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'''Natalie Rusk''' is a research scientist in the Lifelong Kindergarten (LLK) group<ref>http://llk.media.mit.edu</ref> at the [[MIT Media Lab]].<ref name=twitter>{{twitter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first= Nitasha|last= Tiku|year=2014| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/opinion/sunday/how-to-get-girls-into-coding.html?hpw&rref=opinion|title= How to Get Girls Into Coding|publisher=[[New York Times]]|website=nytimes.com}}</ref> |
'''Natalie Rusk''' is a research scientist in the Lifelong Kindergarten (LLK) group<ref>http://llk.media.mit.edu</ref> at the [[MIT Media Lab]].<ref name=twitter>{{twitter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first= Nitasha|last= Tiku|year=2014| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/opinion/sunday/how-to-get-girls-into-coding.html?hpw&rref=opinion|title= How to Get Girls Into Coding|publisher=[[New York Times]]|website=nytimes.com}}</ref> |
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Rusk was educated at [[Brown University]] where she graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree with a focus on the [[Chinese language]] in 1988. She moved to the [[Harvard Graduate School of Education]] where she was awarded a [[Master of Education]] (EdM) degree specializing in [[educational technology]] in 1989. She completed her [[PhD]] in [[child development]] at [[Tufts University]] in 2011. |
Rusk was educated at [[Brown University]] where she graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree with a focus on the [[Chinese language]] in 1988. She moved to the [[Harvard Graduate School of Education]] where she was awarded a [[Master of Education]] (EdM) degree specializing in [[educational technology]] in 1989. She completed her [[PhD]] in [[child development]] at [[Tufts University]] in 2011. |
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| Born | February 2, 1965 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Brown University (BA) Harvard University (EdM) Tufts University (PhD) |
| Known for | Scratch Computer Clubhouse |
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| Fields | Learning Motivation Emotions Educational Programs and Technologies Youth Development[1] |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Website | web |
Natalie Rusk is a research scientist in the Lifelong Kindergarten (LLK) group[2] at the MIT Media Lab.[3][4]
Education
Rusk was educated at Brown University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a focus on the Chinese language in 1988. She moved to the Harvard Graduate School of Education where she was awarded a Master of Education (EdM) degree specializing in educational technology in 1989. She completed her PhD in child development at Tufts University in 2011.
Career and research
Rusk co-founded the Computer Clubhouse,[5] a network of after-school programs serving children and young adults, in 1993. Rusk is also a co-creator of Scratch,[6] a programming language and online community designed for children to make and share animations, games, interactive stories, and other media. She has done extensive work with Mitchel Resnick in the area of children's technology education.[1]
References
- ^ a b Natalie Rusk publications indexed by Google Scholar
- ^ http://llk.media.mit.edu
- ^ Natalie Rusk on Twitter
- ^ Tiku, Nitasha (2014). "How to Get Girls Into Coding". nytimes.com. New York Times.
- ^ Resnick, M., Rusk, N., Cooke, S. (1998). "The Computer Clubhouse: Technological Fluency in the Inner City" (PDF). High Technology and Low-Income Communities. MIT Press.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Resnick, Mitchel; Maloney, John; Hernández, Andrés; Rusk, Natalie; Eastmond, Evelyn; Brennan, Karen; Millner, Amon; Rosenbaum, Eric; Silver, Jay; Silverman, Brian; Kafai, Yasmin (2009). "Scratch: Programming for All" (PDF). Communications of the ACM. 52 (11): 60–67. doi:10.1145/1592761.1592779.
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