Profile of Kimberle Koile

Kimberle Koile’s research, in both industrial and academic settings, has focused over the past 25 years on building intelligent computational tools for complex human tasks. Her research interests include educational technology and assessment, teacher professional development, ubiquitous computing, knowledge-based systems, human-computer interaction, and computer-aided design. For the past 10 years, she has led an educational technology research group, focusing on using tablet computers to increase classroom interaction and learning.

In her current project, INK-12: Teaching and Learning Using Interactive Ink Inscriptions, she and co-PI Andee Rubin of TERC are developing a pen-based wireless classroom interaction system and investigating how such technology can support teaching and learning multiplication and division in upper elementary classrooms.

Prior to joining Strategic Education Initiatives and the MIT Center for Educational Computing Initiatives, Kimberle was a lecturer in MIT’s Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department and a member of the Agent-Based Intelligent Reactive Environments (AIRE) group at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) where she worked on the design and testing of “intelligent” rooms. Her doctorate, completed at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, focused on computer-aided architectural design. Her work in industry included projects on molecular modeling, pharmaceutical design, and scientific research data management.