Seymour Papert

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Seymour Papert

• By Jeni, Ashley, and Kelly
• www.media.mit.edu

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Biography

• Born and educated in South Africa
• Participated in anti-apartheid movement
• Cambridge University
• University of Geneva

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Biography Cont.

• 1960s came to MIT
• Founded Artificial Intelligence Lab
• Wrote four books
• Worked with Piaget
• Currently lives in Blue Hill, Maine

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Theories

• Impressed with Piaget
• Mass. Institute of Technology
• LOGO
• turtle
• Constructionism

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How Computers Changed Learning

• Provided advancement of learning new skills, and
  it reinforces old ones as well.
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Seymours Philosophy

• The computer and its future developments will
  change childrens relationship with knowledge
  producing a revolution comparable to that of the
  advent of printing and writing.

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Bibliography

• Roblyer, M.D. (2004). Integrating educational
  technology into teaching. Upper Saddle River, NJ
  Pearson Education Inc.
• Seymour Papert. Retrieved September 30, 2005 from
  www.papert.org/
• What is LOGO?. Retrieved September 30, 2005 from
  www.pgce.soton.ac.uk/it/logo/