From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Thu Apr 5 15:05:52 2007
From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD)
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 15:05:52 -0400
Subject: [Mitworld] New: Vest and Hockfield on Education and Globalization,
Bender on One Laptop Per Child
Message-ID: <45155.LODXONWO@MIT.EDU>
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[GLOBALIZATION AND HIGHER EDUCATION: COMPETITION AND COOPERATION]
Vest and Hockfield close out the first day of this conference with
reflections on the changing global landscape in higher edcuation.
SPEAKERS:
Charles M. Vest
President Emeritus, MIT
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Susan Hockfield
MIT President
Professor of Neuroscience
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"My personal view is we are observing the early emergence of the Meta
University: a transcendent, accessible, empowering, dynamic, communally
constructed framework of open materials and platforms on which much of
higher education worldwide can be constructed or enhanced."
--Charles M. Vest
EVENT HOST: iCampus
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[ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD: REVOLUTIONIZING HOW THE WORLD'S CHILDREN ENGAGE
IN LEARNING]
In an informal conversation with an MIT Museum audience, Walter Bender
describes the mission and progress of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC)
venture--a new enterprise developed at the MIT Media Lab.
SPEAKER:
Walter Bender
Dean, MIT School of Engineering
President, Software and Content Development, One Laptop per Child
Senior Research Scientist (on leave), MIT Media Lab
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"We can be both consumers and creators of content. Real learning happens
while being expressive."
--Walter Bender
EVENT HOST:iCampus
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Technology Review
Emerging Technologies Conference at MIT 2006
Jonathon F. Miller
Former Chairman and CEO
America OnLine
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND TRENDS IN ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT AND BUSINESS
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From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Tue Apr 10 16:49:09 2007
From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD)
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:49:09 -0400
Subject: [Mitworld] New: NSF's Atkiins on Cyberinfrastructure,
MIT Libraries Panel on Copyright
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[THE NSF CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVE: VISION AND IMPLEMENTATION
TOWARDS LEARNING AND DISCOVERY WITHOUT BARRIERS]
In 2006 the National Science Foundation created the Office of
Cyberinfrastructure to make competitive, merit-reviewed awards for
leading-edge, IT-based infrastructure that is essential to science and
engineering, and named Daniel Atkins director of this new office. In
his talk, Atkins outlines his ambitious goals for this new post.
SPEAKER:
Daniel Atkins
Director, Office of Cyberinfrastructure, National Science Foundation
Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School
of Information, the University of Michigan
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"Cyberinfrastrcture offers the opportunity for new global-scale
collaborations across disciplines and geography.... Realizing its
potential will however also require a new wave of commitment to
collaborate between the complex array of stake holders necessary to
create, deploy, sustain and apply cyberinfrastructure in transformative
ways."
-- Daniel Atkins
EVENT HOST: iCampus
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[MANAGING COPYRIGHT TO ADVANCE RESEARCH AND TEACHING]
The MIT Libraries' IAP panel on authors' rights and access to research
examines how MIT authors can take actions that will increase the impact
of their own work, and serve the advancement of science and technology
by maximizing the full potential of research to be shared and reused.
MODERATOR:
Ann Wolpert
Director, MIT Libraries
PANELISTS:
Claude R. Canizares
Bruno Rossi Professor of Physics, in the Department of Physics and the
MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research Vice President
for Research and Associate Provost
Thinh Nguyen
Counsel, Science Commons
Ann Hammersla
Senior Counsel for Intellectual Property, MIT
Ellen Finnie Duranceau
Scholarly Publishing Consultant
Brian Evans
Professor of Geophysics, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"We're finding increasing consolidation in the publishing industry, in
the hands of publishers who are less and less flexible....many of the
publishers are part of large international conglomerates. They could be
selling widgets or beans as well as journals."
-- Ann Wolpert
EVENT HOST: MIT Libraries
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MIT Engineering Systems DIvision
Annual Charles L. Miller Lecture presents
Yossi Sheffi
Professor of Engineering Systems and Civil and Envrironmental
Engineering
Director, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics
Geeks and Chiefs:
Engineering Education @ MIT
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[2007 SUMMER SHORT COURSES]
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analysis, IT, lean fundamentals, mechanical engineering, nanotechnology,
nuclear systems, lasers & optics, technology policy, system architecture
and other topics of vital interest to today's engineers and scientists.
