<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">You are very welcome to participate in the course and to disseminate this invitation!<br><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div>---</div><div><br></div><div>MIT IAP 2015 non-credit course </div><div><font size="4"><b>Socially Influencing Systems (SIS) for Improved Urban Mobility</b></font></div><div><div><br></div><div>Do I want to shape my behavior? Or influence behaviors or other people? </div><div><br></div><div>Have you ever thought of <b>changing</b> something in your behavior or influencing what others think or do? Has your experience been successful so far? If youd like to have more success, then you are welcome to take this course to practice and learn about shaping <b>human behaviors</b>.</div><div><br></div><div>This highly interactive course combines an extensive body of knowledge from <b>social psychology</b> focusing on social influence, behavioral change, persuasion, and hands-on development of socially influencing systems for urban mobility in modern cities. </div><div><br></div><div>The course explains the role of <b>persuasive technologies </b>and their applications to various problem domains, such as mobility, health and wellbeing, energy conservation and efficiency, safety, education, etc. Each session will delve into practical design issues through interactive presentations and collaborative work. The course will address the following questions:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>How can I design technologies to influence what people think and do?</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>How can people be persuaded to increase their <b>bicycling</b> behavior?</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>What kind of socially influencing systems has greater potential to shift peoples attitudes and behavior?</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>How can these systems i<b>mprove city living</b> and other aspects of modern times?</div><div><br></div><div><div><b>Instructors</b></div><div>Dr. Agnis Stibe Postdoctoral Associate at MIT Media Lab: City Science Initiative</div><div>Emily G. Martin Assistant at MIT Education Arcade</div><div><br></div><div><b>Guest Instructors</b></div><div>Nicole Freedman MIT Road Cycling Coach and Director of Boston Bikes</div><div>Scot Osterweil Game Designer and Creative Director at MIT Education Arcade</div><div>Jinhua Zhao PhD, Edward H. and Joyce Linde Assistant Professor, DUSP at MIT</div><div>Dr. Sebastian Deterding Assistant Professor, Game Design, Northeastern University</div><div>y.t. SCUL Controller and Project Manager at MIT Education Arcade</div></div><div><br></div><div><b>Schedule</b> Jan 21 (9am-12pm), Jan 23 (9am-12pm), Jan 28 (9am-12pm), Jan 30 (9am-12pm)</div><div><b>Location</b> E15-359, MIT Media Lab</div><div><b>Syllabus</b> <a href="http://bit.ly/SISsyllabus">http://bit.ly/SISsyllabus</a></div><div><b>Website</b> <a href="http://cp.media.mit.edu/workshops">http://cp.media.mit.edu/workshops</a></div><div><b>MIT IAP</b> <a href="http://student.mit.edu/searchiap/iap-9289af8d4a4dbcf9014a5957ad270171.html">http://student.mit.edu/searchiap/iap-9289af8d4a4dbcf9014a5957ad270171.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Enrollment</b> Advance sign-up required by <u>Jan 16, 2015</u>. Class size limited to <u>20 participants</u>.</div><div><b>Prerequisites</b> Permission of instructor</div><div><b>Attendance</b> Participants welcome at individual sessions</div><div><b>Sponsors</b> Media Arts and Sciences, City Science Initiative, Persuasive Urban Mobility</div><div><br></div><div><b>Contact</b> Agnis Stibe, E15-368, <a href="mailto:agnis@mit.edu">agnis@mit.edu</a></div><div><b>Register</b> <a href="http://bit.ly/SociallyIS">http://bit.ly/SociallyIS</a></div></div><div><br></div><div>---</div><div></div></div></div></body></html>