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Keep checking here for updated links, recordings, and schedule updates.
Information for BWSI participants
All students and parents/guardians received the Welcome email - the Welcome letter, code of conduct and daily schedule is included in that email. A generic version can be found here.
Always check your course discord/slack channel for latest updates on daily schedule and syllabus
Note about Boston After School and Beyond Surveys:
We're sending out permission forms to the parents of 3 courses so that the students can participate in their assessment of our program. Not all courses are doing this, but we hope that in the relevant courses, that all the students will participate, whether they live in the Boston area or not. The data helps establish our program as a standard for other project-based and educational programs. These course will have an trained observer attend 1-2 classes as part of the evaluation process.
Thank you for your support.
BWSI Assignments for students
- Take a video of yourself opening up kits, packages or swag from our sponsors, if you post on social media, please include us @mitbwsi for Instagram and Twitter using #BWSI2021 !
- Share your videos with us by uploading to this dropbox folder, please use you name (as in coursename_lastname_firstname) in the name of the file!!
- Video Examples
Request |
details |
upload site |
|---|---|---|
Postcard to BWSI to tell us about yourself - Due 7/5(Please use coursename_lastname_firstname when you upload but don't worry about resubmitting if you have already) |
pdf file |
folder |
Opening Day Challenge - find a location in the US where we can get Bob's Beaver hat!
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Closed! |
Video of opening kits, packages or swag from sponsors (don't worry, it's the same folder)Please use Coursename_lastname_firstname when you upload but don't worry about resubmitting if you have already |
30sec video |
folder |
YOUR personal video about you and your BWSI experience Video - No Later than July 26Please use Coursename_lastname_firstname when you upload We've gotten questions about this one- we do survey's about the technical content but this is a chance for us to hear you- Suggestions to talk about include - Why did you say "yes" to the enrollment? What have you learned about yourself? Who have you made connections with? There's no formula to this and hope that this helps guide you. |
2 min video |
folder |
Moments of discovery or failures! (Individual or teams as they work together and reach goals) |
1-2 min video |
folder |
Team presentation videos for Final Event - Due July 29 at 5pm ETHere's some suggestions from MIT Video Productions Please make sure the Coursename_TeamName is in the filename! |
5 min video |
folder |
Team Zoom Collage/ScreenshotPlease make sure the Coursename_TeamName is in the filename! |
jpg, zip, png |
folder |
Surveys
Self-reflection on your progress is important and informing us helps us to improve our program - links for surveys will be posted here soon.
Three courses are participating in surveys from the BASB (Boston After School and Beyond) which will have additional short surveys to complete.
Survey |
Due |
Link |
|---|---|---|
Pre-program |
7/9/21 |
Survey Link |
Post-program |
8/05/20 |
TBD |
Special Events - BWSI 2021
| Event Name | Date | SIgnup |
|---|---|---|
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Panel 1 - College focus MIT Students panel and moderator |
7/13/21 | |
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Panel 2 - College focus |
7/20/21 6:00pm |
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Panel 3 - Career focus |
7/28/21 6:00pm |
At maximum attendence |
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Women's Network Dinner, |
7/21/21 6:00pm- 8pm |
Seminars during July, Monday - Friday,12:30-1:30 ET, See exact schedule below
2021 Schedule and links to zoom session and recorded videos
Seminars that are livestreamed can be viewed on our YouTube channel
| Name | Date | Time (ET). | Title | Organization | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prof Sertac Karaman, Dr. Bob Shin, BWSI staff | 7/5/21 | 12:00 | Day 1 Kickoff! Time: 12pm ET | MIT, MIT/LL | |
| Dr. Marija Ilic | 7/6/21 | 12:30-1:30 |
Can we have plug-and-play autonomous electricity service? Bringing Data to Make Electric Energy Services Clean and Resilient. Abstract |
MIT LIDS and MIT/LL | Link |
| Don Kieffer | 7/7/21 | 12:30-1:30 | Dynamic Work Design: Principles, Structures, Methods. Abstract and PDF of presentation | MIT Sloan | Link |
| Cheryl Paradis, BAE, VP of FAST Labs | 7/8/21 | 10-11:00 | Lessons from an Introverted Innovator. Abstract | BAE | Link |
| Dr. Yael Kalai | 7/9/21 | 12:30-1:30 |
The Magic of Cryptography. Abstract |
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| Prof. Asegun Henry | 7/12/21 | 12:00-1:00 | Rethinking Problems in Thermal Science and Engineering - From Atoms to Applications. Abstract | MIT MechE | Link |
| Chris Peterson | 7/13/21 | 12:30-1:30 | How to apply to MIT (and other colleges) as a Maker. Abstract | MIT Admissions | Live only |
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Brad Tousley, VP of Advanced Cocepts & Technology, Raytheon Dr. Timothy Chung, PM Tactical Technology Office, DARPA |
7/14/21 | 12:00-1:00 |
Emerging and Disruptive Technologies of Today, Abstract |
Raytheon | |
| Prof. Dina Katabi | 7/15/21 | 12:30-1:30 |
