Attend the 2019 MIT Festival of Learning on Jan 30

January 10, 2019
Ian A. Waitz, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education |

tl;dr: Jan 30 MIT Festival of Learning event now open for registration; attend talks, explore the learning expo, and take part in hands-on workshops on the future of education.

 

Dear MIT students,

I encourage you to attend the 2019 Festival of Learning on January 30. The campus event provides opportunities to experience immersive learning, futuristic experiences, and visions of education to come.

Engage with leading experts such as MIT’s Fox Harrell and Eran Egozy, take part in hands-on workshops, and attend the Learning Expo to discover dozens of Institute initiatives.

The event is free but registration is required. The full schedule is below.

I look forward to seeing you there.

Sincerely,

Ian A. Waitz
Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education


2019 Festival of Learning Schedule

9:30–10:00 a.m. (10-250 Lobby) Continental Breakfast

10:00–11:00 a.m. (10-250) Keynote Address: Math for All: Building a Thinking Society

  • Po-Shen Loh, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University; Founder, Expii; Coach, US International Mathematical Olympiad Team

11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (10-250) Panel: Virtual Experience, Real Liberation: Technologies for Education and the Arts

  • Extended Reality (XR) Technologies for Social Empowerment and Learning: D. Fox Harrell, Professor of Digital Media and Artificial Intelligence, MIT; Director, MIT Center for Advanced Virtuality
  • Using Immersive Virtual Environments to Combat Implicit Bias and Stereotype Threat​: Tabitha Peck, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, Davidson College; Associate Editor, Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments
  • Bringing the Joy of Music Making to Non-Musicians: Eran Egozy​, Professor of the Practice in Music Technology, MIT; Co-founder Harmonix; Clarinetist, Radius Ensemble

12:30–2:00 p.m. (Lobbies 10 & 13) Learning Expo. Engage with 30 MIT initiatives from throughout the Institute. Lunch provided.

2:00 p.m. Workshops

  • Applying Learning Sciences to Instruction: An Introductory Workshop with Aaron Kessler, Senior Learning Scientist, MIT Open Learning (2:00–4:00 p.m.; 2-135)
  • Experiential Learning at MIT: What’s Our Future? with Kate Trimble, Senior Associate Dean and Director, Office of Experiential Learning, MIT (2:00–3:30 p.m.; 2-136)
  • An Introduction to Body-Ownership Illusions with Tabitha Peck, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, Davidson College (2:00–3:00 p.m.; 2-132)

The Festival of Learning is a partnership between MIT Open Learning and the Office of the Vice Chancellor.