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March 22, 2013
Professor Melanie Berkmen to speak on "Double-dipping and connecting the dots: How to integrate skill-building and inquiry-based research into a biochemistry lab curriculum"   Professor Melanie Berkmen Friday, March 29, 2013 @ 2:00...
Professor Melanie Berkmen Melanie Berkmen speaks on "Double-dipping and connecting the dots: How to integrate skill-building and inquiry-based research into a biochemistry lab curriculum", Friday, March 29, 2013 @ 2:00 pm.
March 1, 2013
Would you like to visit a high school classroom and inspire high school students to become a scientist? The Telling Your Story workshop aims to form collaborations resulting in classroom visits where STEM graduate students, postdocs and instructors...
Would you like to visit a high school classroom and inspire high school students to become a scientist? The Telling Your Story workshop aims to form collaborations resulting in classroom visits where STEM graduate students, postdocs and instructors will “tell the story” of how they became inspired to pursue a STEM career
January 25, 2013
We are excited to announce the first HHMI Education Group Seminar of Spring 2013, Friday Feb 1. Professor Eric Klopfer will be giving an HHMI Education Group Seminar on Friday, February 1st @ 1:30 pm. Seminar Topic: Games and Simulations Supporting...
January 22, 2013
The Sixth International Conference of MIT’s Learning International Networks Consortium (LINC) http://linc.mit.edu/linc2013 June 16 – 19, 2013 at MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts USA Conference theme: Realizing the Dream: Education Becoming...
OEIT and MITx co-sponsor with LINC their 2013 Conference this coming June.
December 3, 2012
On December 10, at 5:30pm in 6-120, Al Filreis will be talking about how to teach Modern & Contemporary American Poetry to 36,000 students. Filreis's talk is part of the "Purple Blurb" series co-sponsored by the SHASS Dean's...
<p><strong>On December 10, at 5:30pm in 6-120</strong>, Al Filreis will be talking about how to teach Modern & Contemporary American Poetry to 36,000 students.
October 23, 2012
by IS&T News Coordinator Robyn Fizz Last month, IS&T interviewed Vijay Kumar, Director of MIT's Office of Educational Innovation and Technology (OEIT) and a Senior Associate Dean, about concepts propelling the open education movement....
OEIT's Role in Fostering Open Education: An Interview with Vijay Kumar, by Robynn Fizz
October 17, 2012
Last Chance: Present in Providence or Online NERCOMP Annual Conference | March 11–13, 2013   Call for Proposals Deadline : October 17 If you were thinking of submitting a proposal to present at the NERCOMP Annual Conference in...
Last Chance: Present in Providence or Online - NERCOMP Annual Conference, March 11–13, 2013, Call for Proposals Deadline : October 17 TODAY
October 8, 2012
MIT Professor Michel DeGraff in collaboration with OEIT and others, has received an INSPIRE National Science Foundation grant to transform STEM higher education in Haiti by placing Kreyòl language center stage in Haitian-centric science...
September 24, 2012
Thursday Sept 27 is the inaugural lecture of DUE's new Education Talk (DUET), a monthly series emphasizing current research on learning, cognitive psychology, educational technology, machine learning, neuroscience, and educational assessment,...
Professor Pawan Sinha, MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Science, will give the first DUET lecture. (Dean for Undergraduate Education - Education Talks (DUET)) "Learning to See Late in Life" Thursday, September 27, 2012; 4:00-5:00 p.m.; Location: 13-2137
September 20, 2012
Call for Proposals is open for next year's annual NERCOMP conference, March 11-13, 2013 in Providence, Rhode Island. Deadline for submitting proposals: Oct 17, 2912 NERCOMP 2012 will focus on “Improvising the Future.” In a time of...
September 17, 2012
Upcoming Seminar: Dr. Scott Freeman  Dr. Scott Freeman Title: Evidence-based Teaching in Introductory Biology Seminar Date & Time: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 @ 1:00 pm Location: Biology Building, 68-181 Dr. Scott Freeman grew up in...
June 22, 2012
Monday July 2, 10:30 - 2:30, MIT,  Building 5, Room 231. Building on the groundbreaking work of Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey, this workshop will give participants the keys to unlock their potential and move forward professionally and...
June 19, 2012
Last week's New Media Consortium Summer Conference at MIT, hosted by OEIT, enjoyed attendance far above projected registrations. The sessions and keynotes were received with enthusiasm and sparked vibrant real-time and online discussions in...
May 14, 2012
Biology Education Group Seminar Professor Jonathan King Title: Resistance to Expanding and Enhancing STEM Education: from Colonial Times to the Present Seminar Date & Time: Monday, May 14, 2012 @ 2:00 pm Location: Biology Building, 68-181...
May 9, 2012
Don't miss out on NERCOMP SIG (special interest group) meetings in May and June. Highlights: Leadership, management workshops, data gathering and analysis, tablets & handhelds, digital collections, organizational development, personal/...
May 7, 2012
MIT faculty are invited to a workshop on.... Online Learning for an MIT Education:  At the Intersection of Residential Education and MITx Thursday, May 24, 2012 from 2:00 to 5:00 pm in E14-633 6th floor of the New Media Lab The...
April 11, 2012
The Comparitive Media Studies Speaker Series addresses a wide range of issues related to media: digital communications, digital humanities, and the social and media behaviors of digitally connected youth. This month's talk explores the digital...
This month's CMS Speaker Series event explores the digital practices of Black and Latino Youth, presented by S. Craig Watkins of the University of Texas Austin. April 12, 5 pm E14-633.
March 16, 2012
TODAY!! Seminar: Professor Jo Handelsman Title: Engage to Excel: A National Perspective on Science Education Date & Time: Friday,   March 16, 2012 @ 2:00 pm        Location: Whitehead Institute...
March 7, 2012
Please mark your calendars for MacVicar Day 2012 on Friday, March 16th in Bartos Theater, E15-070; refreshments at 2:30 PM, symposium from 3:00 – 5:00 PM. Details are below. Hope you can join us! ----------------------------- MacVicar Day...
Please mark your calendars for MacVicar Day 2012 on Friday, March 16th in Bartos Theater, E15-070, refreshments at 2:30 PM, symposium from 3:00 – 5:00 PM.
February 14, 2012
MITx offers its first open enrollment online course. Tuition is free and certificates will be given upon succesful completion. To learn more about MITx... MIT News Office article - Dec 2011 Chronicle of Higher Education - Open Enrollment for...

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