For a complete listing of 2007 courses,
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From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Fri Apr 13 08:29:15 2007
From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD)
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:29:15 -0400
Subject: [Mitworld] New: iCampus on the Educational Technology,
IBM-ESD Panel on Healthcare
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[EFFECTIVE EXAMPLES OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
AND PRIORITIES FOR FUTURE INVESTMENT]
In this final panel of the iCampus series, Duderstadt asks his
colleagues to take up the question of how to propagate or scale up
successful initiatives in educational technology, so that they have a
transformative impact on higher education.
MODERATOR:
James J. Duderstadt
President Emeritus and University Professor of Science and Engineering
at the University of Michigan
PANELISTS:
Andrew A. Chien
Vice President, Director of Intel Research
Christopher J. Mackie
Associate Program Officer, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
Visiting Professor, Engineering Systems Division
Ashok S. Kolaskar
Honorary Vice Chancellor, University of Pune, India
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"If people develop good tools for learning that are appealing, we should
be able to sell them. I wonder if this is not an incredible opportunity
for leveraging 3D internet, the virtual world, properly done for
learning purposes."
-- Irving Wladawsky-Berger
EVENT HOST: iCampus
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[ENGINEERING SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS TO REAL WORLD CHALLENGES IN HEALTHCARE]
This panel makes the case that systems thinking and processes--not
unlike those used in the airline industry--can help cure the growing
problem of human errors in hospital patient care.
MODERATOR:
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
Visiting Professor, Engineering Systems Division
Vice President, Technical Strategy and Innovation, IBM
PANELISTS:
Daniel Z. Aronzon
President and CEO, Vassar Brothers Medical Center
Nicholas Christiano, Jr
Vice President and CIO, Health Quest
Stephen A. Katz
Chief Medical Officer, Vassar Brothers Medical Center
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"In 2020, an additional 75% of Americans will turn 65.... The worst
thing is, boomers will hit the system with expectations of utilization
that the system has never dealt with before."
-- Daniel Aronzon
EVENT HOST: Engineering Systems Division
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Technology and Culture Forum and the MIT Leadership Center present
Philip Zimbardo
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Stanford University
The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
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* learn to harness the power of new technologies
* access the full range of MIT courses and resources
* build a lifelong network of colleagues
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Classes begin September 5
For more information, please visit the
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From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Tue Apr 24 11:29:05 2007
From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD)
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:29:05 -0400
Subject: [Mitworld] New: Texas Instruments' Templeton,
Sharp on RNAi and Cancer
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[EFFECTIVE EXAMPLES OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
AND PRIORITIES FOR FUTURE INVESTMENT]
In this final panel of the iCampus series, Duderstadt asks his
colleagues to take up the question of how to propagate or scale up
successful initiatives in educational technology, so that they have a
transformative impact on higher education.
MODERATOR:
James J. Duderstadt
President Emeritus and University Professor of Science and Engineering
at the University of Michigan
PANELISTS:
Andrew A. Chien
Vice President, Director of Intel Research
Christopher J. Mackie
Associate Program Officer, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Irving Wladawsky-Berger
Visiting Professor, Engineering Systems Division
Ashok S. Kolaskar
Honorary Vice Chancellor, University of Pune, India
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[BUILDING TECHNOLOGY THAT MATTERS: GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES IN ENGINEERING]
In this final panel of the iCampus series, Duderstadt asks his
colleagues to take up the question of how to propagate or scale up
successful initiatives in educational technology, so that they have a
transformative impact on higher education.
SPEAKER:
Richard (Rich) K. Templeton
President and Chief Executive Officer, Texas Instruments
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"Students talk about making career decisions. They're worried about
being bored when they get to the outside world. I tell them, relax, in
this world today, in the work you're pursuing, you won't get bored but
you may get jet-lagged."
-- Richard K. Templeton
EVENT HOST: Research Laboratory of Electronics at MIT
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[THE RNAI REVOLUTION]
SPEAKER:
Phillip A. Sharp
Institute Professor
Founding Director McGovern Institute for Brain Research
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"This is MIT. If you've got something in the lab that's new and you know
people need it outside of the lab, you're under an obligation to try to
translate it into therapy."
-- Phillip A. Sharp
EVENT HOST: MIT School of Science
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MIT School of Science and Center for Cancer Research present
Robert S. Langer, Jr.
