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Spotlight
As part of the MacVicar Education Seminar Series, Richard K. Miller, Ph.D., founding President and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, will speak about "Olin College: Reflections on Ten Years of Experimentation in Engineering Education", on Friday, November 20th, in 3-133, from 2:00-3:00 PM, followed by an opportunity for Q&A. Light refreshments will be served.
The Teaching and Learning Laboratory has prepared a page with Recommendations for Teaching During a Health Crisis (Flu Outbreak). Please read about ways you can prepare to minimize interruption to your classes during high absentee periods and to help students keep up-to-date with class requirements. (Poster from MIT Flu Central)
Registration is CLOSED for the 2009-10 Grad Student Teaching Certificate Program. Session 2: Designing a Course and Constructing a Syllabus will run on October 28th. Program registration is required. Click here to download a printable brochure.
Guidelines on Learning that Inform Teaching at MIT is now available at TLL! The booklet represents a survey of the literature in higher education and student learning. Each chapter contains quotations highlighting relevant points from the literature, followed by comprehensive reference lists.