Eric Klopfer – LINC 2016 Conference Speaker Eric Klopfer\u2019s research focuses on the development and use of computer games and simulations for building understanding of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":85,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":85,"url":"https:\/\/linc2016.mit.edu\/program\/speakers\/","url_meta":{"origin":341,"position":0},"title":"Speakers","date":"November 13, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"[separator headline= \"h2\" title=\"LINC 2016 Conference Speakers\"] LINC 2016 Conference was a big success!\u00a0 We will post the videos of the plenary and panel sessions soon. Follow LINC on Twitter and Facebook to keep in touch and sign up to receive LINC email updates here. Educators. Entrepreneurs. Technology Experts. 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<\/a>Eric Klopfer\u2019s research focuses on the development and use of computer games and simulations for building understanding of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The games that he works on are designed to build understanding of scientific practices and concepts as well as critical knowledge, using both mobile and web-delivered game platforms. In the realm of simulations, Klopfer\u2019s work focuses on students understanding complex systems through, and connecting computer programming with, scientific practice, critical thinking, and real-world issues. He is the co-author of the books, Adventures in Modeling<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0The More We Know<\/em>, as well as the author of Augmented Learning<\/em>. Klopfer is also the co-founder and past president of the non-profit Learning Games Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"