Location:
MIT Media Lab, Boston
About me:
He is a PhD student
of the MIT Media Lab focusing on the design of
new educational technologies and environments
that foster social empowerment. He has earned
a M.Sc. degree about the design of software for
educational activities (UNICAMP, 1999).
Prior to the Media
Lab, Leo Burd was engaged in a series of projects
that brought technology to public schools and
low-income communities in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Leo Burd focuses
on the design of educational technologies and
environments for social empowerment. He is particularly
interested in the creation of scalable and sustainable
community center models that promote contextualized
uses of technology, support personally meaningful
learning experiences, facilitate enriching collaborations
among kids and adults, open space for innovation,
and above all help people assume constructive
attitudes toward themselves and the places where
they live.
Projects:
Child's Rights Flyer, Trash Olympics, Piece of
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