Mitchel Resnick
Mitchel Resnick is an American computer scientist. He is the LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab, and is the founder of Scratch., 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 Lego Mindstorms and StarLogo software. He cofounded the Computer Clubhouse, a 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. Resnick is also involved in the next generation of Programmable Bricks, and the One Laptop per Child project which designed the OLPC XO.