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Dr. Bielaczyc received a B.Sc. Honours in computer science from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, and a Master's and Ph.D. in education from The University of California at Berkeley. She has been at Clark since 2012.
Dr. Bielaczyc's research involves collaborating with students, teachers, and school communities to investigate new approaches to teaching and learning. Her work focuses on developing both technological and social infrastructures to support participants in working together as a knowledge building community to create knowledge regarding personal, pedagogical, and systemic transformation.
Before joining Clark, she was Deputy Head of the Learning Sciences Lab at the National Institute of Education in Singapore, Assistant Professor at Harvard University jointly in Teacher Education and Technology in Education, a Senior Scientist at Bolt, Beranek, and Newman, and Director of the Learning Communities Research Group at Boston College. Dr. Bielaczyc has also collaborated on educational projects in Europe and South America.
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Education, University of California, Berkeley, 1994
- B.S. in Computer Science, University of Edinburgh, 1987
Affiliated Department(s)
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Scholarly and Creative Works
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Cultivating Emotional Connectedness as a Tool for Developing an Anti-Racist Teaching Practice
Published in Journal of Teacher Education
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2022
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Cultivating a Community of Inquiry: Exploring How Partnerships Impact Identities and Practices
UPENN Ethnography in Education Research Forum
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Online
February
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2021
Sponsored by University of Pennsylvania
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Exploring Epistemological Stances of Research With
American Education Research Association Conference
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Online
April
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2021
Sponsored by American Education Research Association
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Cultivating Knowledge Building Communities as Teachers of Adult Learners
Aeres Hoge School Wageningen
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The Netherlands
November
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2021
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Technology can play an important role in supporting students in engaging in collective inquiry in How Important Is Technology in Education
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2021
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International Handbook of Inquiry and Learning
Chapter: Community-level design considerations in communities of inquiryPublished by Routlege
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2021
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Knowledge building: Aligning education with needs for knowledge creation in the digital age.
Published in Educational Technology Research and Development.
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2021
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Transmedia sensemaking: Exploring youth’s epistemic resources for knowledge building communities
International Knowledge Building Summer Institute
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Online
November
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2020
Sponsored by Knowledge Building International
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Transmedia sensemaking: Exploring youth’s epistemic resources for knowledge building communities
Proceedings of the 2020 Knowledge Building Summer InstituteInternational Knowledge Building Summer Institute
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Online
November
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2020
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Awards & Grants
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Project CODY (Computer Science and Digital Literacy)
Hoche-Scofield Foundation
Jan. 1, 2021 - Dec. 31, 2021
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Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning 2019
NSF
Jul. 1, 2019 - Jun. 30, 2020
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