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• Computers: Artificial Intelligence  (1,565)
• Computers: History: Pioneers: Kay, Alan  (37)
• Computers: History: Pioneers: Minsky, Marvin  (12)
• Reference: Education: Colleges and Universities: North America: United States: Massachusetts: Massachusetts Institute of Technology  (77)
• Reference: Education: Methods and Theories: Learning Theories: Constructivism  (10)
• Science: Social Sciences: Cognitive Science  (283)
• Science: Social Sciences: Psychology: Cognitive  (185)

• Professor Seymour Papert: Papert.org   - Expert on how technology can provide new ways to learn, his contributions go beyond education: mathematician and cofounder with Marvin Minsky of MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab, founding faculty member of MIT Media Lab, where he works now. Worked for many years with Jean Piaget at University of Geneva, Switzerland.

• The Children's Machine by Seymour Papert - One educator's positive review of Papert's book: '[His] philosophy of learning contrasts sharply with his depiction of schools' epistemology'.
• ConnectedFamily.com - Companion web site to Papert's new book, The Connected Family: Bridging the Digital Generation Gap, Longstreet Press, 1996; for parents and teachers (and kids) interested in the profound changes in learning brought about by the explosion of computers in the home.
• MaMaMedia.com - Place for kids and families to make cartoons, play challenging games, make odd creatures, paint digital pictures, design and send animated cards; discover by doing and create by clicking; all based on constructionist learning theory. Created with Papert's help.
• MIT Media Lab: Seymour Papert - Papert was a founding faculty member of the Media Lab, and now works there part-time. The Media Lab site has been hard to reach lately and is often inaccessible, but be patient and keep at it: it is well worthwhile.
• Planet Papert - Page of over 2 dozen links to Websites, documents. By educator Gary S. Stager.
• School's Out? A Conversation with Seymour Papert - Interview at The Matrix: MEME 2.13. Treats Papert's favorite topics: children, computers and the end of schools as we know them.
• Seymour Papert - Growing biography, with links to many related topics. [Wikipedia]

• Squeakfest 2006 Report - Brief summary text of Papert keynote address at this event. Shiftin’ Paradigm Blues weblog. (July 24, 2006)
• Innovation in Education - Brief highlights text of Papert keynote address at Squeakfest 2006. InnovationCreation weblog. (July 20, 2006)
• Seymour Papert: Sunday Profile - Mathematician and pioneer in artificial intelligence, has radical ideas about how the education system should be overhauled. Text of radio interview, on ABC Local; Australia. (July 11, 2004)
• Seymour Papert in Sydney 2004 - Speech given at i3 1 to 1 Computing Conference, sponsored by Apple Computer; Sydney, Australia. QuickTime show. (May 31, 2004)