Mitchel Resnick

Mitchel Resnick
Resnick in 2011
Born	(1956-06-12) June 12, 1956 (age 68)
Education	Princeton University (BA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS, PhD)
Known for	StarLogo Scratch
Awards	Harold W. McGraw Prize in Education
Scientific career
Fields	Computer science Learning sciences Constructionist learning
Institutions	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctoral advisors	Seymour Papert Hal Abelson
Doctoral students	Amy Bruckman Randal Pinkett Jay Silver

Mitchel Resnick (born June 12, 1956) is an American computer scientist. He is the LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab.^[1] As of 2019^[update], Resnick serves as head of the Media Arts and Sciences academic program, which grants master's degrees and Ph.D.s at the MIT Media Lab.

Resnick's research group has developed a variety of educational tools that engage people in new types of design activities and learning experiences, including the Programmable Bricks that were the basis for the award-winning Lego Mindstorms and StarLogo software. He cofounded the Computer Clubhouse, an award-winning network of learning centers for youth from under-served communities. Resnick is also a cofounder and a co-principal investigator of the Center for Civic Media at MIT.^[2] Resnick's group has developed a new computer programming language, named Scratch, that makes it easier for children to create animated stories, video games, and interactive art. Resnick is also involved in the next generation of Programmable Bricks, and the One Laptop per Child project which designed the OLPC XO ($100 laptop).