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School of Architecture and Planning Faculty Personnel Record

Name:                         Eric Klopfer                                                                 Date:  February 2003

Department:    Urban Studies and Planning / Teacher Education Program

1. Date of Birth:          October 8, 1970

2. Citizenship: US

3. Education:

School                                                             Degree                                                 Date

Cornell University                                 B.S. (Biology)                                      May 1992

University of Wisconsin, Madison         Ph.D. (Zoology)                                   May 1997

4. Title of Ph.D. Dissertation

“Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Explicit Spatial Structure in Exploiter-Victim Systems”

5. Principle Fields of Interest:

K-12 Educational Technology – Computer Simulation Research and Development, Handheld Computers in the Classroom

Complex Systems in K-12 Education – Simplifying Science through Computer Simulations

Teacher Preparation – Alternative Pathways to Teacher Preparation

6. Other Department Faculty in the Same Fields:

            None

7. Faculty in Other Departments in the Same Fields:

            Professor Mitchel Resnick (MAS)

8. Non-MIT Experience

Employer                                 Position                                   Beginning        Ending

UMass Amherst                       Postdoc/Lecturer                      June 1998        June 1999

Amherst Schools                      Technology Coordinator           Sept. 1997       June 1998

9. History of MIT Appointments

            Assistant Professor                                                                   July 1999         Present

10. Consulting Record

            Merrill Lynch, 2000

            UMass Amherst, School of Education 2001

11. Department and Institute Committees

            DUSP Undergraduate Committee                                             2000                Present

            MIT Committee on the Undergraduate Program                        2001                Present

                        Subcommittee on Mentoring                                         2002                Present

            Open Courseware Faculty Advisory Committee                        2002                Present

12. Public Service and Other Committees

            Dean’s Committee – Boston Higher Education Partnership        2000                Present

MITES SEED Program  - Advisory Committee                        2001                Present

Tech Boston – Advisory Committee                                          2001                Present

FLAIRS – Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society          2001                2001

13. Awards Received

            NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship in SMTE                                    1998                2000

            Scheller Career Development Chair                                          2001                Present

14. Research Grants

            NSF Startup Funding (from PFSMETE) - $50,000                   1999                2000

            Class Funds for Education - $22,000                                        2002                2003

            Class Funds for Education  - $10,000                                       2003                Present

            Assessing Simulations (NSF) - $45,000                                    2003                Present

NM Adventures in Modeling (NSF) - $1,000,000                    2003                Present

Learning through Simulations (NSF) - $750,000                       Pending

Simulations w/ After School Science (NSF) - $120,000            Pending

15. Current Organization Memberships:

            American Education Research Association

            National Association of Research in Science Teaching

            National Association of Biology Teachers

National Council for Teachers of Mathematics

International Society for the Learning Sciences

            International Society for Technology in Education

16. Patents and Patents Pending

            None

17. Professional Registration

            None


Teaching Experience – MIT

Term                Course                                                                                     Enrollment (Approx)

FA 99              11.124 – Intro to Teaching and Learning                                   20

SP 00               11.125 – Obsv and Analysis in Classroom Settings                   10

FA 00              11.124 – Intro to Teaching and Learning                                   18

SP 01               11.125 - Obsv and Analysis in Classroom Settings                    12

SP 01               11.127/252 – Computer Modeling for Education                      8         

FA 01              11.124 – Intro to Teaching and Learning                                   35

SP 02               11.125 – Obsv and Analysis in Classroom Settings                   20

SP 02               11.127/252 – Computer Modeling for Education                      15

SP 02               1.991 - Service Learning in Environmental Education     10

FA 02              11.124 – Obsv and Analysis in Classroom Settings                   25

FA 02              FAS – Challenges of the 21st Century School                6

SP 03               11.127/252 Computer Modeling for Education             12

SP 03               11.125 - K-12 Teaching                                                          30

FA 02-SP 03   11.942/194/195 – K-12 Classroom Teaching                           8

FA 03              11.124 – Obsv and Analysis in Classroom Settings                   32

FA 03              11.129 – Educational Theory and Practice I                              16

FA 03              FAS – Challenges of the 21st Century School                7

Other Teaching Experience – UMass Amherst

FA 98              Interactive Internet- From the Web to the Classroom

SP 99               Instructional Design for the Web


Publications

1. Books

Colella, V., E. Klopfer, and M. Resnick. 2001. Adventures in Modeling: Exploring Complex, Dynamic Systems with StarLogo. Teachers College Press.

