[Crosstalk] IAP offerings this week from Academic Computing

[Katie Livingston Vale]

IS&T Academic Computing is pleased to be sponsoring the following IAP 
sessions this week (scroll down for descriptions and registration 
info for each class):

Introduction to Mathematica
Mon Jan 23, Wed Jan 25, Fri Jan 27, Mon Jan 30, Wed Feb 1, 02-04:00pm, 1-115

GIS: Introduction to ArcGIS
Tue Jan 24, 02-05:00pm, 37-312

World of Warcraft in Education
Tue Jan 24, 02-03:00pm, 3-133

GIS: Working with Digital Elevation Models
Wed Jan 25, 02-04:00pm, 37-312

GIS: Working with US Census Data in a GIS
Thu Jan 26, 02-04:00pm, 37-312

Using Blogs and Wikis in Education
Thu Jan 26, 02pm-03:30am, 3-133



GIS: Introduction to ArcGIS
Lisa Sweeney, Daniel Sheehan, Anne Graham
Tue Jan 24, 02-05:00pm, 37-312

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Attendees must have an active MIT Athena account.

Learn the basics of visualizing and analyzing geographic information 
using ArcGIS, a powerful desktop Geographic Information System (GIS) 
available at MIT.


GIS: Working with Digital Elevation Models
Daniel Sheehan, Anne Graham, Lisa Sweeney
Wed Jan 25, 02-04:00pm, 37-312
Prereq: Athena account. Previous experience using ArcGIS.

Digital Elevation Models are widely available elevation data for the 
United States and, soon, for the world through the Shuttle Radar 
Topography Mission. Learn to use this data source in a GIS and use 
the stock hydrology tools to find watersheds in ArcGIS.


GIS: Working with US Census Data in a GIS
Lisa Sweeney, Daniel Sheehan, Anne Graham
Thu Jan 26, 02-04:00pm, 37-312

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Athena account. Previous experience using ArcGIS.

The US Census holds an enormous amount of demographic information 
gathered over a long period of time. New and interesting 
relationships can oftentimes be observed when looking at census data 
on a map. Come learn about what's in the US Census and how to map it 
out using ArcGIS.

Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/teach/iap2006.html
Contact: Register by sending email with IAP in the subject line to, 
gishelp at mit.edu
Cosponsor: Libraries


Introduction to Mathematica
Violeta Ivanova
Mon Jan 23, Wed Jan 25, Fri Jan 27, Mon Jan 30, Wed Feb 1, 02-04:00pm, 1-115

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 06-Jan-2006
Limited to 25 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

Five two-hour sessions. Hands on training in the Mathematica 
software, covering its interface and its use for algebra, calculus, 
graphics, and programming.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/violeta/www/IAP2006
Contact: Violeta Ivanova, N42-250j, x2-1383, violeta at mit.edu


Using Blogs and Wikis in Education
Katie Livingston Vale, Ben Jones, Matt McGann, Carter Snowden
Thu Jan 26, 02pm-03:30am, 3-133

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

A panel discussion from faculty and administrators
who are using blogs in their teaching or other work at MIT
Contact: Katie Livingston Vale, N42-050l, (617) 253-6690, katiel at mit.edu


World of Warcraft in Education
Katie Vale
Tue Jan 24, 02-03:00pm, 3-133

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up

WoW is a popular online multiplayer game known for its highly 
engaging qualities. This
presentation will discuss what the game might teach us about peer learning,
collaboration, and motivation in educational settings.
Contact: Katie Vale, N42-050l, (617) 253-6690, katiel at mit.edu

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Katie Livingston Vale, Ed.D.
Educational Technology Consulting
MIT Academic Computing