In the previous two essays, Digital < Computational and The Case for Computation, I explore the power of computation and computational making in learning. This final chapter makes the explicit…
The Case for Computation
In this series’ first essay, I make the case that there are two kinds of computer-based projects, digital and computational ones. I assert that the greatest educational value is to…
Digital < Computational
In my essay, When You Wake Seymour Papert in the Middle of the Night, in the book Twenty Things to Do with a Computer Forward 50: Future Visions of Education…
Learning with Logo (free)
Did you own a personal computer 40 years ago? How many teachers and students had access to computers in 1983. What if I told you that a 400-page book focused…
‘Tis the Season for Robotic Gingerbread Houses
What could possibly be better than the combination of cookies, candy, icing, electronics, and computers? In December 1999, I was working with Seymour Papert, David Cavallo, and John Stetson to…
Howard Gardner’s 2023 Fireside Chat & 2020 AMA
Harvard Professor Howard Gardner led a fireside chat with participants at the 14th Annual Constructing Modern Knowledge summer institute, via Zoom, in July 2023. Educators gathered for an informal conversation…
Festive Treats
Here are some of our favorite gift ideas for colleagues, friends, children, or yourself this holiday season or any time at all. Happy shopping, much health, safety, and good cheer…