IAP 2016 Activities by Category: Educational Technology

3-Day Design Thinking WorkShop For Education

Jessica A. Artiles, Professional Learning Designer

Enrollment: Apply at: www.tinyurl.com/DesignForEdu-Apply
Sign-up by 01/15
Attendance: Preference given to applicants that can attend all sessions

Full info at: www.tinyurl.com/DesignForEdu

TSL aims to bring MIT’s “minds and hands approach” to the pre K-12 world through design, development, research and capacity building”

This is a chance to make real impact through this program – your work actively shapes how the Woodrow Wilson Academy will be run! (Doors open Summer 2017!!)

2 Design Challenges:

Design a Competency-based Challenge (a pre-service teacher education learning experience) that builds off the Competencies of the WWA. They say “practice makes perfect”. Re-imagine the practice that gets new teachers ready for the classroom Day 1.
Design the technology that will underlie the program. In order to walk the talk, we need the tools to support innovations in curriculum, such as online performance-based assessment and Challenge-based learning.

You will:

Design: Learn the design process and how to scaffold the design of such abstract systems like education
Engage: Push the limits of physical prototyping for education
Discover: Understand and apply principles related to competency-based learning and instructional design
Practice: Hone your design, critical thinking, and teamwork skills
Grow: Additional UROP opportunities (and potentially graduate stipends) will be available for selected projects to continue the work throughout the spring
...and more!

All MIT participants should apply by January 15, 2016: http://tinyurl.com/DesignForEdu-Apply

Sponsor(s): Teaching Systems Lab
Contact: Jessica Artiles, 617 225-8979, JARTILES@MIT.EDU

3-Day Design Thinking Workshop Series

Jan/20	Wed	09:00AM-04:00PM	TBD
Jan/21	Thu	09:00AM-04:00PM	TBD
Jan/22	Fri	09:00AM-04:00PM	TBD

Schedule

Jessica A. Artiles - Professional Learning Designer

ATIC (Assistive Technology) Open House

Kathleen Cahill, UX Specialist

Jan/28	Thu	12:00PM-02:00PM	7-143

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

The Assistive Technology Information Center opens its doors to show visitors the latest in commercially available assistive technologies for people with disabilities. We will demonstrate

text readers
magnification devices
screen reading software
voice recognition software

and various other technologies such as Braille labelers, tactile graphics and ergonomic keyboards and pointing devices.

Sponsor(s): Information Systems & Technology
Contact: Kathleen Cahill, 7-143, 617-253-5111, kcahill@mit.edu

Girls in Tech - Planning Workshop for Program Leaders

Moran Tsur, Lifelong Kindergarten, Media Lab

Jan/25	Mon	03:00PM-07:00PM	E14-514B

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/18
Limited to 10 participants

Are you interested in introducing girls and women to technology? Part of a program that empowers them and shows the beauty of computer science? Want to start a new one, or join others?

Our workshop deals with the process of planning a new program, or iterating on an existing one. We will use the experience of many existing programs in the field and research findings to talk about goals, activities and tensions.

The workshop will help you:

Formalize your goals and vision for the program.
Design activities and methods to advance those goals, taking into account your unique situation.
Familiarize yourself with other programs in the field, through a library of methods and activities.
Learn about pressing issues in the field like inclusion, working with commercial companies, and scaling up.

Reserve your spot here: http://goo.gl/forms/1s4qy5Ox2W

Questions? Concerns? More info? morant@media.mit.edu

Sponsor(s): Media Arts and Sciences
Contact: Moran Tsur, E14-445C, morant@media.mit.edu

iOS Development with Swift

Nina Kominiak, Apple Consulting Engineer

Jan/13	Wed	01:00PM-03:00PM	4-231

Enrollment: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/08
Limited to 40 participants
Prereq: Basic programming knowledge

Join us to learn about Apple’s new Objective-C based programming language with one of Apple's consulting engineers, Nina Kominiak. Fast, modern, safe and interactive — Swift has been proven to be more efficient at complex object sorts and more reliable for RC4 encryptions. In this seminar, we will be going over the basics of Swift and sharing resources that can help you jumpstart developing your next iOS application.

