Janet Kolodner (guest post by Cynthia Baldwin)

About:

Degrees:

B.S., Brandeis University, 1976 (math and computer science)

M.S., Yale University, 1977 (computer science)

Ph.D., Yale University, 1980 (computer science)



Dr. Kolodner is a co-founder of International Society of Learning Sciences, ISLS. Her

research addresses issues in learning, memory, and problem solving, both in computers and in people. She pioneered the computer reasoning method called case-based reasoning, a way of solving problems based on analogies to past experiences, and her lab emphasized case-based reasoning for situations of real-world complexity. In case-based reasoning, the results of previous cases are applied to new situations, cutting down the complexity of the reasoning necessary in later situations and allowing a problem solver to anticipate and avoid previously-made mistakes.

She also headed up a research project called Learning by Design, which allows middle school science students to learn science through designing experiments using software, not just through memorizing facts.

Dr. Kolodner is currently a Regents' Professor of Computing and Cognitive Science in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech.

Above from: http://home.cc.gatech.edu/jlk/1 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_L._Kolodner

Article links:

1. An introduction to case-based reasoning
Abstract
Case-based reasoning means using old experiences to understand and solve new problems. In case-based reasoning, a reasoner remembers a previous situation similar to the current one and uses that to solve the new problem. Case-based reasoning can mean adapting old solutions to meet new demands; using old cases to explain new situations; using old cases to critique new solutions; or reasoning from precedents to interpret a new situation (much like lawyers do) or create an equitable solution to a new problem (much like labor mediators do). This paper discusses the processes involved in case-based reasoning and the tasks for which case-based reasoning is usefulLink:  http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00155578

2. A Process Model of Cased-Based Reasoning in Problem Solving. 
Link:  http://www.ijcai.org/Past%20Proceedings/IJCAI-85-VOL1/PDF/053.pdf

3. Towards an understanding of the role of experience in the evolution from novice to expert
Link:  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020737383800686

4. Learning by Design from Theory to PracticeLink:  http://www.cc.gatech.edu/projects/lbd/htmlpubs/lbdtheorytoprac.html

Video Link:

ICLS 2012 Sydney - Keynote 1 :: Janet Kolodner

“Learning Scientists Changing the World”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmMhzj0PTRk

Other Notable Web Activity:

Dr. Kolodner on Twitter: ‏@JanetKolodner

Dr. Kolodner on LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=2847162&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=c15l&locale=en_US&srchid=1571810211374113139928&srchindex=1&srchtotal=4&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A1571810211374113139928%2CVSRPtargetId%3A2847162%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary