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
How Important Is Digital Literacy?
How important is digital literacy in the classroom? When you consider that every ...
Using Humor to Connect and Teach
“You can’t shape the world if no one is engaging with you. And humor is very ...
How to Be a Learning Instigator
When educator Michelle King teaches middle school students about America’s founding ...
Matching Students, Educators for Learning Connections Through linkr
For educators ready to connect their students to peers and other educators to ...
Connecting Rural Educators: Professional Development Goes Digital
Many educators in our DML network will be familiar with The National Writing Project ...
Textransformations: Interactive Art Practice as Connected Learning
We find ourselves in a cultural moment that is particularly fraught with the impulse ...
Publications
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.