A Brief Biography

Vijay provides leadership for sustainable technology-enabled educational innovation at MIT. In his prior roles at MIT as Senior Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education, Assistant Provost and Director of Academic Computing, as well at other institutions, Vijay has been responsible for strategy development and leading units engaged in the effective integration of information technology and media services in education.

Vijay was the Principal Investigator of O.K.I (Open Knowledge Initiative), an MIT-led collaborative project to develop an open architecture for enterprise educational applications.

Vijay is a member of the Advisory Committee of MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW). He is the Executive officer for MIT's Council on Educational Technology. He was a member of the steering committee for I-Campus, the MIT-Microsoft Alliance initiative for educational technology.

Vijay's research, as well as his engagements as advisor/consultant are directed toward strategy, planning and implementing technological innovations for education. These include:

Smithsonian (Advisor for Digital Futures)
India National Knowledge Commission, (honorary advisor 2006- 2009).
UNESCO (developing strategies for open educational resources, open technology and policy)
Open University of Catalonia (Educational Innovation)
Qatar Foundation International(educational technology and innovation)

His experience also includes programs for teacher education and planning for technology integration in k-12 education in Maine and Massachusetts. He curently serves on the Massachusetts STEM Council's Network Operations Board.

Vijay was a member of the Applications Strategy Council for Internet2, Chair of the governing Board of the Seminars on Academic Computing (SAC) Snowmass, CO and NERCOMP and trustee of the Corporation for Research and Education Networking (CREN).

He serves as Trustee of EDC, an international educational development organization and Vice-Chair of board of directors of the New Media Consortium.

Vijay is actively involved in efforts, such as the Kaleidoscope project and Curriki, as well as those supported by the Hewlett and Gates Foundations to advance the use of Open Educational Resources for improving educational access and quality.

He is currently co-PI of an NSF supported MIT initiative for capacity building in STEM education in Haiti through educational technology and open resources.

Vijay is a co-editor of a Carnegie Foundation book "Opening Up Education" (MIT Press, August 2008). He has authored numerous articles in the area of educational innovations and technology strategy.

Vijay has a doctorate in Education (Future Studies, focusing on educational computing and planning for technological innovations in education) from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He has an MS in Industrial Management and a B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering, both from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, which presented him the Distinguished Alumnus award in 2011.


			M.S. Vijay Kumar Senior Strategic Advisor, Digital Learning and Director, Office of Educational Innovation and Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology NE-48, Room 3-007, Tech Sq. Cambridge, MA 02139 (617) 253-8004 (voice) / (617) 258-6875 (facsimile) email: vkumar@mit.edu



			A Brief Biography Vijay provides leadership for sustainable technology-enabled educational innovation at MIT. In his prior roles at MIT as Senior Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education, Assistant Provost and Director of Academic Computing, as well at other institutions, Vijay has been responsible for strategy development and leading units engaged in the effective integration of information technology and media services in education. Vijay was the Principal Investigator of O.K.I (Open Knowledge Initiative), an MIT-led collaborative project to develop an open architecture for enterprise educational applications. Vijay is a member of the Advisory Committee of MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW). He is the Executive officer for MIT's Council on Educational Technology. He was a member of the steering committee for I-Campus, the MIT-Microsoft Alliance initiative for educational technology. Vijay's research, as well as his engagements as advisor/consultant are directed toward strategy, planning and implementing technological innovations for education. These include: Smithsonian (Advisor for Digital Futures) India National Knowledge Commission, (honorary advisor 2006- 2009). UNESCO (developing strategies for open educational resources, open technology and policy) Open University of Catalonia (Educational Innovation) Singapore University of Technology and Design (IT) Qatar Foundation International(educational technology and innovation) His experience also includes programs for teacher education and planning for technology integration in k-12 education in Maine and Massachusetts. He curently serves on the Massachusetts STEM Council's Network Operations Board. Vijay was a member of the Applications Strategy Council for Internet2, Chair of the governing Board of the Seminars on Academic Computing (SAC) Snowmass, CO and NERCOMP and trustee of the Corporation for Research and Education Networking (CREN). He serves as Trustee of EDC, an international educational development organization and Vice-Chair of board of directors of the New Media Consortium. Vijay is actively involved in efforts, such as the Kaleidoscope project and Curriki, as well as those supported by the Hewlett and Gates Foundations to advance the use of Open Educational Resources for improving educational access and quality. He is currently co-PI of an NSF supported MIT initiative for capacity building in STEM education in Haiti through educational technology and open resources. Vijay is a co-editor of a Carnegie Foundation book "Opening Up Education" (MIT Press, August 2008). He has authored numerous articles in the area of educational innovations and technology strategy. Vijay has a doctorate in Education (Future Studies, focusing on educational computing and planning for technological innovations in education) from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He has an MS in Industrial Management and a B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering, both from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, which presented him the Distinguished Alumnus award in 2011.