Reserve your spot at developer.mit.edu/iapswift

Sponsor(s): Information Systems & Technology
Contact: Amber Bennoui, W92-216C, 617 324-6573, BENNOUI@MIT.EDU

MathWorks: MATLAB Seminars by MathWorks

Tim Mathieu

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: Register at the link below:

Please join MathWorks during IAP 2016 for a hands-on workshop and/or technical seminar designed to improve MATLAB skills. Please register at the following link:

https://go2.mathworks.com/matlab-seminars-at-mit-iap-sem-na-1244758

Sponsor(s): Office of Educational Innovation and Technology
Contact: Tim Mathieu, MathWorks, (Register at the link above), Tim.Mathieu@mathworks.com

Parallel Computing with MATLAB

Jan/26	Tue	10:00AM-12:00PM	W31-301

Session 1: Parallel Computing with MATLAB
In this session you will learn how to solve computationally and data-intensive problems using multicore processors, GPUs, and computer clusters. We will introduce you to high-level programming constructs that allow you to parallelize MATLAB applications and run them on multiple processors.

MATLAB: Problem Solving and Programming

Jan/26	Tue	01:00PM-05:00PM	W31-301

Session 2: Introduction to MATLAB: Problem Solving and Programming
In this hands-on workshop, you will learn the essentials of using MATLAB for your classes or research, including how to import data from an external file, plot the data over time, and perform some analysis to view the data trends.

MathWorks: Simulink Workshop

Tim Mathieu

Jan/14	Thu	01:00PM-05:00PM	W31-301

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Prereq: Register at link below

The Simulink Workshop is a 3-4 hour hands-on tutorial of Simulink, the block diagram environment integrated with MATLAB for multidomain simulation and design.

Structure

During the workshop, each attendee follows along with the presenter in creating a Simulink model from scratch and then building upon and improving that model throughout the session.

Many Simulink features are introduced during the workshop, including:

Modeling a dynamic system
Logic operations
Model hierarchy
Masks
Creating custom libraries
Model Referencing

Vectorization

No Simulink experience is assumed or necessary.

Benefits

Learn the fundamentals of Simulink through hands-on instruction from a product expert.

Learn how Simulink is used for the following applications:

Modeling continuous systems
Control system development

Algorithm design & simulation

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Please join us for a complimentary Simulink Workshop. Faculty, staff, researchers and students are all welcome to attend. Registration is at the following link:

https://go2.mathworks.com/simulink-workshop-at-iap-sem-na-1264939

Sponsor(s): Office of Educational Innovation and Technology
Contact: Tim Mathieu, MathWorks, (register at link above), Tim.Mathieu@mathworks.com

Microlearning Boot Camp

Sally Susnowitz, Director DSLx Life Learning

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 30 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

Quickly delivering ideas and information, microlearning is ideal for busy, self-directed learners like MIT students. That’s why we’re inviting the MIT community to join us in creating microlessons to enhance the lives of MIT students. Learn more at <lifelearning.mit.edu>

The four-session Microlearning Boot Camp can spur your thinking and get you started with communicating your ideas effectively online.

Sign up for one session or all four (please indicate which session(s)) -- and sign up soon, since space is limited!

Introduction to microlearning and instructional design for online learning on Tues, Jan 5, 2-4 pm
Quick guide to "fair use," copyright, and citation online on Tues, Jan 12, 2-4 PM
Quick guide to making short educational videos on Thurs Jan 14, 2-4 pm
Quick guide to articles, listicles, blogs and infographics on Tues Jan 19, 2-4 pm

To sign up, just email the dates of the sessions you'd like to attend to lifelearning@mit.edu.

Contact: Sally Susnowitz, W32-119, 617-258-7344, lifelearning@mit.edu

Instructional design and microlearning

Jan/05	Tue	02:00PM-04:00PM	4-159

Come learn essential instructional design principles as they pertain to online education. We'll also discuss microlearning, an approach that offers opportunities for voluntary, self-directed learning - and how to get started with developing your own microlearning materials.

Sally Susnowitz - Director DSLx Life Learning, Sheryl Barnes - Program Manager, Digital Learning Res Ed: ODL

Quick guide to fair use

Jan/12	Tue	02:00PM-04:00PM	4-159

"Fair use" requires understanding and interpretation, and the ways you may use sources in print or in other contexts may be very different from what's required online. This is a great opportunity to get your most pressing questions answered by a copyright connoisseur!

Ellen Finnie Duranceau - Prog Mgr, Scholarly Pub, Copyright: Libraries

Quick guide to short videos

Jan/14	Thu	02:00PM-04:00PM	4-145

You can make a brief, engaging educational video - really! This session will help increase your level of understanding about what makes a good video, offer you the opportunity to learn the essentials from an expert, and most importantly, give you the chance to ask questions.

