[821] in UA Senate
Monday's Guest Speaker & Discussion Topic
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jont=E9_Craighead_=)
Sat Oct 16 12:04:46 2010
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Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:03:51 -0400
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Hi, everyone:
Bish Sanyal, Professor of Urban Studies and Planning will be our guest
speaker on Monday. He will be addressing the *history of faculty* in the
decision-making process at MIT along with how the relationship between
students and faculty has evolved over time.
Our discussion topic will be *Educational Technology*, and the Senior
Associate Dean and Director of the Office of Educational Innovation and
Technology, Vijay Kumar will be our guest expert. The background for the
discussion is given below. Please note that these are only guidelines and
are meant to get you thinking about the topic at hand. Also, MITCET is an
Institute Committee to which the UA nominates an undergraduate
representative.
Let me know if you have any questions--the agenda will be out this evening
before 7:30pm.
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The Provost has asked the MIT Council on Educational Technology (MITCET) to
address opportunities to integrate online and other technology-enabled tool=
s
into the residential campus and classroom experience with the focus on
improving the learning of our students. As part of our investigation, we
would like to hear from students their thoughts about what MIT could be lik=
e
if our residentially based education changed to more thoroughly integrate
information and communication tools. The high-level framing questions are:
- *What opportunities are there for significant change in the delivery o=
f
MIT education?*
- ***Can you envision ways in which the MIT educational experience at MI=
T
could be very different for students and faculty?*
- ***What values of MIT=92s culture could be strengthened through the
changes you foresee? What risks should be avoided?*
In order to get students' perspectives around these questions we would like
to ask and discuss student responses to more specific questions (not in
order) such as:
- What kind of technologies are MIT students generally using?
- How are you using mobile devices now and how do you think you would b=
e
in the future? Are there University applications you would like to see?
- Do you think your major has an impact on the kind of
computing/technology skills that you have or need?
- Has technology (computers, software applications, Stellar, other tools=
)
helped you with our classes, learning.? If yes, how? If not why not?
- What are the major advantages you see of using technology your
classes/ for your courses/disadvantage?
- If there was one thing your professors could do using technology what
would it be?
- If there was one thing your professors would not do using technology
what would it be?
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Thanks,
Jont=E9 Craighead
Speaker of the Senate
MIT Undergraduate Association
Course 1C: Class of 2013
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Hi, everyone:<br><br>Bish Sanyal, Professor of Urban Studies and Planning w=
ill be our guest speaker on Monday. He will be addressing the <b>history of=
faculty</b> in the decision-making process at MIT along with how the relat=
ionship between students and faculty has evolved over time.<br>
<br>Our discussion topic will be <b>Educational Technology</b>, and the Sen=
ior Associate Dean and Director of the Office of Educational Innovation and=
Technology, Vijay Kumar will be our guest expert. The background for the d=
iscussion is given below. Please note that these are only guidelines and ar=
e meant to get you thinking about the topic at hand. Also, MITCET is an Ins=
titute Committee to which the UA nominates an undergraduate representative.=
<br>
<br>Let me know if you have any questions--the agenda will be out this even=
ing before 7:30pm.<br><br>-------<br><br><div>The Provost has asked the MIT=
Council on Educational Technology=20
(MITCET) to address opportunities to integrate online and other=20
technology-enabled tools into the residential campus and classroom=20
experience with the focus on improving the learning of our students.=A0As
part of our investigation, we would like to hear from students=A0their
thoughts about what MIT could be like if our residentially based=20
education changed to more thoroughly integrate information and=20
communication tools. =A0The high-level framing questions are:</div>
<ul><li><span style=3D"font-family: Symbol;"><span></span></span><i>What
opportunities are there for significant change in the delivery of MIT=20
education?</i></li><li>
<span style=3D"font-family: Symbol;"><span><i></i></span></span><i>Can
you envision ways in which the MIT educational experience at MIT could=20
be very different for students and faculty?</i></li><li><span style=3D"font=
-size: 12px;"><span style=3D"font-size: medium;"><span style=3D"font-family=
: Symbol;"><i><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></i></span></sp=
an><font size=3D"2"><span><i>What values of MIT=92s culture could be=20
strengthened through the changes you foresee?=A0 What risks should be=20
avoided?</i></span></font> </span></li></ul><div><font size=3D"2"><span>In =
order to get students' perspectives around=20
these questions we would like to ask and discuss student responses to=20
more specific questions (not in order) such as:</span></font></div>
<ul><li><font size=3D"2"><span><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"></spa=
n>What kind=A0</span><span>of technologies are MIT students generally using=
?=A0</span></font></li><li><font size=3D"2"><span>How are you using mobile =
devices now and=20
how=A0</span><span>do you think you =A0would be </span><span>in the future?=
=A0Are there University=20
applications you would like to see?</span></font></li><li><font size=3D"2">=
<span><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>Do you think =A0your ma=
jor has an impact on the kind=20
of computing/technology =A0skills that you have or need?</span></font></li>=
<li><font size=3D"2"><span>Has technology (computers, software applications=
,=20
Stellar, other tools) helped you with our classes, learning.?=A0If yes,=20
how? If not why not?</span></font></li><li><font size=3D"2"><span><span sty=
le=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>What are the major advantages you see =
of using=20
=A0technology =A0your classes/ for your courses/disadvantage?</span></font>=
</li><li><font size=3D"2"><span><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"></sp=
an> If there was one thing your professors could do=20
using technology what would it be?=A0</span></font></li><li><font size=3D"2=
"><span><span style=3D"white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></font><span s=
tyle=3D"font-size: 12px;"><font size=3D"2">If=20
there was one thing your professors would not do using technology what=20
would it be?</font><br></span></li></ul>
--------<br><br clear=3D"all">Thanks,<br>Jont=E9 Craighead<br><br>Speaker o=
f the Senate<br>MIT Undergraduate Association<br>Course 1C: Class of 2013<b=
r>
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