Dr. Blikstein's research interests include:

• Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning
• Digital Fabrication for education, FabLabs, and the Makers' Movement, open source hardware
• Multimodal learning analytics, big data in education
• Bifocal Modeling, modeling and simulation for science learning
• Constructionist, project-based learning
• Low cost educational technologies for developing countries (ICT4D)
• Cognitive computational modeling, agent-based modeling, complexity sciences
• Equity, technological fluency, critical pedagogy, computational literacy