When experts from around the country came together at the World Economic Forum last February for Raising Good Gamers, a workshop focused on exploring the myriad forces shaping the culture and climate...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, Equity, ResearchEquity
How Digital Divisions at School Impose Barriers to Connected Learning – and What We Can Do About It
I am a believer in the power of connected learning. As our team articulated in Affinity Online, people really do learn a whole lot better while pursuing interest-driven projects in a supportive...
Categories: Connected Learning, Critical Perspectives, EquityThe COVID-19 pandemic has thrown persistent problems of occupational equity and job security into sharp relief. Pew Research Center’s analysis of Spring 2020 employment data indicates that 25% of young adult workers...
Category: EquityThese days, it seems impossible to escape the crushing psychological weight of Black death and dying. Everywhere I turn - my social media accounts, local and international news, attendance at protests -...
Categories: Civic Engagement, Critical Perspectives, EquitySpeaker 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...
Categories: Connected Learning, EquityHustle and Grow – Making a Creative Career in the Digital Economy
Over the last six or seven years the three of us were part of the Connected Learning Research Network finding out how young people in the US and the UK were using...
Categories: Equity, ResearchSchedule 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, ResearchNew Report Examines Influences on Occupational Identity in Adolescence
I am excited to announce the publication of “Influences on Occupational Identity in Adolescence,” a review of research and programs that help youth develop a vision of their future workforce selves. This...
Categories: Equity, ResearchThe Future of Childhood Salon on Immersive Media and Child Development
On November 7 and 8, 2018, a cross-sectoral, multi-disciplinary group of 60 experts met at the Future of Childhood Salon on Immersive Media and Child Development, a convening hosted by the Joan...
Categories: Edtech, EquityClose the Digital Generation Gap, Unlock the Power of Online Affinity Networks, and Fuel Learning
Fresh into the new year, I’m delighted to announce the publication of Affinity Online: How Connection and Shared Interest Fuel Learning, a book synthesizing research by the Leveling Up team of the...
Categories: Connected Learning, Equity, ResearchFrom the Streets to the Archives, Part 3
Editor’s note: This is the third part of a three-part post featuring the fourth interview in a multi-part series with participants in the Race, Memory, and the Digital Humanities Conference. The series...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, EquityBlack Code Studies 101, Part 2
Editor’s note: This is the second part of a three-part post featuring the fourth interview in a multi-part series with participants in the Race, Memory, and the Digital Humanities Conference. The series...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, EquityRethinking Black Digital Literacy, Part 1
Editor's note: This is the first part of a three-part post featuring the fourth interview in a multi-part series with participants in the Race, Memory, and the Digital Humanities Conference. The series...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, EquityTeaching Underrepresented Students How to Navigate Higher Ed Via Digital Humanities
This is the third part in a multi-part series about participants in the Race, Memory, and the Digital Humanities conference. This series features public intellectuals discussing digital literacy issues. [caption id="attachment_10844" align="alignright"...
Category: EquityDigitally Improving Historical Knowledge
This is the second part in a multi-part series about participants in the Race, Memory, and the Digital Humanities conference. This series features public intellectuals discussing digital literacy issues. “Colored Conventions: Bringing...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, Equity
