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Call for proposals now open for the third annual Connected Learning Summit. With a unique focus on cross-sector connections and progressive and catalytic innovation, the Connected Learning Summit brings together leading researchers, educators, and developers. The program includes a mix of engaging presentation and workshop formats ranging from speculative design, to game walkthroughs, sharing works… Read more »
I’m delighted to announce the publication of a new Tenth Anniversary edition of Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out: Kids Living and Learning with New Media — which came to be known by its acronym, HOMAGO. The book reports on the findings of the Digital Youth Study, which still retains its status as the… Read more »
The 2019 Connected Learning Summit, held at the University of California, Irvine earlier this month featured some provocative talks, inspiring attendees to consider what role they can play in addressing some of the big issues society is facing in a digital world and how civic engagement fits in. The conference began with a fireside chat… Read more »
Announcing the new Connected Learning Research tools site, featuring tools and instruments from 10 connected learning studies and projects! We expect this site to be of interest to: University researchers (graduate students, postdocs, and faculty) doing research in similar areas that are curious about how our research was done, Evaluators of informal youth programs that… Read more »
Announcing the 10th Anniversary Edition of HOMAGO
I’m delighted to announce the publication of a new Tenth Anniversary edition of Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out: Kids Living and Learning with New Media -- which came to be...
Categories: Connected Learning, FeaturedHighlights From the 2019 Connected Learning Summit
The 2019 Connected Learning Summit, held at the University of California, Irvine earlier this month featured some provocative talks, inspiring attendees to consider what role they can play in addressing some of...
Categories: Civic Engagement, Connected Learning, Digital Learning, FeaturedFrom Concept to Reality: Announcing the Connected Learning Research Tools Site!
Announcing the new Connected Learning Research tools site, featuring tools and instruments from 10 connected learning studies and projects! We expect this site to be of interest to: University researchers (graduate students,...
Categories: Connected Learning, Featured, ResearchToday’s U.S. teens are more connected – to the internet, information and each other – than any previous generation, with 95 percent having access to a smartphone and 45 percent saying that...
Categories: Connected Learning, Digital LearningResearch-Backed Toolkit Helps Youth Organizations Integrate Digital Learning
The Beam Center in Brooklyn is an out-of-school maker program that teaches teenagers technical skills like welding, woodworking and microcontroller interface design; they collaborate on a range of cool projects from mushroom...
Categories: Digital Learning, Educational Practice, ResearchWhat’s the Role of the School in Educating Children in a Datafied Society?
Of the many calls on schools, one is that they should teach children about their online privacy and data, so they are ready for the challenges of today’s increasingly datafied society. Such...
Categories: Critical Perspectives, Digital Citizenship, ResearchOpen Invitation to Connect with Experts at the CLS2019 Pre-Conference Day
You may already know that the 2019 Connected Learning Summit is happening this October 3-5, 2019 at UC Irvine, but what you may not know is that there is a pre-conference meet...
Category: Connected Learning“No Permission Necessary”: Bringing Young Activists to the Connected Learning Summit
Stepping in front of over 800,000 people gathered at the March for Our Lives in Washington D.C. (and many more watching via live-stream and on cable news networks), Emma González stood fearlessly...
Categories: Civic Engagement, Connected LearningSchedule Unveiled for the 2019 Connected Learning Summit
The schedule for the 2019 Connected Learning Summit is available now. The October 2-5 event, to be held at the University of California, Irvine, features keynote and plenary sessions by leaders in...
Categories: Connected Learning, Equity, ResearchUC Irvine’s Connected Learning Lab Recognized as an Organized Research Unit
I’m delighted to share the news that the Connected Learning Lab (CLL) was recently recognized as an “Organized Research Unit (ORU)” — a cross-campus research institute — by UC Irvine. Our founding...
Categories: Connected Learning, Featured, ResearchBridging the New Digital Divide
Parents often don't get it. When psychologist Candice L. Odgers says there is no compelling evidence that spending time online has a detrimental effect on teens’ mental health, many parents get furious. “They...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, New TrendsThe Power of Learning Communities: Three Things I Learned from a Research-Practice Partnership
How do we best equip the rising generation to thrive in a rapidly changing, connected world? At Susan Crown Exchange (SCE) we are explicitly focused on this question. One thing we know...
Categories: Digital Learning, Educational Practice, ResearchStudy Finds Sizable Impact of Civic Media Literacy Education on Democratic Engagement
Youth, through efforts that leverage the power of social media, are often driving many of the most important social movements of our era -- from the #Dreamers, to #BlackLivesMatter, to the push...
Categories: Civic Engagement, ResearchEverything You Need for Evaluating Connected Learning in Libraries
The Capturing Connected Learning in Libraries (CCLL) video series was born out of bad luck. An in-person workshop scheduled to happen during the PLA Conference was cancelled due to severe weather. Our...
Categories: Connected Learning, Research
