Mimi Ko Cruz is director of communications for the School of Social Ecology at the University of California, Irvine. She was part of the Connected Learning Alliance from 2014-2018, serving as communications manager for the Digital Media and Learning Research Hub, which was run by the UC Humanities Research Institute, based at UCI. Mimi has more than two decades of experience in communications, having worked as a journalist, including 14 years at the Los Angeles Times, and as a higher education public information officer. Her work in journalism and public relations has earned a number of awards over the years. Email: mkcruz@uci.edu
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Articles
March 29, 2017
Watchworthy Wednesday: Google Scientist Tells How Tech Affects Learning
When his daughter was studying linguistics, Daniel M. Russell observed her reading a book on Turkish grammar while connected to her earbuds, listening to Turkish news on an online app. “She was...
Category: Digital CitizenshipMarch 22, 2017
Watchworthy Wednesday: Meet 10 Women Championing Connected Learning
As Women’s History Month comes to a close, let’s turn our attention to 10 women scholars making their mark as champions of connected learning. (Connected learning calls for broadened access to learning...
Categories: Connected Learning, EquityMarch 15, 2017
Watchworthy Wednesday: The Importance of Media Literacy in Partisan Times
“It’s crucial that we cultivate students’ ability to judge the credibility of online political content and build their commitment to carefully assessing such content.” — Joseph Kahne and Benjamin Bowyer Taken from...
Category: Digital CitizenshipMarch 8, 2017
Watchworthy Wednesday: New Book Focuses on Teacher Leadership and Connected Learning
Kira J. Baker-Doyle’s new book, “Transformative Teachers: Teacher Leadership and Learning in a Connected World” (Harvard Education Press) offers insight on the pulse of teaching and teacher leadership today. In the first...
Categories: Connected Learning, Educational PracticeMarch 1, 2017
Watchworthy Wednesday: Fighting for the Arts
With the arts potentially on the federal funding chopping block, Americans for the Arts Action Fund has mobilized to heighten awareness of the benefits provided by the arts. It has released the...
Category: Civic EngagementFebruary 22, 2017
Watchworthy Wednesday: Celebrate Digital Learning Day Feb. 23
Students and educators nationwide will be taking part in Digital Learning Day (DLDay) tomorrow, focusing on innovative ways technology enhances teaching and learning. “In some classrooms and out-of-school programs across the country,...
Categories: Digital Learning, EdtechFebruary 15, 2017
Watchworthy Wednesday: Creating Connections Through Music
A simple informal invitation brought musician Laura Ritchie and a few of her University of Chichester students to California two years ago to perform and teach a few impromptu music lessons. She...
Category: Connected LearningFebruary 8, 2017
Watchworthy Wednesday: About Frederick Douglass
Have you seen the Frederick Douglass memes all over social media? They mostly take aim at President Donald J. Trump for his brief comment on the first day of Black History Month...
Categories: Civic Engagement, Digital CitizenshipFebruary 1, 2017
Watchworthy Wednesday: Awards Available for Scholars to Study Connected Learning Data
Digital media and learning scholars interested in analyzing connected learning data are being invited to apply for awards from the Digital Media and Learning Research Hub and UC Irvine. The data comes...
Categories: Connected Learning, Digital LearningJanuary 25, 2017
Watchworthy Wednesday: New Book Questions Tech Assumptions
“Giving voice to the voiceless” is a familiar phrase, says Meryl Alper, author of “Giving Voice: Mobile Communication, Disability, and Inequality” (MIT Press, 2017). “It has Biblical origins, is foundational to journalism,...
Category: Equity