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Nichole Pinkard
Nichole Pinkard is an American computer scientist and the Alice Hamilton Professor of Learning Sciences and faculty director of the Office of Community Education Partnerships (OCEP) in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern. She is helping lead a collaboration with Apple and the Chicago Public School system to teach computer programming to teachers.
She was formerly an associate professor of computing and digital media at DePaul University, and the co-founder of the Digital Youth Network with Akili Lee, a "hybrid digital literacy program." She is involved with multiple projects related to digital learning.
Pinkard has served as the Director of Innovation for the University of Chicago's Urban Education Institute (UEI), and as chief technology officer and director of the Information Infrastructure System (IIS) project at the Center for Urban School Improvement (USI) at the University of Chicago. In 2010, she received the Common Sense Media Award for Outstanding Commitment to Creativity and Youth.
Pinkard holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University, an M.S. in Computer Science from Northwestern University, and a Ph.D. in Learning Sciences from Northwestern University.
Pinkard is an associate professor in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. She is also the faculty director of the Office Community Education Partnership. Previously, Pinkard was an associate professor at DePaul University in the College of Computing and Digital Media. Her research is focused on the design and use of pedagogical-based social networks, new media literacy learning outcomes, ecological models of learning and developing pathways for urban youth.
Pinkard founded the Digital Youth Network (DYN) in 2006, at the University of Chicago's Urban Education Institute. The project is designed to support "organizations, educators and researchers in learning best practices to help develop our youths’ technical, creative, and analytical skills." The DYN model begins with sixth to eighth-grade education and focuses on mandatory in-school media arts classes and optional after-school programs. The model is designed to expose youth to multi-media outlets and forms of expression. A high school program follows, which is designed to help students to develop independent strengths.
The program has partnered with several schools in Chicago, with several other Chicago-area organizations. In 2010, DYN partnered with LISC/Chicago and the Smart Communities Program to develop a program called Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (B-TOP), which focused on expanding DYN into new communities including Auburn-Gresham, Chicago Lawn, Englewood, Pilsen, and Humboldt Park.
DYN has received grants from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Nichole Pinkard
Nichole Pinkard is an American computer scientist and the Alice Hamilton Professor of Learning Sciences and faculty director of the Office of Community Education Partnerships (OCEP) in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern. She is helping lead a collaboration with Apple and the Chicago Public School system to teach computer programming to teachers.
She was formerly an associate professor of computing and digital media at DePaul University, and the co-founder of the Digital Youth Network with Akili Lee, a "hybrid digital literacy program." She is involved with multiple projects related to digital learning.
Pinkard has served as the Director of Innovation for the University of Chicago's Urban Education Institute (UEI), and as chief technology officer and director of the Information Infrastructure System (IIS) project at the Center for Urban School Improvement (USI) at the University of Chicago. In 2010, she received the Common Sense Media Award for Outstanding Commitment to Creativity and Youth.
Pinkard holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University, an M.S. in Computer Science from Northwestern University, and a Ph.D. in Learning Sciences from Northwestern University.
Pinkard is an associate professor in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. She is also the faculty director of the Office Community Education Partnership. Previously, Pinkard was an associate professor at DePaul University in the College of Computing and Digital Media. Her research is focused on the design and use of pedagogical-based social networks, new media literacy learning outcomes, ecological models of learning and developing pathways for urban youth.
Pinkard founded the Digital Youth Network (DYN) in 2006, at the University of Chicago's Urban Education Institute. The project is designed to support "organizations, educators and researchers in learning best practices to help develop our youths’ technical, creative, and analytical skills." The DYN model begins with sixth to eighth-grade education and focuses on mandatory in-school media arts classes and optional after-school programs. The model is designed to expose youth to multi-media outlets and forms of expression. A high school program follows, which is designed to help students to develop independent strengths.
The program has partnered with several schools in Chicago, with several other Chicago-area organizations. In 2010, DYN partnered with LISC/Chicago and the Smart Communities Program to develop a program called Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (B-TOP), which focused on expanding DYN into new communities including Auburn-Gresham, Chicago Lawn, Englewood, Pilsen, and Humboldt Park.
DYN has received grants from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.