[6][7] In the program, based on the theory of constructionism, students and teachers worked together to develop lesson plans using school computer resources.
[2] In 1999, Harper founded Generation YES, to expand the Gen Y model and student technology leadership programs to schools around the United States and other countries.
[16] Harper was instrumental in the development of the Liberian Renaissance Education Complex, which opened in 2007, and currently serves on the founding advisory board for Harvest Intercontinental American University in Monrovia, Liberia.
Harper wrote RUN: Computer Education while a faculty member at the University of California, which was published in two distinct editions.
His creation of GenYES has also led to wide acclaim throughout the education industry, as one recent journal exemplified by proclaiming, "Dennis Harper literally wrote the blueprint on how to work with students to create technology plans.