J. Philipp Schmidt

Director of Digital Learning and Collaboration
Digital Learning + Collaboration Studio

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab
USA
"HOW TECHNOLOGIES AND PANDEMICS CAN CATALYZE EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION“
November 12th, 18.-18:40

J. Philipp Schmidt

Director of Digital Learning and Collaboration
Digital Learning + Collaboration Studio

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab
USA
"HOW TECHNOLOGIES AND PANDEMICS CAN CATALYZE EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION“
November 12th, 18.-18:40

Biography

J. Philipp Schmidt is Director of Digital Learning and Collaboration at the MIT Media Lab.
He leads the Digital Learning & Collaboration Studio, which designs and experiments with new tools and methods to learn and work online. In addition, the studio produces all digital learning solutions for the Media Lab community. In his work he tries to use technology not to replace human connections, but to amplify and expand them, in order to increase equitable access to opportunities. He is a cofounder and board member of Peer 2 Peer University (P2PU), a non-profit organization that offers education programs through public libraries, and a board member of College Unbound, an adult education college in Rhode Island. Philipp has received Shuttleworth and Ashoka fellowships, and first came to MIT as a Media Lab Director’s fellow.

J. Philipp Schmidt es Director de Aprendizaje Digital y Colaboración en MIT Media Lab.
Dirige el Estudio de Aprendizaje y Colaboración Digital, que diseña y experimenta con nuevas herramientas y métodos para aprender y trabajar online. Además, el estudio produce todas las soluciones de aprendizaje digital para la comunidad del Media Lab. En su trabajo intenta utilizar la tecnología no para reemplazar las conexiones humanas, sino para ampliarlas y expandirlas, con el fin de aumentar el acceso equitativo a las oportunidades.
Es cofundador y miembro de la junta directiva de Peer 2 Peer University (P2PU), una organización sin fines de lucro que ofrece programas educativos a través de bibliotecas públicas, y miembro de la junta directiva de College Unbound, una universidad de educación para adultos en Rhode Island. Philipp ha recibido las becas Shuttleworth y Ashoka, y llegó por primera vez al MIT como becario del Director del Laboratorio de Medios de Comunicación.