IAP 2018 Activities by Sponsor - Mary Ann D. Ruggles

Office of Digital Learning, VP of Open Learning

Jan/29

Mon

09:30AM-04:30PM

MIT campus

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required

FESTIVAL OF LEARNING 2018

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:

• 9:30-10:00 (10-250 Lobby) Continental breakfast.

• 10:00-11:15 Plenary (10-250) Keynote address: Physicist, Nobel Laureate, and Science Educator Carl Wieman on "A New Approach to Teaching and Learning in Undergraduate Science and Engineering"

• 11:15-12:30 (10-250) Lightning round teaching innovation sessions featuring MIT faculty speaking on their work with digital tools and initiatives:
• Annette Hasoi, Associate Dean, School of Engineering
• Shigeru Miyagawa, Professor of Global Studies and Languages 
• Barton Zwiebach, Professor of Physics
• Thomas Kochan, Professor of Management, Sloan
• Jeff Grossman, Professor of Materials Science & Engineering
• Ian Waitz, Vice Chancellor

• 12:30-2:30 (Lobby 10 & Lobby 13) Learning Expo highlighting educational initiatives and projects. Lunch provided.

• 2:30-3:30 (32-123) Keynote address: Professor of Mechanical Engineering and FIRST Robotics Competition, Woodie Flowers, on "Nerd Epistimology"  

• 3:30-4:30 (32-123) closing reception.

 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