Colin Angevine is the community host and newsletter editor for the Connected Learning Alliance. He also runs the CLA’s monthly Q&A series, Kaleidoscope. In consulting work with universities, labor unions, philanthropies, and nonprofits, Colin supports communities to collaborate and to learn together through research, writing, and data.
Colin Angevine
Articles
July 29, 2026
What Every Adult Should Know About Parasocial Media and Teens
Ask a teenager what they post online these days, and you may get a blank look in response. Posting has waned, scrolling has taken over, and what fills a feed now is...
Categories: Connected Learning, Kaleidoscope, Youth Well-BeingJune 24, 2026
It’s time for a hard reset on DEI
Categories: Connected Learning, Equity, KaleidoscopeMay 27, 2026
Why We Need to Build More Online Playgrounds for Kids
For all the debate about kids and technology, the question of what young people actually need online rarely gets answered. And so tweens are caught exactly where the internet leaves them: too...
Categories: Connected Learning, Kaleidoscope, Online CommunityApril 29, 2026
From youth voice to youth power
The dominant conversation in youth mental health starts with what's wrong. But when the conversation is organized around crisis, risk, and pathology, the solutions that follow are built to reduce symptoms —...
Categories: Artificial Intelligence, Critical Perspectives, Kaleidoscope, Youth Well-BeingMarch 25, 2026
Australia banned kids from social media. Now what?
When Australian policymakers began discussing social media age restrictions in 2024, Amanda Third was part of the Australian Child Rights Task Force that co-authored an open letter calling on the government to...
Categories: Critical Perspectives, Kaleidoscope, Youth Well-Being