Papert, Seymour Pioneers History
Papert, Seymour Pioneers History
Main inventor of Logo programming language (Lisp for kids), and pioneer in using computers in education. Mostly ignored by the orthodox education establishment.
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Professor Seymour Papert: Papert.org - Expert on how technology can provide new ways to learn, his contributions go beyond education: mathematician and cofounder with Marvin Minsky of MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab, founding faculty member of MIT Media Lab, where he works now. Worked for many
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School's Out? A Conversation with Seymour Papert - Interview at The Matrix: MEME 2.13. Treats Papert's favorite topics: children, computers and the end of schools as we know them.
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Innovation in Education - Brief highlights text of Papert keynote address at Squeakfest 2006. InnovationCreation weblog.
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MIT Media Lab: Seymour Papert - Papert was a founding faculty member of the Media Lab, and now works there part-time. The Media Lab site has been hard to reach lately and is often inaccessible, but be patient and keep at it: it is well worthwhile.
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Seymour Papert - Growing biography, with links to many related topics. [Wikipedia]
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MaMaMedia.com - Place for kids and families to make cartoons, play challenging games, make odd creatures, paint digital pictures, design and send animated cards; discover by doing and create by clicking; all based on constructionist learning theory. Created with Papert's
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Squeakfest 2006 Report - Brief summary text of Papert keynote address at this event. Shiftin’ Paradigm Blues weblog.
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Planet Papert - Page of over 2 dozen links to Websites, documents. By educator Gary S. Stager.
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The Children's Machine by Seymour Papert - One educator's positive review of Papert's book: '[His] philosophy of learning contrasts sharply with his depiction of schools' epistemology'.
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ConnectedFamily.com - Companion web site to Papert's new book, The Connected Family: Bridging the Digital Generation Gap, Longstreet Press, 1996; for parents and teachers (and kids) interested in the profound changes in learning brought about by the explosion of computers in t
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Seymour Papert: Sunday Profile - Mathematician and pioneer in artificial intelligence, has radical ideas about how the education system should be overhauled. Text of radio interview, on ABC Local; Australia.
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