Past xTalks

2023

Title / Description Presenter(s) Video Link
Reflections on Teaching & Learning with Technology and Preparing for AY23-24 Adam C. Martin https://youtu.be/Qq3ss4Bc-bo
Leveraging Virtual Crisis Simulation and Games to Deepen Learning and Bridge Divides Benjamin Harris, Suzanne Freeman https://youtu.be/8q5Xj7y9Tnw
Encouraging Students to Share Their Perspectives and Questions on Course Topics Stefan Helmreich, Maxine Jonas https://youtu.be/ZfXqUBL-RFo 

2022

Title / Description Presenter(s) Video Link
Re-Thinking Student Assessment for Better Learning Ed Bertschinger, Laura Frawley https://youtu.be/P6Iy01OGblM 
Using Learning Engineering to Improve Instruction at MIT Aaron Kessler, Lauren Totino https://youtu.be/CNyN4fuOpuc
Using Digital Technologies to Refresh On-Campus Courses Over Time Michael Short, Sean Robinson, Moni Avello https://youtu.be/KrbrPltzXjc
Leveraging Technology to Build and Sustain the Classroom Community Michelle Tomasik, Maria Khotimsky https://youtu.be/c2hd0pY4FNI
Canvas Tools for Assessments: Options & Strategies Meredith Davies, Lauren Totino https://youtu.be/C8EfX-nArr0
Canvas Tools for Teaching and Learning Meredith Davies https://youtu.be/xdF0HanwOck

 

2021

Title / Description Presenter(s) Video Link
Slack in Education: a conversation with colleagues Stefan Helmreich, Monika Avello, Tristan Collins, Lauren Totino https://youtu.be/TgKNmWhvDw0
Deliberate Practice Homework to Enhance Effectiveness of Active Learning Louis Deslauriers https://youtu.be/N_822c5q3tA
Reciprocity in Leadership and Learning: Negotiating Impactful Partnerships Bruno Verdini, Shigeru Miyagawa https://youtu.be/NHsIAdkelCE
World of EdCraft: Adventures In Synchronous Online Teaching Andrew Lo https://youtu.be/HMQxhpGz9_A
What a Fair and Equitable Classroom Looks Like Terry McGlynn https://youtu.be/OrcuqPmZqdc
The New Enlightenment and the Fight to Free Knowledge Peter B. Kaufman https://youtu.be/xXMNVln-y1Q
Canvas Next Steps Meredith Davies https://youtu.be/5OLkwBwS9eY
Canvas Quick Start Meredith Davies https://youtu.be/6uCwXamjLpY
Using MIT’s Lightboard for Enhanced Instruction Anna Frebel, Agustin Rayo, Joey Gu, Jim Cain https://youtu.be/ZefOjfd-K_M
xTalk Panel Discussion: Assessments & Assignments for Remote Learning Michelle Ruth Tomasik, Barbara Hughey, Craig Carter https://youtu.be/KNTAKPzooBM
MOOCs: Curricular Innovations, Modes of Delivery & Student Behavior Jessica Sandland, Monika Avello, Mary Ellen Wiltrout, Ana Bell https://youtu.be/sSYPnAfiG6k

 

2020

Title / Description Presenter(s) Video Link
Building Community in a Remote Classroom Simona Socrate, Ari Epstein, and Kang Zhou https://youtu.be/2epOT67dep8
"Grasp - The Science Transforming How We Learn" Sanjay Sarma, Luke Yoquinto https://youtu.be/SwwvW41RnD0
Lessons Learned from Using Physiological Sensing in Learning Environments Nataliya Kosmyna https://youtu.be/-L6e2--kHb8

 

2019

Title / Description Presenter(s) Video Link
Authenticity, Interactivity, and Collaboration: Designing for Success in VR Learning Games Eric Klopfer, Meredith Thompson https://youtu.be/wFcljKTZicI
Adaptive Learning of Motor Skills by Varying Task Difficulty Stefanie Mueller, Dishita Turakhia https://youtu.be/71VnGJGxg1Y
Technology Mediated Feedback: Powerful, Clear, and Personalized Michael Phillips https://youtu.be/OrBLGUnUHQg
Computer-based Testing Facilities for Scalable, Excellent, and Secure STEM Assessment Craig Zilles https://youtu.be/7YIl0DqrGck
iSSP: A Dynamic Interactive Textbook Ted Young https://youtu.be/gexTMsHFUWI
Innovating Education on a Large Scale: What, Why, and How Annoesjka Cabo https://youtu.be/QieTD7iMkzk
Online Learning Innovations and Interventions Eva Ponce, Kyle Keane, Pawan Sinha https://youtu.be/x4hVJUM9rpE
Lever for Change: Open Grantmaking at Scale Jeff Ubois https://youtu.be/hKTQSzxrqWE
Assistive Technology for Opening Minds, Hands, and Hearts Julie Greenberg, Kyle Keane, Anna Musser, Jaya Narain, Pramoda Karnati https://youtu.be/xTCPn47xkFk
The Mahali Innovation Lab Eva Kaplan https://youtu.be/4euDPn2Hzec
Text Messages and the Future of Digital Education Michael Ioffe n/a

 

2018

Title / Description Presenter(s) Video Link
Guided Discovery as a Teaching Method Emanuel “Ely” Sachs n/a
Immersive Realities for Learning & Creativity Deepak Chopra n/a
Impact of Online Education on Campus Education Willem van Valkenburg https://youtu.be/VjLMOqvaicU
New Technologies Won’t Reduce Scarcity, but Here’s Something That Might Vasilis Kostakis https://youtu.be/GonHAXy_UP0
Doing Things with MOOCs: Utilization Strategies of Learners in Massively Open Online Courses Mitchell Stevens https://youtu.be/j_LPb9BuBfc
From Distance Universities To Universities Without Distances Josep Planell n/a
If Open is the Answer, What Was the Question? Loic Tallon https://youtu.be/FU2o8YgusaE
The Cognitive Science of Teaching and Learning Keith Baker https://youtu.be/M7UyUfOXHug
The Dynamics of Affect in Online Learning Ryan Baker https://youtu.be/1UFm-s_DeVs
Building Education-to-Employment Programs That Actually Work Pierre Dubuc https://youtu.be/AtqJt6_EaMI

 

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