Justin Reich (jreich@mit.edu)

Justin Reich is an educational researcher interested in the future of learning in a networked world. He is the director of the MIT Teaching Systems Lab, which investigates the complex, technology-rich classrooms of the future and the systems we need to help educators thrive in those settings. He is an instructor in the Scheller Teacher Education Program, where MIT undergraduates can earn their 6-12th grade Massachusetts teaching license. He was previously the Richard L. Menschel HarvardX Research Fellow, where he led the initiative to study large-scale open online learning through the HarvardX Initiative, and a lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Justin is a faculty associate of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. He is the co-founder of EdTechTeacher, a professional learning consultancy devoted to helping teachers leverage technology to create student-centered, inquiry-based learning environments.