Crosstalk: A Forum on Technology, Teaching, and Learning

Academic Computing, in collaboration with the Dean for Undergraduate 
Education, has launched a forum called Crosstalk. Its purpose is to 
provide opportunities to examine the role of information technology in 
teaching.
 
At Crosstalk, faculty can share strategies and solutions, identify 
resources and tools of common interest, reflect on the impact of 
information technology on teaching and learning, and give feedback to 
IS for academic computing planning and support.

At the first meeting in December, Vijay Kumar, Director of Academic 
Computing, and Rosalind Williams, Dean of Undergraduate Education, 
outlined their goals for Crosstalk. Attendees then discussed a range of 
topics, including courseware development, resources and infrastructure, 
sharing and communication, and teaching and learning spaces.

There was also discussion about the format and content of future forums. 
Minutes from the December 12 meeting are available via a link on the 
Crosstalk home page at

http://web.mit.edu/acs/www/Practice.dir/crosstalk.html

February Forum
Three to four Crosstalks will be held between now and June 1997: 
the next one is slated for February 26 from 2 to 4 pm. (Check the Web 
page above for the location and confirmation of the time). Professor 
John Belcher of the Physics Department will present a demo and case 
study of his use of video, math simulation, and animation to teach the 
concepts of fields in 8.02.

Mailing List Information
To be kept informed about future forums, join the crosstalk mailing list 
on Athena. You can add yourself to the list using blanche or listmaint 
or by sending email to <nschmidt@mit.edu>.