2. Book Chapters

            Klopfer, E., K. Squire and H. Jenkins.  Environmental Detectives: PDAs as a Window into a Virtual Simulated World in Ubiquitous Computing Book (In prep)

3. Papers in Refereed Journals

Ives, A.R. and E. Klopfer. 1997 Spatial variation in abundance created by stochastic temporal environmental variation. Ecology 78: 1907-1913.

Klopfer, E. and A.R. Ives. 1997 Aggregation and the coexistence of competing parasitoid species. Theoretical Population Biology 52: 167-178.

Caton, Elaine, J. Cherrier, E. Farnsworth, S. Franklin, B. Hufnagel, E. Klopfer, J. Russell, and B. Sayler. 1998 New Niches for Life Scientists. Science 282:1266-1267.

Klopfer, E., V. Colella, and M. Resnick. 2002. New Paths on a StarLogo Adventure.  Computers and Graphics. 26: 615-622

Klopfer, E. and A. Begel. 2003. StarLogo in the Classroom and Under the Hood. Kybernetes.   32: 15 -37

Klopfer, E. 2003. Technologies to Support the Creation of Complex Systems Models – Using StarLogo Software with Students.  Biosystems (in press)

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Klopfer, E. and K. Squire.  Environmental Detectives – The Development of an Augmented Reality Platform for Environmental Simulations.  In Prep for Educational Technology Research and Design.

Klopfer, E. and L. Rivas.  Comparative Analysis of Palm and Wearable Computers for Participatory Simulations.  In Prep

Klopfer, E. and K. Squire.  Case Study Analysis of Augmented Reality Simulations on Handheld Computers.  In Prep for The Journal of the Learning Sciences.

Klopfer, E. and T. Um. Young Adventurers- Modeling of Complex Dynamic Systems with Elementary & Middle School Students. In Prep

4. Refereed Conference Proceedings

Klopfer, E. and Colella, V. 1999.  Structuring Collaboration in Workshops and Classrooms:  The StarLogo Community of Learners.  CSCL, Palo Alto, CA.

Taylor, J., Noll, R., Colella, V. and Klopfer, E. 2001. Creating and Analyzing Models in StarLogo: A Secondary Science Approach.  NARST, St. Louis, MO.

Klopfer, E., and Woodruff, E.  2002. The Impact of Distributed and Ubiquitous Computational Devices on the Collaborative Learning Environment.  Computer Supported Collaborative Learning 2002.

Woodruff, E., Klopfer, E., Andrews, G., Mackinnon, K., Yoon, S., Chandra, N.. 2002. Distributed computational devices for collaborative learning. Candian Society for the Study of Education.

Klopfer, E. Adventures in Modeling 2002. Teaching and Learning about Complex Systems in Ecology.  BIOCOMP 2002.

Klopfer, E., K. Squire and H. Jenkins. 2002. Environmental Detectives  PDAs as a Window into a Virtual Simulated World. International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education.

Klopfer, E., T. Um. 2002. Young Adventurers- Modeling of Complex Dynamic Systems with Elementary & Middle School Students. International Conference on the Learning Sciences.

Klopfer, E., Squire, K. and H. Jenkins.  Augmented Reality Simulations on PDAs.  AERA, Chicago 2003.

Klopfer, E., and Woodruff, E.  Platforms for Participatory Simulations - Exploring Systems and Generating Discourse with Wearable and Handheld Computers.  Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, Oslo 2003.

Yoon, S., E. Klopfer, E. Woodruff, H. Scheintaub.  Investigating How a Wearable Computer Technology Influences Opinion Dynamics.  Proceedings of Society for Chaos Theory, Boston, 2003. (In Press)

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Klopfer, E., and S. Yoon.  Social Network Influences in a Complex Systems Design for Professional Development: Results of a First Phase Implementation Submitted to AERA 2004

Scheintaub, H., E. Klopfer and S. Yoon. Complex Systems Modeling Supports and Extends Secondary School Science Learning.  Submitted to NARST 2004

5. Other Professional Publications

Colella, V, E. Klopfer, and M. Resnick. 1998. StarLogo Community of Learners. The Logo Exchange. v.17 #2: 20-22.

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.

Colella, V. and Klopfer, E. 2001. Changing the Nature of Science Teaching and Learning through Modeling. The Logo Exchange. v.20.

6. Papers Presented at Academic and Professional Conferences

Klopfer, E. 1999. Constructing Computer Models in the Classroom using StarLogo.  Paper presented at Technology and Education, Amherst, MA.