Chris Boebel - Manager, Multimedia Development: ODL

Quick guide to online text and graphics

Jan/19	Tue	02:00PM-04:00PM	4-159

Microlearning covers a wide range of learning approaches. This session will give you a chance to learn about strategies and tools for producing text-based microlearning (e.g. articles, listicles, and blogs) and graphic-based microlearning (e.g. infographics). Enjoy!

Mike Healy - Design Advisor: Copy Tech Center, Scott R Murray - Digital Communications Specialist: GECD

Overview of Learning Modules system

Jeanne Chiang, IS&T

Jan/13	Wed	01:30PM-02:30PM	1-132
Jan/19	Tue	01:30PM-02:30PM	1-132

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 15 participants
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session

IS&T will provide an overview of the new, full-fledged Learning Modules (LMS) system, which can be used in place of the legacy Stellar course management system. Functionality to be demoed include:

Materials Module
Calendar Module
Homework Submission support in Gradebook Module
Class Dashboard
Site Configuration & Settings

This IAP session is open to new and returning users. Please email learningmod-support@mit.edu to reserve a seat, thank you.

Sponsor(s): Information Systems & Technology
Contact: Jeanne Chiang, JCHIANG@MIT.EDU

Scratch: Programming for Everyone

Carmelo Presicce, Lifelong Kindergarten, Media Lab, Moran Tsur, Lifelong Kindergarten, Media Lab

Jan/19	Tue	10:00AM-01:00PM	E15-359, Bring your laptop!

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/18

Do you want to learn to code? Or learn how to help others learn to code? Or add programmability to a new project you’re developing?

Join us to learn (or to learn more) about Scratch, a visual programming language developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at Media Lab (scratch.mit.edu).

Scratch is used by millions of kids all around the world to create and share video games, animations, and interactive stories -- but it is also a perfect tool for adults to learn how to code in a fun and creative way.

After a short introduction, you will be free to work on your projects, explore advanced features, and ask us everything you wanted to know about Scratch but were afraid to ask!

Novice programmers, expert developers, parents, educators, and curious minds are all invited. No experience required, bring your laptop and start creating!

Register here: http://goo.gl/forms/VogPPSk8SY

Questions? morant@media.mit.edu, tarmelop@media.mit.edu

Sponsor(s): Media Arts and Sciences
Contact: Moran Tsur, morant@media.mit.edu

Using Digital Forensics to Understand Your Digital Material: BitCurator

Kari R. Smith, Digital Archivisit

Jan/22	Fri	01:00PM-04:00PM	2-105, Bring your laptop to load software

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/21
Limited to 20 participants
Prereq: Knowledge to install software on your computer.

Join the Libraries' Digital Archivist in learning about how digital forensics tools and techniques can help you learn about your files. For the hands-on workshop, you will bring your laptop and we will install the BitCurator environment. We will use tools such as a disk imager, BulkExtractor, ExifViewer, and other tools to understand if there is PII in your files. We will explore what's in your files and how to use digital forensics tools to view, extract, and report on files.

This workshop will require your personal laptop using VMware or VirtualBox. We will be loading software onto your computer, so you need permissions to do this. You may bring a small capacity external USB drive (1GB or smaller) that we can image for the class. We will also provide a USB drive with files from the Personal Digital Archiving course.

Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event/2264788

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Kari Smith, 14N-118, 617 258-5568, SMITHKR@MIT.EDU

You Can't Spell API without IAP - An Exploration of MIT's Many APIs

Iana Vitkova, DevOps Engineer

Jan/06	Wed	01:00PM-02:30PM	4-231, Bring your laptop if you'd like to follow along!

Enrollment: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/01
Limited to 45 participants

APIs are everywhere these days, powering your favorite websites and mobile applications. APIs are great for integrating and updating data in a more streamlined way and can be made relatively easily with the right resources. While using an API may seem like a daunting task, it can be as simple as visiting a website.

In this seminar, we'll learn about what APIs are available, both within the MIT community, and in the larger Internet. Techniques for integrating these APIs into your websites or other projects will be discussed, and some sample code will be provided. If time permits, we'll also talk a bit about how you would go about writing your own API to make your data or service available to the larger MIT community.

Reserve your spot at developer.mit.edu/iap-api