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For the last seven years, I’ve been working with a talented and committed group of researchers and library practitioners on the ConnectedLib Project, a research-practice partnership focused on bringing connected learning to public libraries across the United States. With support from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), our team at the University of… Read more »
For the last seven years, I’ve been working with a talented and committed group of researchers and library practitioners on the ConnectedLib Project, a research-practice partnership focused on bringing connected learning to public libraries across the United States. With support from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), our team at the University of… Read more »
Let me take you inside a conversation at a recent board meeting for Susan Crown Exchange, a national foundation that supports organizations working at the intersection of adolescent well-being and technology. Two young people were invited to share their experiences as participants in a research study conducted by our partners at Erikson Institute: Q: “Does… Read more »
Fiber craft textiles have played an important role in the development of technology and the advancement of STEM areas. Crochet contributed to the transformation of non-Euclidean geometry due to the consolidation of hyperbolic planes. Our work has led us to design activities with the intention of recovering fiber crafts as a means of learning and… Read more »
Who Has The Solutions For Thriving In A Digital World? Young People.
Let me take you inside a conversation at a recent board meeting for Susan Crown Exchange, a national foundation that supports organizations working at the intersection of adolescent well-being and technology. Two...
Categories: Featured, New Trends, Research, Youth Well-BeingPerforming Mathematics Through Crafting: A Workshop From A Constructionist Approach
Fiber craft textiles have played an important role in the development of technology and the advancement of STEM areas. Crochet contributed to the transformation of non-Euclidean geometry due to the consolidation of...
Categories: Connected Learning, Educational Practice, Featured, ResearchEarlier this summer, our Creative Communities research group at the University of Colorado Boulder launched “A Facilitators’ Guide to Family Creative Learning, the ScratchJr Edition”. This guide, which can be downloaded for...
Categories: Connected Learning, Digital Learning, Educational Practice, Featured, New Trends, ResearchThere’s An App For That? Tackling Teen Mental Health With Digital Solutions
Emily was feeling stressed – her day was not going well. She’d bombed her math test and had a fight with her mom over whether she could stay out later than usual...
Categories: Connected Learning, Critical Perspectives, Research, Youth Well-BeingEducation During COVID: The Voice Of Teachers Across Canada and the US
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the delivery of education across the globe, raising concerns about its long-term consequences on academic achievement and the unequal effect on students from vulnerable...
Categories: Critical Perspectives, Digital Learning, Edtech, Educational Practice, Equity, Featured, Research, Youth Well-BeingGetting Over Privacy: Surveillance Studies and Edtech
Writing for this blog in 2013, Dr. John Jones warned, “[D]igital technologies are increasingly important not just to learning, but to all facets of students’ lives[,] and reminders of the breaches of...
Categories: Connected Learning, Critical Perspectives, Digital Citizenship, Digital Learning, Equity, Featured, Research, Youth Well-BeingHarnessing Video Games to Cultivate Social and Emotional Learning
In the book, How Games Move Us: Emotion by Design, scholar Katherine Isbister observed that because of player agency, “games have an additional palette of social emotions at their disposal.” Suppose a...
Categories: Connected Learning, Digital Learning, Edtech, Featured, Research, Youth Well-BeingThe 2022 Connected Learning Summit, held virtually, engaged over 300 participants in interactive discussions about research, design, and practice, as well as hands-on workshops and inspiring talks. Videos of the plenaries, keynotes,...
Categories: Connected Learning, Digital Learning, Edtech, Educational Practice, Equity, Featured, HX, New Trends, Research, Youth Well-BeingThe Grind: My Teen Experience of LGBTQ+ Misrepresentation Within Social Media
Guest post by Eli H. (High School Senior) For anyone interested in how to better connect with teens, here's an idea: stop starting conversations with how “terrible” social media is, and...
Categories: Featured, HX, Youth Well-BeingWhat Does Well-Being Mean to Children in a Digital Age?
Much of the conversation around children’s use of technology focuses on the potential risks and harms of exploring the digital world. While protecting children is an essential focus, it cannot be the...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, Digital Learning, Featured, Research, Youth Well-BeingPower On!: Why CS Education Can No Longer Pretend to Be “Neutral”
Power On!, our newly released graphic novel (MIT Press, April 2022), follows the experiences of four high school friends from diverse backgrounds as they confront the harm technology has done in their...
Categories: Connected Learning, Educational Practice, Equity, FeaturedConnected Learning Summit 2022 (#CLS2022) kicks off next week with a pre-conference day July 27 featuring online meetups on common issues in research, design and practice. Discussions will be facilitated by Research...
Categories: Connected Learning, Digital Learning, Equity, Featured, ResearchBuilding Race-Conscious and Justice-Oriented STEM Spaces: Learning from Women of Color Educators
“What does it take to cultivate safe, empowering and culturally sustaining STEM spaces for Youth of Color from low income backgrounds?” In Fall 2018, I helped lead a multi-year, multi-site NSF study...
Categories: Connected Learning, Critical Perspectives, Educational Practice, EquityIn addition to inspiring keynotes and plenaries, this year’s Connected Learning Summit features interactive workshops and roundtables offered by Connected Learning Alliance partners. Our partners are research labs, nonprofits, and research-practice collaborations...
Categories: Connected Learning, Digital Citizenship, Digital Learning, Edtech, Educational Practice, Equity, Featured, Research