Klopfer, E. and Colella, V. 1999.  Structuring Collaboration in Workshops and Classrooms:  The StarLogo Community of Learners. Paper presented at CSCL, Palo Alto, CA.

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.

Klopfer, E., and Colella, V. 2001. Adventures in Modeling. Paper Presented at SIGGRAPH 2001.

Klopfer, E., and Woodruff, E.  2002. The Impact of Distributed and Ubiquitous Computational Devices on the Collaborative Learning Environment.  Paper presented at Computer Supported Collaborative Learning 2002.

Woodruff, E., Klopfer, E., Andrews, G., Mackinnon, K., Yoon, S., Chandra, N.. 2002. Distributed computational devices for collaborative learning. Paper presented at 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.

Klopfer, E., T. Um. 2002. Young Adventurers- Modeling of Complex Dynamic Systems with Elementary & Middle School Students. Paper presented at International Conference on the Learning Sciences.

Klopfer, E., Squire, K. and H. Jenkins.  Augmented Reality Simulations on PDAs.  AERA, Chicago 2003.

Klopfer, E., and Woodruff, E.  Platforms for Participatory Simulations - Exploring Systems and Generating Discourse with Wearable and Handheld Computers.  Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, Oslo 2003.

Yoon, S., E. Klopfer, E. Woodruff, H. Scheintaub.  Investigating How a Wearable Computer Technology Influences Opinion Dynamics.  Society for Chaos Theory, Boston, 2003.

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Klopfer, E., and S. Yoon.  Social Network Influences in a Complex Systems Design for Professional Development: Results of a First Phase Implementation Submitted to AERA 2004

Squire, K., E. Klopfer, S. Barab, and C. Dede.  Virtual and Augmented Reality Simulations in Education.  Submitted to AERA 2004

Yoon, S. and E. Klopfer. Using Palm Technology in Participatory Simulations of Complex Systems.  Submitted to NARST 2004

Scheintaub, H., E. Klopfer and S. Yoon. Complex Systems Modeling Supports and Extends Secondary School Science Learning.  Submitted to NARST 2004

7. Invited Presentations and Workshops

AAU – American Association of Universities – Teacher Preparation, Fall 2001

ITESO – Workshop on Complex Systems – Guadalajara, Mexico Spring 2002

MITS – Modeling for Museums – Boston, January 2002

Boston Museum of Science – Participatory Simulations – Boston, Spring 2002

CSCL – Computer Games and Simulations in Education – Seattle, October 2002

MAST – StarLogo in Science Education – Worcester, November 2002

University of Alaska, Anchorage – Complex Systems Colloquium – March 2003

8. Press

Boston Globe February 18, 2001 “Program Puts Fourth Graders to Test – Class Tries Learning Tool Developed at MIT Lab”

Boston Globe – July 8, 2001 “Director and MIT Talks About Science”

Tech Talk – July 18, 2001 “Klopfer sparks interest in teaching, learning science and math”

MIT IS Newsletter

Tech Talk – April 10, 2002 “School kids get excited by science”

CCTV – April 1, 2002 StarLogo at the Agassiz School

Santa Fe New Mexican – April 15, 2002 “The New Scientific Method”

Worcester Telegram and Telegraph – February 23, 2003, “Students Play Genetics Mating Game”

Boston Globe – July 2003 – “Interactive Game Teaches Students Genetics”

9. Software Developed           

StarLogo 2.0 – Recently released a new version of StarLogo software

StarLogo DDA – Online discussion area to support StarLogo users

Environmental Detectives – Handheld based computer simulations (in collaboration with the Games to Teach Project)

Augmented Reality Simulation Platform – Platform in development to allow the creation of location aware computer simulations for handheld computers.

Murder at the Museum – Indoor location aware simulation game platform to be launched at the Museum of Science January 2004.

Participatory Simulations – Wearable computer based simulations on the evolution of cooperation, genetics, market formation, and predator-prey relationships. Palm based simulations on genetics, cooperation, predatory prey relationships and epidemics.

StarLogo TNG – An entirely new version of StarLogo aimed at lowering the bar of simulation development in the classroom.  Will employ a new graphical user interface for designing simulations as well as 3D and vector based representations of phenomena to broaden the range of applications.


Theses Supervised

Monique Lo (MCP -2001) – Modeling and Study of Infectious Diseases

Douglas Ricket (MEng- 2002) – Women’s Technology Program

Robert Lillianfeld – (S.B. 2003) – Analyzing the TEAL Project as a Tool for Teaching University-Level Electricity and Magnetism

Priscilla Cheung (MEng 2003) – Augmented Reality Simulations???