| Tentative Agenda |
| Tuesday, July 17 -- Defining the Right Problem |
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12:00-1:00 PM Working lunch: introductions, initial problem sharing, institute organization and goals, team identification |
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1:00 -2:30 PM Interactive Lecture: Identifying the right problem: a brief history of educational technology |
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2:30-2:45 PM Break |
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2:45-4:30 PM Team work: creating a problem statement, gathering evidence of problem and cause, posting drafts |
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4:30-5:00 PM Sharing and revisions |
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5:00-5:30 PM Post Deliverable 1 - Your problem statement, including evidence, context, and 3 user profiles |
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5:30-7:30 PM Welcome reception and dinner |
| Wednesday, July 18 -- Articulating Theories of Learning and Change |
| 8:30 AM-9 AM Breakfast |
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9:00-10:00 AM What makes things unforgettable? |
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10:00-10:30 AM Design exercise in creating memories |
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10:30-10:45 AM Break |
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10:45 AM-12:00 PM What is understanding and how do you build it? |
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12:00 -1:00 PM Working lunch - Articulating your theories of learning |
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1-2 PM Sharing and Posting Deliverable 2 - The Theory of Learning Guiding Your Project |
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2-3 PM Changing Behavior - Priming, Nudging, and Driving |
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3-3:15 PM Break |
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3:15-4:15 PM Exercises in behavior change |
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4:15-5:00 PM Sharing and articulating your theories of change |
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5:00 -5:30 PM Post Deliverable 3: The Theory of Change Guiding Your Project |
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5:30-7:00 PM Offsite dinner in Harvard Square |
| Thursday, July 19 -- Making Something Testable |
| 8:30-9:00 AM Breakfast |
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9-10 AM Research to Practice: The Innovative Leap |
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10-10:30 AM Theory to Action exercise |
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10:30-10:45 AM Break |
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10:45 AM-12 PM Articulate and Post Deliverable 4: Plan for Putting Your Theories to Work in Your Project |
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12-1 PM Working lunch: sharing visions of success |
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1-2 PM The Iterative Cycle: Learning through Failure |
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2-3 PM |
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3-3:15 PM Break |
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3:15-5:00 PM Sharing and revising initial efforts |
| Post Deliverable 5: Your testable element |
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5:30 PM Dinner on your own |
| Friday, July 20 -- Creating a Plan of Action |
| 8:30 AM-9 AM Breakfast |
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9-10 AM Contextual Constraints |
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10-11 AM Team project planning |
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11AM-12PM Share Deliverable 6: Development/Implementation Plan |