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Conferences as Catalysts for Educational Innovation and Change
Last year I attended, on average, a conference or similar event every other week. As part of my role as Researcher/Analyst at JISC infoNet it’s an important part of what I do:...
Categories: Edtech, Educational PracticeRecommended Resources: Mobile Learning, Digital Activism, Multitasking
Professor of urban planning, Amy Hillier, recently spoke at TEDxPhilly to talk about how data visualization technology can map a city’s emotions and memories. Geographic Information System (G.I.S.) technology has become more...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, EdtechDigital Gaming as a Vehicle for Deep Learning
Mark Chen is a post-doctoral scholar at the University of Washington in the LIFE Center and Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (UWISME). He is working with the Center for Game Science...
Category: EdtechYoung Black Males, Learning, and Gaming
Betsy DiSalvo is a Human Centered Computing PhD candidate at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Interactive Computing looking at the ways in which culture impacts technology, and how we can...
Categories: Edtech, EquityUsing Tangible Technologies for Next-Generation Learning
Andrew Manches is a 2011-2012 Fellow at the London Knowledge Lab looking at how new forms of technology can support and help young children explore different number concepts. His work builds from...
Category: EdtechRecommended Resources: Digital Citizenship, New Media Literacies, Games and Learning
Our Space: Being a Responsible Citizen of the Digital World is nearly 500 pages of workshops and lessons plans dedicated to teaching youth ethics for a digital age. Produced through a unique...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, EdtechConnecting the K-12 Classroom to the 21st Century
Justin Reich is a fifth year doctoral student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education studying the ways in which social media support the development of 21st century skills when used in...
Categories: Edtech, Educational PracticeRole-Playing Racial History through Digital Games
Teaching historical empathy through gaming is an important area in digital media and learning, but collaborations between university professors and game designers aren’t always easy. Nonetheless, UC San Diego Theater and Dance...
Categories: Edtech, EquityWorthy Reads: Youth Media Production, Games & Learning, Pottermore, Web Freedom
A new report on YOUmedia, a youth-centered digital learning initiative at the Chicago Public Library, explores what it means to reimagine learning, literacies and libraries. The report takes a hard look at...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, EdtechSerendipity, aka “Accidental Discovery”: Does the Web Help or Hurt?
I am obsessed with serendipity. It's become an almost pathological fascination since 2009, when I was inspired by a happy confluence of what I was doing then, and something that bumped up...
Category: EdtechRe-imagining Media for Learning
Tracy Fullerton is an experimental game designer and associate professor in the Interactive Media Division of the USC School of Cinematic Arts where she directs the Game Innovation Lab. Her design research...
Category: EdtechBadges for Lifelong Learning: Reframing the Debate
Last week saw the launch of the DML Competition. I’ve been following the development of Mozilla’s Open Badges project for a few months now and so was (and still am) excited by...
Category: EdtechWorthy Reads: On Minecraft, Borges, Khan, Next Generation Museums
If you haven’t yet heard about Minecraft, then get ready. We can’t go to an education conference without hearing talk about it. The widely popular sandbox game has sold more than 3...
Category: EdtechTurning Fifth Graders into Game Designers and Mobile Learners
Take 40 precocious fifth graders, a box full of iPhones, and a group of game designers and educators, stir, and release onto the busy streets of New York City. What may sound...
Category: EdtechYouth Learn ‘Design Thinking’ at Digital-Age Summer Camp
Peals of laughter ring across the room as teens watch other teens maneuver to avoid being hit on the head. There are no bullies here - actually, game designer Kaho Abe is...
Category: Edtech
