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Brian K. Smith

Honorable David S. Nelson Chair; Associate Dean for Research

Professor, Computer Science Department

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Brian K. Smith

Ph.D.

Contact

Campion 109

Email: b.smith@bc.edu

ORCID 0000-0002-6523-2019

Education

  • Ph.D., Northwestern University
  • B.S., University of California at Los Angeles

Courses

Design Studio 1, 2, and 3
Reflective Seminar 3
The ABCs of User Experience

Research Interests

Design of Computer-Based Learning Environments
Human-Computer Interaction
Out-of-School Learning
Computer Science Education
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning

Expertise

  • Curriculum & Instruction
  • Design of Learning Experiences and Technologies
  • STEM Teaching and Learning
  • Cognitive and Social Development
Curriculum Vitae

Department

TCS Teaching, Curriculum, and Society

Profile

Brian K. Smith is the Honorable David S. Nelson Professor and Associate Dean for Research at the Lynch School of Education and Human Development. His research interests include the design of computer-based learning environments, human-computer interaction, design sciences, out-of-school learning, and computer science education. Earlier, he served as Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Drexel University’s College of Computing & Informatics and as program director in the Division of Research on Learning at the National Science Foundation (NSF). He is a technical advisor to the Center for Inclusive Computing at Northeastern University and vice chair of the World Usability Day Design Challenge.

A 1991 graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles in computer science and engineering, Smith earned a Ph.D. in learning sciences from Northwestern University. He began his academic career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab, followed by appointments at Pennsylvania State University as associate professor of information sciences and technology and the Rhode Island School of Design as dean of continuing education, where he oversaw the development of art and design programs for youth and adults, and was a co-investigator in RISD’s “STEM to STEAM” initiative.

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