Larry Friedlander

Professor of English Literature and Theater at Stanford University

Larry Friedlander has been a professor of English Literature and Theater at Stanford University since 1965, with a specialty in Shakespeare and performance. In addition to his academic and  critical activities, Friedlander worked in the professional theater as an actor and director for many years.  He was founder and co-director of the Stanford Learning Lab, an initiative of the President and Faculty of Stanford to promote learning and teaching through research and development in educational technology and innovative teaching methods. He also co-directed the Wallenberg Global Learning Network, an international consortium dedicated to exploring issues of technology and learning. As director, he was charged with the development of the Wallenberg Hall center for experimental learning, which subsequently opened in 2002. He has consulted with many institutions and governmental agencies on strategy and planning for technological change in education. 

In early 1980's he began working in multimedia design and applications, starting with the Shakespeare Project, a pioneering investigation of the application of new technologies for education in the arts and the humanities. Professor Friedlander has worked in major research laboratories on a wide variety of projects. He has a particular interest in interactive narratives and has taught a course at Stanford entitled "Interactivity, Narrative and Intelligence." Professor  Friedlander has also been heavily involved in museum design and planning.