Noam also said the University has a lot to gain from its entrance into afterschool programming in Boston.
"[Afterschool programming] is really beginning to be a serious academic field," Noam said. "Up until now, people in the field of education have focused closely just on actual schooling."
Both Noam and HCI director Dr. Judith Palfrey say they hope Harvard's commitment to afterschool programs will allow for practical applications of the University's resources and research.
"We can't just be in the lab, in the library, in the ivory tower," Noam said. "Some of the best opportunities [for learning] are at the margin--in interaction with the community."
And Palfrey said the initiative will let Harvard put its theory into practice.
"If Harvard is about new knowledge, then what the initiatives are about is getting out that knowledge into the field in real time," Palfrey said.
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