Eric Klopfer
Associate Professor of Science Education
Director, Teacher Education Program
Room 10-337
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139
Email: klopfer@mit.edu
Tel: (617) 253-2025
Current Research
Teachers building and using computer simulations for science education. Using handheld and wearable computers to engage learners in simulations.
Selected Publications
Colella, V. and Klopfer, E. 2000. Seeding Change: Bringing Modeling to Science Teachers and their Students. The Bulletin of The Santa Fe Institute. v. 15, #2.
Taylor, J., Noll, R., Colella, V. and Klopfer, E. 2001. Creating and Analyzing Models in StarLogo: A Secondary Science Approach. Paper presented at NARST, St. Louis, MO.
Colella, V. and Klopfer, E. 2001. Changing the Nature of Science Teaching and Learning through Modeling. The Logo Exchange. v.20.
Colella, V., E. Klopfer, and M. Resnick. 2001. Adventures in Modeling: Exploring Complex, Dynamic Systems with StarLogo. Teachers College Press. Klopfer, E., and Colella, V. 2001. Adventures in Modeling. Workshop at SIGGRAPH 2001.
Klopfer, E., and Woodruff, E. 2002. The Impact of Distributed and Ubiquitous Computational Devices on the Collaborative Learning Environment. Computer Supported Collaborative Learning.
Klopfer, E., V. Colella, and M. Resnick. 2002. New Paths on a StarLogo Adventure. Computers and Graphics. (in press)
Klopfer, E. and A. Begel. 2002. StarLogo in the Classroom and Under the Hood. Kybernetes. (in press)
Woodruff, E., Klopfer, E., Andrews, G., Mackinnon, K., Yoon, S., Chandra, N.. 2002. Distributed computational devices for collaborative learning. Paper presented at the Candian Society for the Study of Education.
Klopfer, E. Adventures in Modeling 2002. Teaching and Learning about Complex Systems in Ecology. Paper presented at BIOCOMP 2002.
Klopfer, E., K. Squire and H. Jenkins. 2002. Environmental Detectives PDAs as a Window into a Virtual Simulated World. Paper presented at International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education.
Recent Classes
11.124 Introduction to Education: Looking Forward and Looking Back on Education Fall 09
11.125 Introduction to Education: Understanding and Evaluating Education Spring 10
11.127J Computer Games and Simulations for Investigation and Education Spring 10
11.130 Educational Theory and Practice II
11.131 Educational Theory and Practice III Spring 10
11.252J Computer Games and Stimulations for Investigation and Education Spring 10
Recent Awards
- NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship in Science, Math, Engineering and Technology Education
- American Institute of Biological Sciences Education Award
Additional Information
Research focuses on the creation and use of simulations by teachers for building teacher and student understanding of scientific models. Recent efforts have explored the use of handheld and wearble computers in engaging students and teachers in the study and exploration of systems.
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