Architectures of learning
Join a daylong series of linked conversations with MIT and global thought leaders on how structures of cognition, space, and curriculum design shape learning.
MIT Open Learning's Jameel World Education Lab invites you to spend Pi Day on campus to explore how learning may be shaped by structures underpinning cognition and emotion, the experience of space, and the scaffolding provided by curriculum design. MIT experts who will share their unique take on how to design for learning include Cynthia Breazeal, Pawan Sinha, Aaron Kessler, Christine Ortiz, Sheila Kennedy, and others. Some two dozen of our global collaborators will join, enabling us to feature ideas from J-WEL innovators from across the world.
Event takes place at the Samberg Conference Center, 6th Floor, 50 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139.
Program
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8:30am - 8:45am |
Coffee and breakfast |
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8:45am - 10:30am |
Welcome Cognitive science insights into structures of learning Dr. Anjali Sastry, MIT Open Learning, J-WEL and Sloan School of Management Prof. Pawan Sinha, MIT Brain Cognitive Sciences Dr. Aaron Kessler, MIT Open Learning Prof. Melchor Sanchez-Mendiola, National Autonomous University of Mexico |
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10:30am - 10:45am |
Break
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10:45am - 12:00pm |
Impact-forward, rigorous, practical, and revolutionary higher education curricula Prof. Christine Ortiz, MIT Department of Materials Science & Engineering Dr. Mario Herane, Development and Management, Universidad Mayor Julia Reyolds-Cuellar, MIT Open Learning, J-WEL |
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12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Lunch |
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1:00pm - 2:10pm
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AI and software as prompts, scaffolds, and opportunities for student-led learning Prof. Cynthia Breazeal, Dean, MIT Digital Learning Prof. Eric Klopfer, MIT Comparative Media Studies |
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2:10pm - 2:35pm |
Break |
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2:35pm - 4:30pm |
Architectures of Learning: Spaces and structures Prof. Sheila Kennedy, MIT School of Architecture & Planning Emily Glass, MIT Open Learning, J-WEL Prof. Marta Aymerich, Strategic Planning and Research, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Dr. Claudia Urrea, MIT Open Learning, J-WEL |
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4:30pm - 4:55pm |
Closing Emerging design principles and ideas to consider Dr. Anjali Sastry, MIT J-WEL and Sloan School of Management |