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Join MIT Professor Mitchel Resnick to explore new technologies, activities, and strategies for helping children develop as creative, curious, caring, and collaborative learners. In each episode, Mitch will interview educators and researchers to shine light on ideas and examples for cultivating a more creative, empathetic, and pluralistic society.
Mitch is LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research at the MIT Media Lab. Over the past 30 years, his Lifelong Kindergarten research group has developed a stream of innovative educational technologies and initiatives, including Scratch, OctoStudio, and the Computer Clubhouse Network.
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Mitch is LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research at the MIT Media Lab. Over the past 30 years, his Lifelong Kindergarten research group has developed a stream of innovative educational technologies and initiatives, including Scratch, OctoStudio, and the Computer Clubhouse Network.
mitchresnick.substack.com
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What if classrooms were organized more like design studios, providing students with opportunities to create projects based on their interests -- and supporting their development as self-directed learners? Harvard professor Karen Brennan joins me to discuss ideas and stories from her new book: “Start with Questions: The Classroom as Design Studio” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mitchresnick.substack.com
In the late 1980’s, the government of Costa Rica initiated a bold program to transform education by introducing computers to schools throughout the country. Eleonora Badilla Saxe, one of the leaders of the initiative, joins Mitchel Resnick to discuss the early success of the initiative -- and also the challenges of sustaining values and innovation over time. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mitchresnick.substack.com
Sal Khan, founder and CEO of Khan Academy, joins Mitch Resnick to discuss how new AI technologies will open new possibilities but also pose new challenges for learning and education. What skills and ideas will become more important? And who (or what) will drive the learning process? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mitchresnick.substack.com
Steve Seidel joins Mitch Resnick to discuss how the schools in Reggio Emilia, Italy, founded in reaction to Italian fascism in 1945, can provide important lessons for educators everywhere today, as authoritarianism is again on the rise around the world. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mitchresnick.substack.com
Mimi Ito joins Mitch Resnick to discuss the interest-driven, equity-oriented approach of Connected Learning -- and how Connected Learning can provide a framework for thinking about the role of new AI technologies in children’s lives. Mimi also discusses how she is using Connected Learning principles to inform a new research initiative focusing on neurodiverse learners. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mitchresnick.substack.com
Mitch Resnick talks with his long-time collaborator Natalie Rusk about ways to support young people in building on their interests, expanding opportunities for more motivating, memorable, and meaningful learning experiences. Natalie draws on examples from her work as co-creator of the Computer Clubhouse network, Scratch, and OctoStudio. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mitchresnick.substack.com
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