Eric Klopfer

Professor and Director of the Scheller Teacher Education Program and The Education Arcade, MIT

United States

Dr. Eric Klopfer is Professor and Director of the Scheller Teacher Education Program and The Education Arcade at MIT.  He is also t co-PI of MIT's RAISE initiative in AI education.  His research focuses on technology and pedagogy for building understanding of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and systems.  He has special interests in games, simulations and computing as pathways to STEM learning.  He is the co-author of the books, "Adventures in Modeling", "The More We Know, and “Resonant Games”, as well as author of "Augmented Learning.” His lab has produced software (from casual mobile games to MMOs to AR/VR) and platforms (including StarLogo Nova and Taleblazer) used by millions of people, as well as online courses that have reached hundreds of thousands. Klopfer is also the co-founder and past President of the non-profit Learning Games Network.

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