Sherman Rosenfeld, Atari Institute for Education
Action Research
Dr. Sherman Rosenfeld is an internationally-known leader in
informal learning and science education. He was a consultant to the
Atari Institute for Education Action Research. Founded in June 1981
and led by Ted Kahn, the Institute provided equipment, advice, and
financial support to non-profit educational organizations. It
granted more than $1 million in hardware and software to schools,
science museums, vocational and special education programs, even a
prison.
Ted Kahn, whom I have previously interviewed, recently dug through
his files to uncover several documents about the Institute,
including "Informal Learning and Computers," the working paper
written by Sherman Rosenfeld for the Atari Institute for Education
Action Research in September 1982. Ted also graciously scanned a
1981 Atari Institute brochure, a 1983 progress report, and "Atari
in Action," the Institute's newsletter, dated fall 1982.