FESTIVAL OF LEARNING

Wednesday, January 29, 9:30am-4:00pm

A free event for the MIT community, registration is required

AGENDA

9:30-10:00  (10-250 Lobby) Continental Breakfast

10:00-10:45 (10-250) Tribute to Woodie Flowers
Opening Remarks, Memorial Video, MIT Reflections

10:45-11:45 (10-250) Keynote: "How should STEM education address equity, the climate crisis, and its own moral infrastructure?"
Alice Pawley, Associate Professor, School of Engineering Education, Purdue University

11:45-12:30 (10-250) MIT Faculty Panel: STEM education, climate crisis, equity, and ethics
Susan Silbey, Professor of Humanities, Sociology and Anthropology; Professor of Behavioral and Policy Sciences
Janelle Knox-Hayes, Associate Professor of Economic Geography and Planning; Head, Environmental Policy and Planning Group
David McGee, Associate Professor, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences; Director, Terrascope Learning Community

12:30-2:00 (Lobbies 10 & 13) Community Expo & Lunch

2:00 on... Workshops
2:00-4:00pm - Play the Climate Action Simulation Game with Sarah Meyers and Curt Newton (Bush Room, 10-105)
2:00-3:30pm - Experiential Ethics: Infusing Ethics Education into Experiential Learning Opportunities—a brainstorming session with Kate Trimble (2-135)
2:00-3:00pm - Open Discussion: Participating in the Data Economy—Promises and Concerns with Anindya Roy (2-132)

This is a free event for the MIT community, but registration is required. It is co-sponsored by MIT Open Learning and the Office of the Vice Chancellor.  Questions? festival-learning@mit.edu.