Register Now! - MIT Festival of Learning, Feb 1-2, 2017

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Subject: 	Register Now! - Festival of Learning, Feb 1-2, 2017, Main Campus
Date: 	Fri, 13 Jan 2017 09:17:02 -0500
From: 	Leann Dobranski <leann at mit.edu>
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*MIT Festival of Learning 
<http://odl.mit.edu/campus/festival-learning-2017> – February 1-2*

Join other MIT students as well as faculty, postdocs, and staff at this 
new Institute-wide event - two days of feasting on learning with 
national thought-leaders, MIT innovators, student hackers, food, fun, 
and more.

·Satya Nitta of IBM Watson Education 
<http://www.ibm.com/watson/education> explores the intersection of 
cognitive neuroscience and cognitive computing.

·Teaching @ MIT Lightning Round: MIT Faculty highlight their teaching 
innovations.

·Learning Expo showcases innovative educational projects throughout MIT. 
Lunch provided.

·Andrew Sutherland of Quizlet.com <https://quizlet.com/>: former MIT 
student now successful entrepreneur.

·Hackathon: cash prizes up to $2,500 & incubation support forwinners, 
plus food, mentoring, and more.

·As part of the Festival, /The Teaching & Learning Lab 
<https://tll.mit.edu/iap-2017-festival-learning-microteaching-registration#overlay-context=iap-2017-festival-learning-microteaching-registration>/ 
is providing opportunities for students, TAs, and postdocs to practice 
their teaching in short “Microteaching” sessions! (5 
participants/session on Thursday, Feb. 2nd). Get more information and 
select a time slot 
<https://tll.mit.edu/iap-2017-festival-learning-microteaching-registration#overlay-context=iap-2017-festival-learning-microteaching-registration>. 


Festival is FREE, but registration is required at all events.

Full Festival schedule, Hackathon details and Registration 
<http://odl.mit.edu/campus/festival-learning-2017>

Student groups (or individuals): if you want to showcase your teaching & 
learning projects with a table or poster in the expo, please let us know 
ASAP: festival-learning-2017 at mit.edu 
<mailto:festival-learning-2017 at mit.edu>.

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Leann Dobranski

Assistant Director, Teaching & Learning Laboratory

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

(617) 253-3371

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