February 18, 2020

Apply for a New Postdoctoral Fellowship to Connect with Communities and Expand Career Opportunity

Despite many efforts to broaden access to good jobs and work-relevant skills, too many low-income youth of color find themselves shut out of career opportunities. Even after developing skills, they may be pushed out of career pathways when educational programs and workplaces are not inclusive. Researchers, educators, and employers are realizing that supportive relationships and… Read more »

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February 3, 2020   |   Mimi Ito

Reflections on a Decade of Engaged Scholarship–The Final Report from the Connected Learning Research Network

It’s rare to have the opportunity to work with a stable team of extraordinary scholars over the course of a decade. It’s even rarer for this group of scholars to span a wide range of disciplines and approaches, while sharing common concerns in research, educational practice, and social change. A long time in the making,… Read more »

January 6, 2020   |  

Speaker Series on Topics in Connected Learning Open to Public

This interdisciplinary graduate seminar, which is open to the public, aims to immerse students in the field of connected learning through interaction with many of connected learning’s most respected scholars. Speakers will share their work in an interactive setting with students, exploring the various ways in which connected learning scholars are researching, designing, and mobilizing… Read more »

September 23, 2019   |   Amanda Wortman

From 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, 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 »

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September 16, 2019   |  

Growing Up Digital

Today’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 Learning