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New 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, ResearchNew Toolkit Shares Best Practices for Achieving Success in Youth-Centered Digital Learning
Researchers at the Connected Learning Lab of University of California, Irvine (June Ahn) and New York University (Rafi Santo, Juan Pablo Sarmiento) are excited to announce the launch of “Reclaiming Digital Futures,”...
Categories: Digital Learning, Educational Practice, ResearchProceedings of the 2018 Connected Learning Summit Released
On behalf of the Connected Learning Summit Conference Committee, we are pleased to announce the publication of the Proceedings of the 2018 Connected Learning Summit. We hope that while you read these...
Categories: Connected Learning, ResearchClose 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, ResearchOpportunity to Share Research on Connected Learning, Teacher Education
If you follow my blog posts, you know that I am deeply committed to exploring the intersections of connected learning and teacher education, both in my own practice as a teacher educator and...
Categories: Connected Learning, ResearchWatchworthy Wednesday: How Video Games Amplify Learning
As a leading scholar of video games, game culture and game player behavior, Constance Steinkuehler argues that games amplify learning and academics. In fact, video games and esports “leverage and require an...
Categories: Edtech, ResearchEngaging Parents in After-School Programs
As part of the Leveling Up: Parenting study, a project of the Connected Learning Research Network at the DML Research Hub, I and my fellow researchers wondered: How can we help interest-driven...
Categories: Educational Practice, ResearchWhat World of Warcraft Teaches About Misinformation
A recent study from Stanford University cited that 82 percent of middle schoolers can’t distinguish between an ad labeled “sponsored news” and a real news story. The authors of the study cited that...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, ResearchWatchworthy Wednesday: Survey Analyzes Plugged-in Parents
While 8- to 18-year-olds are clocking in lots of screen time, their parents are doing the same if not more, according to a new survey, measuring parental media use. The study by...
Categories: Digital Citizenship, ResearchWe first met the class at the end of a sunny afternoon in July in the quiet of a London suburb. We found ourselves addressing a blur of teenage faces turned expectantly...
Categories: Connected Learning, ResearchWhat the Connected Learning Research Community Can Learn from YPAR
Last month, the two of us (along with our mentor, Dr. Ernest Morrell) celebrated the release of our book, Doing Youth Participatory Action Research: Transforming Inquiry with Researchers, Educators, and Youth. The...
Categories: Connected Learning, Equity, ResearchProviding Museum Access to All Through Open Badging
When the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) a few years ago announced it was doing away with museum membership (gasp!), it made big news. Its membership was replaced with an open-badging system...
Categories: Edtech, ResearchEating Robots: Data Diets and Hungry Algorithms
What do robots eat? Contemporary digital data analytics systems feed on a diet of data produced through human activity. Through this feeding, robotic machines receive the informational nutrition required for their own...
Categories: Edtech, ResearchParenting in a World of Social and Technological Transformation
As educators, policy makers and community activists look to build more equitable futures, a considerable amount of attention remains focused on families, especially parents. Families represent an important node in the learning...
Categories: Equity, ResearchCollaborative Thinking Through Writing, Libraries, Markerboards
How might mediums for writing in school libraries be opportunities to grow academic literacies for students across different grades and academic tracks? How might these opportunities to engage in both individual and...
Categories: Educational Practice, Research
