New Book Honors the Legacy of Seymour Papert
All-star team of experts author book fifty years in the making This book may be the most important EdTech book in memory.... Read More
“School of the Future” (1986)
In 1986, the MIT Media Lab made a laserdisc describing their research groups and mission. This video describes Seymour Papert’s Learning Research... Read More
Seymour Papert on Unleashing Children’s Musical Creativity
I just stumbled upon this short 1985 video clip (featuring Rena Upitis) that I had not seen before. Tweet This Post
LEGO, Logo, and Design
Attached is a 1988 paper written by the designers of LEGO TC Logo, Seymour Papert, Steve Ocko, and Mitchel Resnick.
Personal Computing and Its Impact on Education
This document is from the book Papert, S in Taylor, R. (1980). The computer in the school: Tutor, tool, tutee. NY: Teacher’s... Read More
July 12, 2021
“The next issue, which was the one I really wanted to touch on, was what … Was about how those computers would... Read More
Today’s Thought from Seymour Papert
“Two fundamental ideas run through this book. The first is that it is possible to design computers so that learning to communicate... Read More
A Bit of Wisdom from Seymour Papert
“All of us, professionals as well as laymen, must consciously break the habits we bring to thinking about the computer. Computation is... Read More
Thought of the Day from Seymour Papert
“Many children who grow up in our cities are surrounded by the artifacts of science but have good reason to see them... Read More
Today’s Word for Learning from Seymour Papert
“Most writers emphasized using computers for games, entertainment, income tax, electronic mail, shopping, and banking. A few talked about the computer as... Read More