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Ferguson Syllabus and the Power of Social Media
This is the first part in a multi-part series about participants in the Race, Memory, and the Digital Humanities conference. This series features public intellectuals in the academy discussing digital literacy issues....
Categories: Digital Learning, EquityFrom Tech Engagement to Tech Scholars
One of the reasons I was very excited to join a community college is because there is a gap in how we think about bringing digital media and technology into learning. While...
Categories: Educational Practice, EquityWatchworthy Wednesday: Feeding Mind and Body
A University of California, Irvine undergrad, whose mother died two years ago leaving her to care for her grandfather and younger brother, was lucky when she could afford a meal for herself....
Category: EquityWatchworthy Wednesday: Day of the Dead Resources Guide Educators
Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, today celebrated Nov. 1 and 2, is a tradition of honoring ancestors, and more educators are seeking ways to teach about it. Started...
Category: EquityThree Myths About Education Technology and the Points of Light Beyond
Three powerful myths persist in our narratives around education technology. The first is that technology has the capacity to disrupt systems. For all the hope and hype that technologies can enable major...
Categories: Edtech, EquityAnti-Violence Work, Performance Studies and Experimental Pedagogy
This post concludes the series that DML Central has been running based on interviews with members of the development team for the Center for Solutions to Online Violence by focusing on T....
Category: EquityHow Young Activists Deploy Digital Tools for Social Change
Nabela Noor, a young American Muslim Youtube personality, was born of Bangladeshi parents and had developed a large following based on her make-up tutorials and fashion advice. Frustrated by what she saw...
Categories: Civic Engagement, EquityWatchworthy Wednesday: Remake Learning Network Turns 10, Reaches Forward
The Remake Learning network started as an experiment in collaboration among educators, researchers, mentors and caring adults and has become a movement touching thousands of lives in southwestern Pennsylvania, West Virginia and eastern Ohio. As...
Categories: Educational Practice, EquityFrugal Innovation in Digital Learning
I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting on what makes a good and accessible digital assignment for faculty and teachers who are not comfortable with digital tools but open to learning and...
Categories: Digital Learning, EquityWatchworthy Wednesday: Underrepresented Represented in Code.org Courses
At its core, connected learning is about educational equity, and Code.org, which runs Hour of Code, is a shining example. The nonprofit organization recently announced the results of a new survey of...
Categories: Connected Learning, EquityWatchworthy Wednesday: Hillary Clinton on the Need for Librarians and Libraries
The need for libraries and librarians is greater now more than ever before, Hillary Rodham Clinton told librarians Tuesday at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference. “You have to be on...
Categories: Connected Learning, EquityThis Political Moment: Resources for Educators in the Trump Era
Educators have long been responsible for supporting the growth and development of all young people. The job of designing engaging lessons, promoting respectful discussion, creating an inclusive classroom, and preparing youth for...
Categories: Educational Practice, EquityWatchworthy Wednesday: Girls Gain Coding Superpower with Wonder Woman
As Wonder Woman continues to dominate the big screen, girls all over the world are watching her on computer screens as they learn a 21st century superpower — coding. “Wonder Woman’s strength...
Categories: Digital Learning, EquityThe number of Americans willing to serve as volunteer mentors has remained remarkably stable over the past decade — between 2 million and 2.5 million, or around 1% of the adult population...
Categories: Educational Practice, EquityWatchworthy Wednesday: Collaboration is Key to Learning Innovation
The importance of mentors, equity in education and how art helps us see the world differently, were the topics of the first three “Learning Innovation Conversation” series, hosted by the ExCITe (Expressive...
Categories: Connected Learning, Equity
