[Mitworld] Cynthia Breazeal on Children's Media, Milton Chen on Education

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MIT World Newsletter

Volume 10, Number 6 |  October 6, 2010

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Innovation Spotlight: Bringing Children’s Media off the Screen
May 18, 2010

Working with motors, sensors, sophisticated algorithms and fuzzy puppets, Cynthia Breazeal 
may finally realize one of childhood’s fondest dreams: imaginary characters that assume a physical 
reality, and stories that leap from the page into three dimensions.

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/819

Speaker:
Cynthia Breazeal SM '93, SCD '00
LG Career Development Professor of Media Arts and Sciences

Director, Personal Robots Group, MIT Media Laboratory




Event Host:
The Education Arcade

"Can we rethink the “lean back” vs. ”lean forward” experience for the big internet-enabled shared 
screen in the living room?"
-Cynthia Breazeal

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Education Nation: Six Leading Edges of Innovation in Our Schools
May 25, 2010

The daily news is full of stories about failing schools, as well as those undergoing miraculous 
rescues. But there are also schools that have devised innovative and constructive practices that 
are worth studying and emulating, according to Milton Chen of The George Lucas Educational Foundation.

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/818

Speaker:
Milton Chen
Senior Fellow, The George Lucas Educational Foundation


Event Host:
Learning International Networks Consortium

"Can we create an education nation, a learning society? There is hope for a nation that emphasizes 
education in the same way it emphasizes the economy, jobs, the military. Can we make education the 
same kind of priority?"
-Milton Chen

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In The Pipeline:

Leading through Change

Presented By:
MIT Sloan School of Management
Dean’s Innovative Leader Series

Speaker:
Tom Glocer
CEO
Thomson Reuters

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Erroneous Reports of Possible OCW Paywall Appear in News Media
OCW paywall not under consideration						

http://ocw.mit.edu/about/media-coverage/press-releases/erroneous-reports-of-possible-ocw-paywall-appear-in-news-media/?utm_source=Featured-Course_09-28-10

<p>
A handful of recent news articles have reported that MIT is considering placing its MIT OpenCourseWare program behind a paywall. <p> 

The articles were based on a misinterpretation of recent statements describing Institute planning activities.  

The content on MIT OpenCourseWare will continue to be free and available online, as it has always been.
Read complete statement from MIT OpenCourseWare
http://ocw.mit.edu/about/media-coverage/press-releases/erroneous-reports-of-possible-ocw-paywall-appear-in-news-media/?utm_source=Featured-Course_09-28-10

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