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Online learning is becoming central to educational transformation efforts at institutions around the world. The increasing interest and engagement in digital and online learning suggest an urgency to examine the intersection of learning sciences/education research with digital learning practice.
MIT and the MIT Office of Educational Innovation and Technology invited a select group of practitioners and educational researchers to share their perspectives and to collectively address the synergistic opportunities in this intersection, with a view to designing better learning experiences and to inform the agenda for future educational research.
The Learning Sciences and Online Learning symposium was co-hosted by Vijay Kumar and Eric Klopfer at MIT, with Brandon Muramatsu and Judy Leonard providing logistical support at MIT. The symposium was guided by a program committee including: Lori Breslow – MIT, Kim Kastens – Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Brandon Muramatsu – MIT, Justin Reich – Harvard University and Brian White – University of Massachusetts Boston. The symposium was held May 21-22, 2015.