The Lessons of Logo
The Lessons of Logo Teaching and Computers Magazine “The Magazine for Teachers of the 1990s” March/April 1990 – Volume 7, Number 5... Read More
March 25, 2020
“In many schools today, the phrase “computer-aided instruction” means making the computer teach the child. One might say the computer is being... Read More
Eight Big Ideas Behind the Constructionist Learning Lab
Eight Big Ideas Behind the Constructionist Learning Lab By Dr. Seymour Papert (1999) From the Ph.D. dissertation, “An Investigation of Constructionism in... Read More
January 17, 2017
Seymour Papert makes several profound points in this very short clip from a 1991 conference keynote. The complete video, along with its... Read More
A Heartfelt Tribute to Seymour Papert
“The world lost an amazing wit, intellect, inventor, bricoleur, scholar, freedom fighter, and friend with the passing of Seymour Papert. He was... Read More
Seymour Papert on Logo
This commercial video, produced around 1986, features Seymour Papert answering questions from teachers. This discussion explores many of Papert’s recurring themes of... Read More
The Conservation of Piaget: The Computer as Grist to the Constructivist Mill
The Conservation of Piaget: The Computer as Grist to the Constructivist Mill is an overlooked academic paper written by Seymour Papert in 1988.... Read More
April 8, 2014
“Children get the knowledge they need, when they need it, from networks of friends, hot lines and, when they are old enough,... Read More
March 5, 2014
“The essence of Piaget was how much learning occurs without being planned or organized by teachers or schools. His whole point was... Read More
August 24, 2012
“The word educology reminds us that we need a theory of education. One might say theories already exist. There is educational psychology;... Read More