Taking off the blindfold

Abstract: The next revolution in education is simply allowing learners to see what they're doing. When learning and working in many technical fields, one of the biggest challenges is maintaining the "picture in your head" -- translating between an abstract symbolic representation on paper and a physical intuitive understanding in the mind. We will look at examples of interactive environments that break down this barrier, and give learners a more immediate connection to the subject.

Bio: Bret Victor invents tools that enable people to understand and create. He has designed experimental UI concepts at Apple, interactive data graphics for Al Gore, and musical instruments at Alesis. He is the author of "Magic Ink: Information Software and the Graphical Interface", and recently presented "Inventing on Principle".