About

Bruce Elgort has been teaching in the Web Development program at Clark College since 2013, where he teaches courses in programming, web development, user interface design, accessibility, and emerging technologies. Before entering higher education, he spent more than 30 years in the technology industry, including leadership and technology roles at Underwriters Laboratories and SHARP Microelectronics of the Americas, before co-founding Elguji Software. His industry experience continues to shape his teaching philosophy, with a strong emphasis on collaboration, accessibility, adaptability, and preparing students for the fast-changing realities of technology and the workplace.

Bruce’s professional interests include accessible design, artificial intelligence, web and mobile technologies, and helping students build confidence through hands-on learning. In his programming courses, he incorporates the CS50 at Harvard University Introduction to Programming with Python curriculum, where students learn not only coding fundamentals but also how emerging technologies such as AI can be used as tools for problem-solving, creativity, experimentation, and engineering.

At Clark College, Bruce is known for extending learning beyond the traditional classroom through connected teaching practices, online collaboration, and project-based instruction. He has presented on accessibility, artificial intelligence, and technology education for educators and organizations both locally and internationally, including through presentations and participation with the CS50 Educators community at Harvard University. His dedication to teaching and student success has been recognized with Clark College’s Exceptional Faculty Award on three separate occasions.

Throughout his career, Bruce has encouraged students to remain curious, continue learning, and develop the confidence to teach themselves long after a course has ended. Students in his classes also know him for the rubber ducks that have become a memorable symbol of persistence, problem-solving, and learning through challenges.

A lifelong music enthusiast, Bruce plays both guitar and drums and brings a little rock-and-roll energy into the classroom.