Institute Professor and Kenneth J. Germeshausen Professor of Chemical
and Biomedical Engineering
Engineering New Approaches to Cancer Detection and Therapy
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[SPONSORED LINK]
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[2007 SUMMER SHORT COURSES]
Intensive programs from 1 to 5 days long:
* led by renowned MIT faculty
* taught on the MIT campus with MIT resources
* geared for busy professionals
* designed for in-depth learning
* grant certificates and CEUs
in biotechnology, chemical engineering, energy, data modeling and
analysis, IT, lean fundamentals, mechanical engineering, nanotechnology,
nuclear systems, lasers & optics, technology policy, system architecture
and other topics of vital interest to today's engineers and scientists.
For a complete listing of 2007 courses,
visit the MIT Professional Institute
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MIT World is a project of the School of Engineering's Professional
Education Programs.
SPONSORS
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School of Engineering
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From MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU Fri Apr 27 08:55:04 2007
From: MIT.WORLD at MIT.EDU (MIT.WORLD)
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:55:04 -0400
Subject: [Mitworld] New: Forum on 2007 Markets, Panel on Shakespeare
Message-ID: <427855.KNGOHRXG@MIT.EDU>
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[FINANCIAL MARKETS: OUTLOOK 2007]
There's a lot of money to be made in the coming year, say these
practitioners from different areas of finance, offering just a few notes
of caution. They offer a grab bag of investment tips for average
consumers and entrepreneurs in this annual Enterprise Forum event.
MODERATOR:
Liz Claman
Co-Anchor, CNBC's Morning Call
Anchor, CNBC's Cover to Cover
PANELISTS:
Frederick Lane
Chairman, CEO, and Founding Partner, Lane, Berry & Co. International
Deborah Kuenstner
Chief Investment Officer, Brandeis University
Axel Bichara
Senior Partner, Atlas Venture
Benjamin Howe
Chief Executive Officer, America's Growth Capital
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"Manufacturing has become less and less important. It's all about IP,
new technologies. It's not something we worry about at a macro level."
-- Axel Bichara
EVENT HOST: MIT Enterprise Forum
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[REMIXING SHAKESPEARE]
William Shakespeare as the original crossover performer...
MODERATOR:
Mary Fuller
Associate Professor of Literature, MIT
PANELISTS:
Diana E. Henderson
Professor of Literature
Dean for Curriculum and Faculty
Peter Donaldson
Ann Fetter Friedlaender Professor of Humanities
Head of the Literature Faculty, MIT
PLAY NOW:
[QUOTE]
"Some of us find ourselves spending a whole lifetime looking at
Shakespeare. It's not just because of a particular play text but it's
because of these four centuries of how the remix allows you a reflection
on culture at large."
-- Diana Henderson
EVENT HOST: MIT Communications Forum
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Research Laboratory for Electronics and
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science present
Nanotechnology Public Lecture Series
Bruce Donald
Building Very Small Mobile Micro-Robots
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Spend a Semester at MIT
As an ASP fellow, you will
* investigate the latest advances in your field
* design a curriculum to meet individual and company goals
* learn to harness the power of new technologies
* access the full range of MIT courses and resources
* build a lifelong network of colleagues
Accepting applications for Fall 2007
Classes begin September 5
For more information, please visit the
Advanced Study Program
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MIT World is a project of the School of Engineering's Professional
Education Programs.
SPONSORS
Office of the Provost
Office of the Vice President for Research
School of Architecture and Planning
School of Engineering
School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
MIT Sloan School of Management
School of Science
MIT Alumni Association
Industrial Liaison Program
Office of the Vice President and Secretary of the Corporation
PARTNERS
Academic Media Production Services
IS&T - DCAD
Akamai Technologies
RiverRun Media
Send comments to:
MIT World
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From andersnicholas at gmail.com Mon Apr 30 00:07:34 2007
From: andersnicholas at gmail.com (nicholas anderson)
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:07:34 +0800
Subject: [Mitworld] what is MIT-world all about
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On 4/30/07, andersnicholas at gmail.com wrote:
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> Dear Staff at MIT, may I know how to join the MIT-World Nichoclas
> Anderson
> Can I join the MIT-World?
Regards
Nicholas Anderson
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> The referring page was http://www.mit.edu/.
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