About Howard Rheingold

Howard Rheingold is a lecturer in Stanford University's Department of Communication where he teaches two courses, Digital Journalism and Virtual Communities and Social Media. He is a lecturer in U.C. Berkeley's School of Information where he teaches Virtual Communities and Social Media and where he previously taught Participatory Media/Collective Action. In 2002, Rheingold published Smart Mobs, exploring the potential for technology to augment collective intelligence. Shortly thereafter, in conjunction with the Institute for the Future, Rheingold launched an effort to develop a broad-based literacy of cooperation. Rheingold graduated from Reed College in Portland, Oregon.

Howard Rheingold supports the following educational non-profits:

• ClassWish.org