[edtech] IAP Ed Tech sessions Tuesday

[Katie Livingston Vale]

Hi all,

I hope everyone weathered the blizzard ok. Tomorrow (Tuesday) 
Academic Computing presents two talks, both in Room 3-133. We hope 
you can join us. The forecast is sunny with chance of cookies!

Overview of Educational Technology at MIT
Katie Vale, Academic Computing
Tue Jan 25, 01-02:30pm, 3-133

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: none

  Staff from Academic Computing will discuss and demonstrate a wide 
variety of educational technologies currently in use by MIT faculty. 
These will include web-based simulations, math software, 
instructional video, geographic information systems, web-accessible 
databases, and electronic textbooks. Staff will be available to 
consult with instructors on existing or potential projects.


Using MathML to Represent Equations on the Web and Share Scientific 
Content Between Math and Science Applications
Daniel Jamous, Academic Computing
Tue Jan 25, 02:30-04:00pm, 3-133

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: none

  MathML (the Mathematical Markup Language) has the potential to 
revolutionize the way digital scientific content is used and reused 
in many scientific and engineering disciplines. It makes possible the 
exchange of scientific content in applications as diverse as web 
publishing, computer algebra systems, print typesetting, and speech 
synthesis. Yet, in spite of all these advantages, MathML has been 
used very little in the scientific community at MIT and elsewhere. 
This presentation will review various initiatives and perspectives on 
this technology at MIT and discuss possible next steps that would 
help increase adoption.