LINC 2016 Conference was a big success! We will post the videos of the plenary and panel sessions soon.
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Please review the LINC 2016 Agenda below.
| Arrival and Workshop Day: Sunday, May 22, 2016 | Stata (Building 32) |
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| 9:00am-5:00pm | Location | Pre-Conference Workshops | ||
| 9:00am-5:00pm | 32-123 | MOOC Makers by MITx and ODL Digital Learning Lab (Full-Day) | ||
| 9:00am-1:00pm | 32-141 | MIT BLOSSOMS by MIT BLOSSOMS | ||
| 9:00am-12:00pm | 32-155 | Teach Cell Biology Concepts with MIT’s Kinesthetic DNA, RNA and Protein Models by MIT Edgerton Center | ||
| 12:00pm-1:00pm | Lunch Break | Stata (Student Street) | |||
| 1:00pm-5:00pm | 32-155 | Pre-Conference Workshops Learning Circles by Peer 2 Peer University, MIT Media Lab |
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| 3:00pm-4:00pm | MIT Museum Visit (optional – 1 coupon per registrant) | |||
| 6:00pm-7:30pm | LINC 2016 Welcome Reception | E14-6F | |||
| Day 1: Monday, May 23, 2016 | ||||
| 7:00am-8:00am | Lobby 13 | Registration / Continental Breakfast & Networking | ||
| 8:00am-12:00pm | 10-250 | Plenary Session 1: Providing Quality Education at Scale | Moderated by Vijay Kumar |
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| 8:15am-8:20am | Welcome Dr. Vijay Kumar, Associate Dean of Digital Learning, MIT |
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| 8:20am-8:35am | Remarks Dr. Richard Larson, Founder of LINC and BLOSSOMS, MIT |
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| 8:35am-8:45am | LINC Overview Dr. Vijay Kumar, Associate Dean of Digital Learning, MIT |
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| 8:45am-9:15am | Keynote Dr. Arthur Levine, President of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation |
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| 9:15am-9:45am | Reflections- the Next Generation of Learners Dr. Eric Klopfer, Director of Education Arcade and Scheller Teacher Education Program, MIT |
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| 9:45am-10:10am | Coffee Break | Lobby 13 |
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| 10:15am-11:45am | 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 Dr. Cristóbal Cobo, Director of Ceibal Foundation at the National Program of Education and Technology, Uruguay |
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| 12:00pm-1:00pm | Lunch Break | Lobby 13 |
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| 1:15pm-3:15pm | 10-250 | Plenary Session 2: Understanding Learning Engineering | Moderated by Sanjay Sarma | ||
| 1:15pm-1:45pm | Keynote Dr. Sanjay Sarma, VP of Open Learning, MIT | Future of Education for Residential, Digital and the Degree |
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| 1:45pm-2:45pm | Future of the University Session, an MIT Perspective Dr. Cynthia Barnhart, Chancellor,MIT Mr. Israel Ruiz, Executive Vice President and Treasurer, MIT Dr. Denny Freeman, Dean of Undergraduate Education, MIT |
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| 2:45pm-3:05pm | Coffee Break | Lobby 13 |
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| 3:15pm-5:00pm | Parallel Sessions | Building 4 |
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| 4-163 | Session 1 – Learning Technologies | |||
| 4-231 | Session 2 – Alternative Learning Methods | |||
| 4-237 | Session 3 – Content Modules / Continuing Education | |||
| 5:15pm-6:15pm | 10-250 | Future of the Faculty Session, an MIT Perspective Dr. Hazel Sive, Professor of Biology, MIT Dr. David Darmofal, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT Dr. Christine Ortiz, Dean of Graduate Education, MIT |
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| 6:30pm-8:30pm | Conference Dinner Reception | MIT Samberg Center, 7F, Salon T | |||
| Day 2: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 | ||||
| 7:00am-8:30am | Continental Breakfast & Informal Discussion | Lobby 13 |
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| 8:30am-12:00pm | 10-250 | Plenary Session 3: Bridging the Education Divide | Moderated by Vijay Kumar | ||
| 8:30am-8:40am | Welcome Address Dr. Vijay Kumar, Associate Dean of Digital Learning, MIT |
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| 8:40am-9:10am | Keynote Maysa Jalbout, CEO of the Al Ghurair Foundation for Education |
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| 9:10am-9:25am | Coffee Break | Lobby 13 | |||
| 9:30am-11:00am | 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 |
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| 11:00am- 11:30am | Featured Talk Dr. Asha Kanwar, CEO of Commonwealth of Learning |
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| 11:30am-1:00pm | Lunch and Networking | 10-250 |
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| 1:00pm- 3:25pm | 10-250 | Plenary Session 4: Tools for the Digital Learning Experience | Moderated by Dick Larson |
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| 1:15pm-1:45pm | Keynote Dr. Anant Agarwal, MIT Professor, CEO of edX | MOOCs 2.0: Innovation & Integrity in Online Learning |
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| 1:45pm-3:25pm | 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 Mrs. 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 |
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| 3:25pm-3:40pm | Coffee Break | Lobby 13 | |||
| 3:45pm-4:45pm | 10-250 | Future of Pedagogy Session, an MIT Perspective Dr. Catherine L. Drennan, MIT Professor of Chemistry and Biology, MIT Dr. Krishna Rajagopal, Chair of the Faculty, MIT Dr. Mitch Resnick, Director of the Okawa Center, and Director of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group, MIT Ms. Georgia Van de Zande, Graduate Student in Mechanical Engineering, MIT |
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| 5:00pm-6:15pm | Parallel Sessions | Building 4 |
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| 4-163 | Session 1 – Blended Learning / Open Education | |||
| 4-231 | Session 2 – Online Education and Open Educational Resource | |||
| 4-237 | Session 3 – Learning Technologies | |||
| 5:45pm-9:00pm | Charles River Boat Trip | MIT Wood Sailing Pavilion |
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| Day 3: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 | ||||
| 7:45am-8:10am | Continental Breakfast & Networking | Lobby 13 |
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| 8:20am-11:30am | 10-250 | Plenary Session 5: Role of Digital Learning for Students of All Ages | Moderated by Cec d’Oliveira |
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| 8:20am-8:30am | Welcome Address Cec d’Oliveira, Associate Dean of Digital Learning, MIT |
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| 8:30am-8:40am | Keynote President Rafael Reif, MIT |
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| 8:40am-10:10am | Stories from Digital Learning Students Panel Mr. Cody Coleman, Data Scientist, Stanford PhD candidate Ms. Anna Leonard, Undergraduate – Mechanical Engineering, MITMs. Rachel Reed, Undergraduate – Mechanical Engineering, MIT |
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| 10:10am-10:40am | Coffee Break | 10-250 |
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| 10:40am-11:25am | Digital Sandbox Demonstration by Andover Public School | |||
| 11:25am-12:00pm | Conference Wrap Up Dr. Richard Larson, Founder of LINC and BLOSSOMS, MIT |
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| 12:00pm | MIT LINC 2016 ends | |||
| 1:00pm-2:00pm | MIT Campus Tour – Self Guided App (optional) |
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Download PDF Agenda | Learn more about our speakers HERE
