Microlearning bootcamp & more

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

Forwarded Message for Microlearning bootcamp opportunity that is open to 
MIT Postdocs. Note the deadline and details below.
Postdocs who are interested in the Teach it Yourself Contest (and those 
with any questions) should contact
Nemanja Marjanovic <nmdespot at mit.edu>

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Subject: 	New! TIY Contest for MIT students -- please share
Date: 	Sat, 2 Jan 2016 12:55:24 -0500
From: 	Nemanja Marjanovic <nmdespot at mit.edu>
To: 	



Dear all,

My name is Nemo, and I am a Graduate Community Fellow. I work on the 
DSLx Life Learning initiative, and we are currently developing a "life 
learning website" for MIT students. The idea behind the website is to 
put student life online: to have a place where MIT students can go to 
learn nonacademic skills such as leadership development, conflict 
resolution, ethics, how to balance school and life, etc. Moreover, the 
information on the website will be presented through micro learning, 
which means it is delivered in small chunks, so that students can absorb 
it quickly and create their own learning pathway.

We have planned a microlearning contest that runs through February, as 
well as workshop sessions in IAP. We hope that the contest and sessions 
will help generate interest among students for the Life Learning site, 
involve as many students as possible in our process, and also teach 
students about micro learning. That being said, if you could forward the 
email below to students in your department that would be greatly 
appreciated.

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*Teach It Yourself! A life-enhancing contest for MIT students*

Showcase your creativity and help your peers at the same time! 
Participate in MIT’s inaugural Teach It Yourself Contest and contribute 
your ideas to MIT’s new Life Learning 
<http://lifelearning.mit.edu> platform for sharing your experience, 
accessing information, and making connections. Support other MIT 
students by sharing what you’ve learned about taking care of yourself, 
connecting with others, and making the most of MIT.

*WHAT*: Express your ideas through creative microlearning: 2-5-minute 
videos, short articles and listicles, infographics, etc. Don’t know how 
to craft those?  Sign up for our IAP Microlearning Boot Camp 
<http://student.mit.edu/searchiap/iap-9289af8d51582ec401515ea3584c00ff.html>.  Not 
on campus?  No worries: register for the contest and we’ll send you 
resources. Besides the satisfaction of helping other students, you may 
win one of our many prizes. Check them out and register here 
<https://lifelearning.mit.edu/about-initiative/whats-new/teach-it-yourself-mit-student-contest-about-shared-experience>.

*WHEN*: Register 
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QCExUpcMl-qCBVoQB89fBOoEu6hcRkiuOh_3LuWRkDA/viewform?c=0&w=1> for 
the contest now through February 10. Sign up for the Microlearning Boot 
Camp 
<http://student.mit.edu/searchiap/iap-9289af8d51582ec401515ea3584c00ff.html> by 
January 3.

*WHAT* *ELSE*: See more deadlines, judging criteria, categories, prizes, 
and example topics on the website!

*QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?* Please contact us at lifelearning at mit.edu 
<mailto:lifelearning at mit.edu>.



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