MacVicar Day 2020
Learning Through Experience: Education for a Fulfilling and Engaged Life
Friday, March 13 (CANCELED)
PANELISTS
- TojumiOluwa "Towa" Adegboyega '20, aeronautics and astronautics
- William Broadhead, associate professor of history
- Grace Chuan '21, electrical engineering and computer science
- Rick Miller, president of Olin College of Engineering
- Steven Truong '20, biological engineering
- Maria Yang, professor of mechanical engineering and faculty undergraduate director of D-Lab
MacVicar Day 2019
The Educated Student: Thinking and Doing for the 21st Century
Friday, March 8, 2019
PANELISTS
- Fadi Atieh '20, physics
- Divya Goel '19, electrical engineering and computer science
- Caspar Hare, professor of philosophy
- Katie O'Nell '19, brain and cognitive sciences
- Sanjay Sarma, vice president for Open Learning and the Fred Fort Flowers (1941) and Daniel Fort Flowers (1941) Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- Susan Silbey, Leon and Anne Goldberg Professor of Humanities, Sociology, and Anthropology and professor of behavioral and policy sciences at the Sloan School of Management
- Michael Sipser, Donner Professor of Mathematics and dean of the school of science
Video: MacVicar Day Symposium — March 8, 2019
MIT News article: Celebrating passionate teachers and enthusiastic learners
MacVicar Day 2018
Inclusive Pedagogies: Building a Vibrant Community of Learners at MIT
Friday, March 9, 2018
Panelists
- Catherine Drennan, Professor of Biology
- Eric Klopfer, Professor and Director of the Scheller Teacher Education Program
- Katrina LaCurts, Lecturer, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Christine Ortiz, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
- Meredith Thompson, Research Scientist, Teaching Systems Lab
Video: MacVicar Day Symposium — March 9, 2018
MIT News article: Innovation fosters inclusive teaching at MIT
MacVicar Day 2017
Pushing Boundaries: A Legacy of Learning Through Innovation and Discovery
Friday, March 17, 2017
Panelists
- Anantha Chandrakasan, Vannevar Bush Professor and Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Neil Gershenfeld, Director of the Center for Bits and Atoms and Professor of Media Arts and Sciences
- Anne McCants, Professor of History and Director of Concourse
- Ian Waitz, Dean of the School of Engineering and Jerome C. Hunsaker Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Video: MacVicar Day Symposium — March 17, 2017
MacVicar Day 2016
From Hand to Mind: Advances in Evidence-based Teaching
Friday, March 11, 2016
Panelists
- Martin Culpepper, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- Michael Cuthbert, Associate Professor of Music
- David Darmofal, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Catherine Drennan, Professor of Biology
- Robert Miller, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Janet Rankin, Interim Director of the Teaching & Learning Laboratory
Video: MacVicar Day Symposium — March 11, 2016
MacVicar Day 2015
Undergraduate Education Goes Global: Learning from the MIT-SUTD Collaboration
Friday, March 13, 2015
Panelists
- John Brisson, Director of the MIT-SUTD Collaboration Office, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- John Fernandez, Professor of Architecture
- Diana Henderson, Professor of Literature
- Chris Kaiser, Professor of Biology
- Samson Lim, Assistant Professor of Humanities Arts and Social Science, Singapore University of Technology and Design
- Lawrence Sass, Associate Professor of Architecture
- Karen Hao '15, Mechanical Engineering
MacVicar Day 2014
Creating a Network of Mentors: A Roundtable
Friday, March 14, 2014
Panelists
- David Darmofal, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Nergis Mavalvala, Curtis (1963) and Kathleen Marble Professor of Astrophysics
- Leslie Norford, Professor of Architecture
- Justin Bullock '14, Chemical Engineering
MacVicar Day 2013
Reimagining the MIT Classroom: Experiments with Digital Learning
Friday, March 15, 2013
Panelists
- Jesús A. del Alamo, Donner Professor of Electrical Engineering
- Anette (Peko) Hosoi, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- Anne E. C. McCants, Professor of History and Director of Concourse
- Emma J. Teng, Associate Professor of Chinese Studies and the T.T. and Wei Fong Chao Professorship in Asian Civilizations
- Troy Van Voorhis, Professor of Chemistry
MacVicar Day 2012
Innovations in Undergraduate Education at MIT: Past, Present, and Future in the Tradition of Margaret MacVicar and Robert Silbey
Friday, March 16, 2012
Presenters
- Linda G. Griffith, School of Engineering Teaching Innovation Professor of Biological and Mechanical Engineering
- Moungi G. Bawendi, Lester Wolfe Professor of Chemistry
- John M. Essigmann, William and Betsy Leitch Professor of Toxicology and Chemistry and Housemaster, Simmons Hall
- William Broadhead, Class of '54 Career Development Associate Professor of History
- Arthur W. Bahr, Associate Professor of Literature
- Joel Yuen '07, Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Physics at Harvard University
- Robert P. Redwine, Professor of Physics and Director of the Bates Linear Accelerator
MacVicar Faculty Fellows Lecture Series
Thoughts on the Future of Engineering Education at MIT
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Presenter
- Professor Ian Waitz, MacVicar Faculty Fellow and Dean of Engineering
MacVicar Day 2011
Energy Education Showcase: Preparing Tomorrow's Leaders
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Presenters
- Professor Robert Jaffe (8.21)
- Professor Donald Lessard (15.031J)
- Professor Leon Glicksman (4.42J)
- Moderated by Professor Vladimir Bulovic
MacVicar Day 2010
Blended Learning Revisited
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Presenters
- John Seely Brown
- Dava Newman SM '89, PhD '92
- John Belcher
MacVicar Day 2009
New Directions in General Education at MIT
Friday, March 6, 2009
Panelists
- Professor Dennis Freeman, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
- Professor Haynes Miller, Math
- Profesor Alex Techet, Mechanical Engineering
- Professor Janet Sonenberg, Music & Theatre Arts
MacVicar Day 2008
Why Not Try a Scientific Approach to Science Education?
Sunday, March 7, 2018
Presenter
- Dr. Carl Wieman ’73