Friday, November 19, 2010

2:00 – 4:30pm
Rm. 33-206

Notes for this meeting

Agenda

Part 1:

1. University of California Online Education Pilot:
   Discussion with Daniel Greenstein, UC’s vice provost of Academic Planning, Programs, and Coordination. (Via Teleconference)The University of California has launched a pilot project designed to test whether undergraduate online courses can be taught in a way that delivers UC-quality instruction

   http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/youruniversity/archive/2010/november/uc-online-pilot-project-moves-forward.html

   Dan Greenstein will discuss the goals and issues related to this much publicized initiative.

2. Updates from the Educational planning groups:
   • Educational Opportunities Study Group: Dan Hastings
   • MIT-Online Study Groups: Dick Yue
3. Report on Duke Visit (Discussion based on report sent https://wikis.mit.edu/confluence/display/MITCETHLP/Duke+visit+report)
4. MIT Educational Technology Initiatives – Brief overview. https://wikis.mit.edu/confluence/display/MITCETHLP/Home+Page

Part II:

1. Identifying and selecting big opportunities and experiments for MIT education through technology integration
   (Based on the outcomes from the pre-meeting exercise)
2. NextSteps (Priorities and Report)