Kristina Hooper Woolsey
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Dr. Kristina Hooper Woolsey is an American
scholar and cognitive scientist known as the "mother of multimedia" for her pioneering work at the Apple Multimedia Lab
and Atari Research Labs, which she directed. Woolsey was a founding member of the Apple Human Interface Group.
She was named a Distinguished Scientist by Apple Computer
in acknowledgment of her pioneering work in multimedia in education, and an NMC Fellow by the New Media Consortium
for her lifetime of contributions to the field.
As a postdoctoral fellow in architecture in the 1970s, she explored the connections between "movies," e.g. film and video, and physical spaces. As an Assistant Professor at the University of California at Santa Cruz she explored geographic information systems, working on the Aspen Movie Map
as a visiting faculty member at MIT.
She has served in a myriad of roles, including executive producer of a range of critically acclaimed multimedia titles, including Life Story, the Visual Almanac, and Voices of the Thirties. Woolsey is author of many articles, chapters, and books, including VizAbility, from Ceengage Publishers, which she coauthored with Scott Kim and Gayle Curtis. She served as co-editor with Sueann Ambron for Learning with Interactive Multimedia from Microsoft Press.
In 2009 Woolsey was the Project Director for a Capital Project at the San Francisco Exploratorium
. She was also a member of the Emeritus Board of the New Media Consortium, an organization she has worked with since its inception, and Head of the Advisory Board for the Learning, Design and Technology Program at Stanford University
.
Woolsey also serves as Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Cognitive Science at Case Western Reserve University
. She is Director of the Marin Learning Conservancy and served as president of the Ross School Board of Trustees. She is also a member of the Advisory Council for the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts.
Her most recent projects include the not-for-profit Golden Age of Multimedia, which she authored, and New Media Thinking, in which she served as Director.
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scholar and cognitive scientist known as the "mother of multimedia" for her pioneering work at the Apple Multimedia Lab
Apple Multimedia Lab
The Apple Multimedia Lab was a pioneering electronic media research group operated by Apple Computer. It was founded in 1987 by cognitive psychologist Kristina Hooper Woolsey....
and Atari Research Labs, which she directed. Woolsey was a founding member of the Apple Human Interface Group.
She was named a Distinguished Scientist by Apple Computer
Apple Computer
Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad...
in acknowledgment of her pioneering work in multimedia in education, and an NMC Fellow by the New Media Consortium
New Media Consortium
The New Media Consortium is an international 5013 not-for-profit consortium of more than 250 colleges, universities, museums, corporations, and other learning-focused organizations dedicated to the exploration and use of new media and new technologies.NMC member institutions are found in almost...
for her lifetime of contributions to the field.
As a postdoctoral fellow in architecture in the 1970s, she explored the connections between "movies," e.g. film and video, and physical spaces. As an Assistant Professor at the University of California at Santa Cruz she explored geographic information systems, working on the Aspen Movie Map
Aspen Movie Map
The Aspen Movie Map was a revolutionary hypermedia system developed at MIT by a team working with Andrew Lippman in 1978 with funding from ARPA.-Features:...
as a visiting faculty member at MIT.
She has served in a myriad of roles, including executive producer of a range of critically acclaimed multimedia titles, including Life Story, the Visual Almanac, and Voices of the Thirties. Woolsey is author of many articles, chapters, and books, including VizAbility, from Ceengage Publishers, which she coauthored with Scott Kim and Gayle Curtis. She served as co-editor with Sueann Ambron for Learning with Interactive Multimedia from Microsoft Press.
In 2009 Woolsey was the Project Director for a Capital Project at the San Francisco Exploratorium
Exploratorium
The Exploratorium is a museum in San Francisco with over 475 participatory exhibits, all of them made onsite, that mix science and art. It also aims to promote museums as informal education centers....
. She was also a member of the Emeritus Board of the New Media Consortium, an organization she has worked with since its inception, and Head of the Advisory Board for the Learning, Design and Technology Program at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
.
Woolsey also serves as Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Cognitive Science at Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...
. She is Director of the Marin Learning Conservancy and served as president of the Ross School Board of Trustees. She is also a member of the Advisory Council for the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts.
Her most recent projects include the not-for-profit Golden Age of Multimedia, which she authored, and New Media Thinking, in which she served as Director.