Mike Eisenberg

Mike Eisenberg is a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Institute of Cognitive Science at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He and his wife Ann Eisenberg together direct the Craft Technology Lab at CU Boulder; the lab’s research focuses on blending the most fruitful traditions of children’s crafts with the affordances of new technologies. He co-edited (with Yasmin Kafai, Leah Buechley, and Kylie Peppler) the book Textile Messages, and has authored both a programming textbook (Programming in Scheme) and a published play (Hackers). He is a member of the President’s Teaching Scholars at CU, and has been the recipient of several teaching awards from the university.