Nationality American | Name Eric Klopfer | |
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Born October 8, 1970 (age 53) ( 1970-10-08 ) Fields Teacher Preparation,
Educational Technology,
Games and Simulations Institutions Massachusetts Institute of Technology Residence Winchester, Massachusetts, United States Alma mater Cornell University, University of Wisconsin-Madison Books Augmented learning, Adventures in Modeling, The More We Know, The More We Know: NBC New | ||
ChangSchoolTalks 2018: Eric Klopfer
Eric Klopfer (born October 8, 1970) is a professor and Director of the Scheller Teacher Education Program and the Education Arcade at MIT. Klopfer's research explores how educational technology, games, and computer simulations can be tools for teaching complex systems and developing cognitive and computational thinking skills. Klopfer and his research group developed StarLogo and App Inventor for Android and other Visual programming language platforms that build on the work of Seymour Papert and the Constructionism (learning theory) in education. He is also the principal investigator in the research and development of award-winning games designed for building understanding in science and math - connecting game play with scientific practice, problem-solving, and real world issues.
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In 2014, Klopfer produced a series of four online courses on the edX learning platform, delivering videos, tools, and assignments for participants to create, implement, and evaluate projects in educational technology. Klopfer is co-founder and past president of the non-profit Learning Games Network, and the co-author of the books, Adventures in Modeling and The More We Know, and author of Augmented Learning.
He is a triathlete, husband of Rachel Klopfer, and father of two children.