulink is used for the following applications:
- Modeling continuous systems
- Control system development
- Algorithm design and simulation
Register at: https://www.mathworks.com/company/events/seminars/mit-iap-2341781.html%20.html
Sponsor(s): Office of Educational Innovation and Technology
Contact: JM.Modisette, JM.Modisette@mathworks.com
MathWorks: Parallel and Distributed Computing with MATLAB Seminar
JM.Modisette, Phd, Technical Evangelist
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Jan/23 | Tue | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 3-270 |
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Limited to 119 participants
Prereq: None
Large-scale simulations and data processing tasks that support engineering and scientific activities such as mathematical modeling, algorithm development, and testing can take an unreasonably long time to complete or require a lot of computer memory. You can speed up these tasks by taking advantage of high-performance computing resources, such as multicore computers, GPUs, computer clusters, and cloud computing services.
Using the Parallel Computing capabilities in MATLAB allows you to take advantage of additional hardware resources that may be available either locally on your desktop or on clusters and clouds. By using more hardware, you can reduce the cycle time for your workflow and solve computationally and data-intensive problems faster.
We will discuss and demonstrate how to perform parallel and distributed computing in MATLAB. We will introduce you to parallel processing constructs such as parallel for-loops, distributed arrays, and message-passing functions. We will also show you how to take advantage of common trends in computer hardware, from multiprocessor machines to computer clusters.
Highlights Include:
-Built-in support for parallel computing
-Creating parallel applications
-Scaling up to computer clusters, grid environments or clouds
-Employing GPUs
-Programming with tall and distributed arrays to work with large data sets
Register at: https://www.mathworks.com/company/events/seminars/mit-iap-2362013.html
Sponsor(s): Office of Educational Innovation and Technology
Contact: JM.Modisette, JM.Modisette@mathworks.com
MathWorks: Parallel and Distributed Computing with MATLAB Workshop
JM.Modisette, PhD, Technical Evangelist
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Jan/23 | Tue | 01:00PM-04:00PM | W31-301 |
Enrollment: Register on MathWorks Website (below)
Limited to 30 participants
Following the Parallel and Distributed Computing Seminar, this workshop will allow attendees to practice different techniques for parallel and distributed computing.
Highlights include:
- 5-minute introduction to resources at MIT
- 20-minute overview of Parallel Computing with MATLAB
- 1.5 hour hands-on, self-paced workshop
- 30-minute Q&A session of workshop
- 30-minute hands-on session of submitting job to cluster
Register at: https://www.mathworks.com/company/events/seminars/mit-iap-2362013.html
Sponsor(s): Office of Educational Innovation and Technology
Contact: JM.Modisette, JM.Modisette@mathworks.com
The SBIR Program, How do I get involved?
Dan Lilly, SBIR Advisor
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Jan/24 | Wed | 12:30PM-02:00PM | 3-370 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/24
The Federal SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program Provides R&D funding to small businesses.
The program helps small businesses engage in R&D with potential for commercialization.
Dan Lilly (SBIR Advisor) will provide an overview of the SBIR program, including information on the program’s purpose, eligibility and sources of funding and ideas of what is necessary to succeed.
The seminar is designed to provide enough information to determine if the program is right for you and if you would like to seriously pursue SBIR proposal development.
This session is part of the Intellectual Property Lunch and Learn Series co-sponsored with the MIT Libraries.
Lunch will be served between 11:30 - 12:30 PM, and will be followed by this session.
To register for this event please contact Katrina Khalil via email: kmkhalil@mit.edu
About SBIR:
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is a highly competitive program that encourages domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) that has the potential for commercialization. Through a competitive awards-based program, SBIR enables small businesses to explore their technological potential and provides the incentive to profit from its commercialization. Click here for more.
Sponsor(s): Technology Licensing Office, Libraries
Contact: Katrina Khalil, NE18-501, 617 253-6966, kmkhalil@mit.edu
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