Gerry Stahl is an American computer scientist specializing in
computer-supported collaborative learning
Computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) is a pedagogical approach wherein learning takes place via social interaction using a computer or through the Internet. This kind of learning is characterized by the sharing and construction of kno ...
. He is professor emeritus of computing and informatics at
Drexel University
Drexel University is a private research university with its main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Drexel's undergraduate school was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a financier and philanthropist. Founded as Drexel Institute of Art, S ...
, and was the founding editor-in-chief of the ''International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning''.
Education and career
Stahl studied philosophy and mathematics at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...
, graduating in 1967. While supporting himself with work as a
systems programmer, he completed a Ph.D. in philosophy at
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world.
Charte ...
in 1975, with a dissertation on the philosophy of
Heidegger
Martin Heidegger (; ; 26 September 188926 May 1976) was a German philosopher who is best known for contributions to phenomenology, hermeneutics, and existentialism. He is among the most important and influential philosophers of the 20th centur ...
and
Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx (; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, critic of political economy, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 p ...
. After returning to graduate study at the
University of Colorado Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado syst ...
, he completed a second Ph.D. in computer science there in 1993.
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After working for several years as a researcher at the university and various software firms, he became an associate professor at Drexel University in 2002. He was given tenure there in 2008, and promoted to full professor in 2012.]International Society of the Learning Sciences The International Society of the Learning Sciences is a professional society dedicated to the interdisciplinary Empirical research, empirical investigation of learning as it exists in real-world settings and how learning may be facilitated both wit ...
, which published its first issue in 2006. He stepped down as editor-in-chief in 2016.
Books
Stahl is the author of books including:
* ''Group Cognition: Computer Support for Building Collaborative Knowledge'' (MIT Press, 2006)
* ''Studying Virtual Math Teams'' (Springer, 2009)
* ''Translating Euclid: Designing a Human-Centered Mathematics'' (Morgan & Claypool, 2013)
* ''Constructing Dynamic Triangles Together: The Development of Mathematical Group Cognition'' (Cambridge University Press, 2016)[Review of ''Constructing Dynamic Triangles Together'': Whitney George, ''MAA Reviews'']
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* ''Theoretical Investigations: Philosophical Foundations of Group Cognition'' (Springer, 2021)
References
External links
Home page
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Living people
American computer scientists
American cognitive scientists
Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni
Northwestern University alumni
University of Colorado Boulder alumni
Drexel University faculty
1945 births