Seymour Papert - Definition and Overview

Dr. Seymour Papert (born March 1, 1928 Pretoria, South Africa) is an MIT mathematician and prominent educator. He is one of the pioneers of artificial intelligence, as well as the inventor of the LOGO programming language (1968).

About Papert

• A proponent of the Knowledge Machine.
• The developer of an interesting and original vision on learning, built upon the work of Jean Piaget (constructionism). Rethinks how schools should work based on these theories of learning. Also focuses on the impact of new technologies on learning in general and schools as a learning organisation in particular.
• Had some influence on Alan Kay and the Dynabook concept.
• A collaborator with LEGO on their LOGO'ish-programmable Lego Mindstorms sets.

Books by Papert:

• Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas

External link

• Short biography at MIT (http://papert.www.media.mit.edu/people/papert/)
• Home page of Dr Papert (http://www.papert.org/)