We Are the Connected Learning Alliance
We are educators, researchers and technology makers. We believe that all young people deserve engaging learning and a vibrant future. We harness the power of technology to help make this happen. Will you join us?
Blog
New Toolkit Shares Best Practices for Achieving Success in Youth-Centered Digital Learning
Researchers at the Connected Learning Lab of University of California, Irvine ...
Announcing the ConnectedLib Toolkit for Youth-Serving Library Professionals and Professionals-in-Training
Researchers at the University of Washington (Katie Davis, Ligaya Scaff, Milly ...
Online Course for Educators: Youth and Civic Media
Interested in learning to help your students research issues they care about, ...
Proceedings of the 2018 Connected Learning Summit Released
On behalf of the Connected Learning Summit Conference Committee, we are pleased ...
Designing 2030: The Concord Consortium’s Big Dreams for the Future of Education
The Concord Consortium’s new initiative is setting its sights on the future ...
Announcing “Brokering Youth Pathways: A toolkit for connecting youth to future opportunity”
Hive Research Lab is excited to announce the release of Brokering Youth Pathways: ...
Publications
The Studio at Anythink Libraries
Anythink is a leader in developing innovative, usable tools for evaluating learning, including the talkback boards described here.
Affinity Online: How Connection and Shared Interest Fuel Learning
New Book Explores How Online Affinity Networks Expand Learning and Opportunity for Youth.
The Digital Edge: How Black and Latino Youth Navigate Digital Inequality
New Book Examines How the Digital and Social-Media Lives of Low-Income Youth, Especially Youth of Color, Have Evolved Amidst Rapid Social and Technological Change.
Connected Resources
Connected Learning in Libraries
Libraries support connected learning by offering access to technology, learning resources, and expert guidance for young people to pursue their unique interests.
Connected Learning in Teaching Practice
Join teachers and teacher educators who are applying the principles of connected learning to their teaching and educational design.
Connected Civics
“Connected civics” is civic and political engagement grounded in young people’s deeply felt interests and identities.
Connected Courses
Explore pedagogy and online developments that best support and broaden access to meaningful and engaged forms of education for independent learners everywhere.
Connected Educators
Howard Rheingold's most relevant picks for learner agency, co-learning, making, 21st-century learners, networked publics, media literacy, civic engagement and pedagogy.