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The Spotlight Stage SPL09

How MIT (Really) Learns

Date Friday, Dec 2  Time   –    Room Potsdam III

Judging by the work of its students, alumni and faculty, MIT is an amazing place for learning. But how does learning actually happen at MIT?

Hear from MIT Media Lab´s Philipp Schmidt what he and his team discovered when they asked students, professors, and administrators about their most meaningful learning experiences. Hint: nobody mentioned courses; one person mentioned fire-trucks.

Philipp co-founded the Peer 2 Peer University (P2PU) – the grassroots community for social open learning. An open education activist, he co-authored the Cape Town Open Education Declaration, served as a founding board member for the OpenCourseWare Consortium, and has been awarded Shuttleworth and Ashoka fellowships.

Moderator

OEB speaker Philipp Schmidt

Philipp Schmidt

Director of Learning Innovation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab, USA