| Welcome
to LINC
LINC is a consortium
of educators from around the world who are interested
in using distance and e-Learning technologies
to help their respective countries increase
access to quality university education for a
larger percentage of the population.
Two Winning Concepts
Selected in BLOSSOMS IAP Student Contest
A
great time was had by all on January 16th when
seven finalists in the BLOSSOMS student IAP
contest came together to present their concepts
and designs for a BLOSSOMS interactive learning
module. Read
more.
Click on image to watch video of event.
MIT LINC 2007 Conference
The
2007 Conference
was a huge success bringing together educators
from over 40 countries to share ideas and expertise.
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| Fifth
International LINC Conference Scheduled
for Spring of 2010
"University
Leadership:
Bringing
Technology-Enabled Education to
Learners of All Ages"
This
conference will be held May 24th
- 26th, 2010 on the campus of
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Additional
information and the Call for Papers will
be available soon on this website. |
LINC Signs Memorandum
of Understanding With Government of Punjab in
Pakistan
On
January 24th in Lahore, Pakistan, LINC Director,
Professor Richard Larson, signed a Memorandum
of Understanding with the Government of Punjab
Province and with the Virtual University of
Pakistan. The objective of this MOU is “to
collaborate in making available global best
practice in technology-enabled education to
all public sector schools in the province of
Punjab through the MIT BLOSSOMS Initiative (Blended
Learning Open Source Science or Math Studies)”.
MIT LINC will provide leadership, vision and
guidance for the BLOSSOMS component of the education
program in the province of Punjab. Read
more.
Visit the New BLOSSOMS
Web Site at blossoms.mit.edu
BLOSSOMS Initiative
Kicks Off in Pakistan
In late January, 2009, BLOSSOMS
Principle Investigator, Professor Richard Larson,
and BLOSSOMS Project Manager, Elizabeth Murray,
visited Lahore,  Pakistan
to meet with Pakistani partners in the initiative.
They were hosted by BLOSSOMS Project Manager
in Pakistan, Dr. Naveed Malik, Rector of the
Virtual University there. During the visit,
Prof. Larson and Ms. Murray signed an MOU with
the government of the Punjab Province (See above).
They also visited the Lahore University of Science
and Management, Punjab University and the National
University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
where Prof. Larson made presentations on the
BLOSSOMS Initiative. Professors and students
at those universities were invited and encouraged
to participate in the project by creating their
own BLOSSOMS learning videos. During the visit,
Prof. Larson and Ms. Murray visited several
high schools in the greater Lahore region, including
both public and private schools. High school
teachers were informed about BLOSSOMS and asked
for their feedback on how useful it would be
in their schools. For the most part, their response
to BLOSSOMS was positive. The teachers were
also invited and encouraged to participate in
the project by creating their own learning videos.
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