Michael Tissenbaum

Dr. Michael Tissenbaum is an Associate Professor at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, holding appointments in the College of Education’s departments of Curriculum & Instruction, Educational Psychology, and the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science. His research focuses on collaborative learning environments, technology-enhanced STEM education, and computational literacies. He previously worked at MIT's App Inventor lab, developing the 'computational action' framework to empower youth through computing. Key roles include affiliations with the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) and the Siebel Center for Design.

His work emphasizes designing transformative learning spaces combining physical and digital tools. Notable projects include the REACH Projector for remote collaboration and studies on maker identity development. Tissenbaum has contributed to journals like Computers and Education and International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, with a focus on real-time classroom orchestration and sociomaterial theories in education.