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The preliminary agenda is now available. The preliminary agenda is subject to change.
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| Arrival and Workshop Day: Sunday, May 22, 2016 | |
| 8:00am-12:00pm | Pre-Conference Workshops MOOC Makers by MITx and ODL Digital Learning Lab (Full-Day) MIT BLOSSOMS by MIT BLOSSOMS Music Blocks by MIT Media Lab Teach Cell Biology Concepts with MIT’s Kinesthetic DNA, RNA and Protein Models by MIT Edgerton Center |
| 12:00pm-1:00pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:00pm-5:00pm | Pre-Conference Workshops The Global Teaching Labs by MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) The Future of Educational Certificates and Reputation by MIT Media Lab Learning Circles by Peer 2 Peer University, MIT Media Lab |
| 3:00pm-4:00pm | MIT Campus Tour |
| 6:00pm-7:30pm | LINC 2016 Welcome Reception |
| Day 1: Monday, May 23, 2016 | |
| 7:00am-8:00am | Continental Breakfast & Informal Discussion |
| 8:00am-12:00pm | Plenary Session 1: Providing Quality Education at Scale |
| 8:15am-8:30am | Welcome Dr. Vijay Kumar, Associate Dean of Digital Learning, MIT |
| 8:30am-08:45am | Remarks Dr. Richard Larson, Founder of LINC and BLOSSOMS, MIT |
| 8:45am-9:15am | Keynote Dr. Arthur Levine, President of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation |
| 9:15am-9:45am | Keynote Dr. Eric Klopfer, Director of Education Arcade and Scheller Teacher Education Program, MIT |
| 9:45am-10:15am | Coffee Break |
| 10:15am-12:00pm | Education Without Boundaries Panel Dr. Roxana Morduchowicz, Founder of the Media Literacy Program, Ministry of Education, Argentina Dr. Stephen Anzalone, Senior VP and co-director of EDC Dr. Philipp Schmidt, Director of Learning Innovation and MIT Media Lab |
| Lunch Break | |
| 1:00pm-3:15pm | Plenary Session 2: Understanding Learning Engineering |
| 1:15pm-1:45pm | Keynote Dr. Sanjay Sarma, VP of Open Learning, MIT Future of Education for Residential, Digital and the Degree |
| 1:45pm-3:15pm | Future of the University Session |
| 3:15pm-3:45pm | Coffee Break |
| 3:45pm-5:15pm | Parallel Sessions |
| 5:15pm-6:15pm | Future of the Faculty Session |
| 6:30pm-8:30pm | Conference Dinner Reception |
| Day 2: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 | |
| 8:00am-8:30am | Continental Breakfast & Informal Discussion |
| 8:30am-12:00pm | Plenary Session 3: Bridging the Education Divide |
| 8:30am-8:45am | Welcome Address |
| 8:45am-9:15am | Keynote Maysa Jalbout, CEO of the Al Ghurair Foundation for Education |
| 9:15am-9:45am | Keynote Dr. Anant Agarwal, CEO of edX |
| 9:45am-10:10am | Coffee Break |
| 10:10am-11:40am | Bridging the Divide- Digital Learning Initiatives Supporting People in Need Panel Mr. Nafez Dakkak, Founding Director of Edraak.org Mr. Vincent Zimmer, Director and Co-Founder, Kiron University Ms. Hila Azadzoy, Head of Academics at Kiron University Mr. Ramji Raghavan, Founder and Chairman of Agastya International Foundation |
| 11:40am- 12:00pm | Keynote Dr. Asha Kanwar, CEO of Commonwealth of Learning |
| 12:00pm-1:00pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:00pm- 3:15pm | Plenary Session 4: Tools for the Digital Learning Experience |
| 1:15pm-1:45pm | Keynote |
| 1:45pm-3:15pm | Technology Enabled Education – Around the World in 80 Minutes! Panel Dr. Zaleha Abdullah, Deputy Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, UTMLead, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Dr. Naveed A. Malik, founding Rector, Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan Dr. Hanan A. Al-Arfaj, Technology Supervisor, General Education Administration, Eastern Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr. Cliff Missen, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; director the WiderNet Project, USA Dr. Bakary Diallo, Rector, African Virtual University (AVU), Nairobi, Kenya |
| 3:15pm-3:45pm | Coffee Break |
| 3:45pm-5:15pm | Future of Pedagogy Session |
| 5:15pm-6:15pm | Parallel Sessions |
| 5:45pm-9:00pm | Boston Harbor Boat Trip |
| Day 3: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 | |
| 7:45am-8:20am | Continental Breakfast & Informal Discussion |
| 8:20am-11:30am | Plenary Session 5: Role of Digital Learning for Students of All Ages |
| 8:20am-8:30am | Welcome Address |
| 8:30am-8:45am | Keynote President Rafael Reif, MIT |
| 8:45am-10:15am | Panel Discussion Stories from Digital Learning Students |
| 10:15am-10:45am | Coffee Break |
| 10:45am-12:00 | Conference Wrap Up Dr. Richard Larson, Founder of LINC and BLOSSOMS, MIT |
| 12:00pm | MIT LINC 2016 ends |
| 1:00pm-2:00pm | MIT Campus Tour |
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