From Wearables to Invisibles: Monitoring Sleep, Motion and Vital Signs with Radio Signals. Abstract |
MIT CSAIL | |
| Prof. Sangbae Kim | 7/19/21 | 12:30-1:30 | Robots with Physical Intelligence. Abstract | MIT MechE | |
| Dr. Eli Niewood, MITRE VP | 7/20/21 | 12:30-1:30 |
System Analysis of an Engineer’s Career (8 Things I Wish I Had Known Before I Started My Career) |
MITRE | |
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Dr. Fikile Brushett |
7/21/21 | 12:30-1:30 | Building an Electrochemical Future: Innovators Needed! Abstract | MIT Chemical Eng | live only |
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Dr. Eric Evans, Director, MIT/LL BWSI T-shirt day for Zoom Group Photo! |
7/22/21 | 12:30-1:30 | MIT Lincoln Laboratory Overview. Abstract | MIT Lincoln Laboratory | live only |
| Louie Lopez, Director, DoD STEM | 7/23 | 12:30-1:30 | DoD STEM Program Overview, Biography, Abstract, Opportunities | Office fo the Under Secretary of Defense in Reasearch and Engineering | |
| Malik and Miles George | 7/26/21 | 12:30-1:30 | TikToking about Science: The Importance of STEM Communication and Diversity. Abstract | MIT Course 20 (3rd Yr) | |
| Vilas J. Dhar | 7/27/21 |
12:30-1:30 |
From Video Games to Artificial Intelligence: Using Tech for Good. Abstract | PJ McGovern Foundation | |
| Dr. Alyssa Bennett | 7/28/21 | 12:30-1:30 | Office of Naval Research | ||
| Regina Apodaca | 7/29/21 | 12:30-1:30 | Learning How to Fly in Mars and Space. Abstract | MIT Media Lab, Space Enabled | |
| BWSI Staff | 7/30/21 | Short discussion on Final Event |
2020 Schedule and links to recorded videos
| Name | Date | Title | Organization | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prof Sertac Karaman, Dr. Bob Shin, BWSI staff | 7/6/20 | Day 1 Kickoff! Time: 10am EDT | MIT, MIT/LL | |
| Prof. Leslie Kaelbling | 7/7/20 | Doing for our Robots What Nature did for us | MIT CSAIL | Link |
| Prof. Daniela Rus (Note 12:00 EDT start time) | 7/8/20 | Unleashing Your Inner Maker | MIT CSAIL | Live only |
| 7/9/20 |
Autonomous Intelligence: The AI You Don’t Know One Story- 3 messages: Determination, Flexibilty and Purpose |
BAE Systems FAST Labs |
Link | |
| Prof. Amos Winter | 7/14/20 | Leveraging Technical and Socioeconomic Insights to Create Products for Developing and Global Markets | MIT MechE | Link |
| Chris Peterson | 7/15/20 | How to apply to MIT (and other colleges) as a Maker | MIT Admissions Office | Live only |
| Dr. Eric Evans | 7/16/20 | MIT Lincoln Laboratory Overview | MIT Lincoln Laboratory | Live only |
| 7/21/20 | LASER Communications & a Personal Perspective from a Major General | Raytheon Technologies | ||
| Dr. Simon Verghese | 7/22/20 | Self-Driving Cars and Lidar | Waymo | live only |
| Prof. Anant Agarwal | 7/23/20 | A New Normal for Education | MIT Open Learning | |
| Dr. Natalia Guerrero | 7/28/20 | Worlds Beyond Our Own: New Exoplanet Discoveries by NASA’s TESS | MIT Kavli Institute | |
| Prof. Julie Shah | 7/29/20 | Enhancing Human Capability with Intelligent Machine Teammates | MIT AeroAstro | Live Only |
| BWSI Staff | 7/30/20 | Short discussion on Final Event | ||
Final Event
We are still working on the details, teams will have a chance to not only make a video about their project, but will have a chance to discuss it live with panelists on Aug 1. We want to give our students a chance to show off their porojects that demonstrate innovative solutions and great work using what they've learned!
Internship Opportunities (to be updated as we have more information)-- See After BWSI for on-going internships and will post new links from our sponsors soon.
Program Links
| Name | Link |
|---|---|
| BWSI 2020 Brochure (7/30/20) | Click Here |
| BWSI’19 Program Brochure | Click Here |
| BWSI’19 Final Event Brochure | Click Here |
Kerberos ID (aka MIT email addresses)
All enrolled students will be receiving an MIT email ID, known as kerberos ID. We will always send program information to the email that you used in registration, the Kerberos ID is to authenticate for MIT-provided IT services, such as mit.zoom.us or the educational version of Minecraft. To check your MIT email, please use https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/, DUO authentication is not required.
This account will allow you to join zoom meetings that require an MIT account authentication. It will be up to you to pick a username (be wise in your selection) and password that you will need when authenticating on zoom.
Your Kerberos account will be active for one year and is not renewable (well, unless you become an MIT student or employee ☺ ). The account set up is all handled remotely. If a student is asked to leave the program for any reason, their Kerberos account will be deactivated.
MIT Information Services and Technology (IS&T) are responsible for managing the process and can be reached at support@mit.edu for questions on this process for MIT kerberos accounts.
For DUO/Touchstone questions and directions: https://duo.mit.edu/
Questions about what's available or how-to's can be search for on http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/display/home/The+Knowledge+Base. For specific information on resetting your MIT password, see: http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/BZI7
Last Resort!
Email bwsi-admin with your questions if you do not see the answers you need on this page. BWX-help or BWinfo or BWwebmaster will only take longer to get an answer.
