2:00 – 3:30pm
Room 5-231

In his announcement of the new directorate for digital learning, President Reif mentioned that,  “through MITx and edX, we should also use our campus community as a laboratory for inventing the residential research university of the future.”

The establishment of the DDL follows a series of experiments that MITCET launched with a focus on modularity to address the improvement of the undergrad educational experience as well as the launch of  MITx and edX courses. (See attached document),

With the above as context, the agenda for our next MITCET is as follows:

1.  Continued discussion of the Vision/Mission for Digital Learning  (Sanjay)

2.   Key Issues/Priorities for Digital Learning  (All)

–   What are the 3 most important things that MIT should focus on in its Digital Learning initiatives?

3. Updates

9:00 – 10:30am
Room 33-206

1. DBER*- Online Learning Symposium: Discussion of Outcomes, Format and Participants
   The draft prospectus for the symposium  (also sent for the last meeting) is attached. Also attached is a short summary that highlights the key points from the rather extensive NAE DBER report.
2. Plans from the new Director of Digital Learning – Sanjay Sarma
3. Learning from the MIT/edX courses to inform MIT education
   What processes do we put in place to share/disseminate what is being learnt from the MITx/edX courses?
4. Updates/Announcements

*DBER-> Discipline Based Educational Research

3:30 – 5:00pm
Room 33-206

1. Assessment of MITCET sponsored Experiments for Online Education: A report and discussion of the assessment undertaken by TLL are part of the Online Experiments on Modularity- Glenda Stump, Lori Breslow, TLL (3:30 – 4:30)

   The assessment reports are attached.

   A report prepared for the Class of ’60  which  includes descriptions of the projects has been sent earlier.

   We would like to hear from you if there are particular questions or points from the assessments that you would like addressed.  Please send us these no later than October 20. It will help frame  the discussion at the meeting.

2. DBER-Online Learning Symposium: Discussion of Outcomes; Format. The draft prospectus for the symposium  (also sent for the last meeting) is attached. (4.30 – 4.45)
3. Updates/Announcements: MITCET Website; Other

1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Rm. 1-236

1. Plan for Symposium on Online Education: “Online Learning for MIT Education: At the intersection of Residential Learning and MITx”.