Mimi Ito, director of the Connected Learning Lab at UC Irvine, interviews Mitch Resnick, the director of the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab, about his new book,...
This is an archive of resources related to connected learning that was developed as part of the MacArthur Foundation’s Digital Media and Learning Initiative and the Connected Learning Alliance between 2012 and 2025. For more recent resources, visit our home page, the Connected Learning Summit, or the Connected Learning Lab.
Mimi Ito, director of the Connected Learning Lab at UC Irvine, interviews Mitch Resnick, the director of the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab, about his new book,...
Mimi Ito, director of the Connected Learning Lab at UC Irvine, interviews Anya Kamenetz about her latest book, “The Art of Screen Time: How Your Family Can Balance Digital Media...
Sonia Livingstone is a full professor in the Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science. She is seconded to Microsoft Social Research for fall 2013...
Microsoft’s danah boyd and Hive Chicago’s Sam Dyson talk about the complicated world of teens online.
...Howard Rheingold – author, virtual community pioneer, and self-described “online instigator & expert learner” – chats with us about the need for an education system “upgrade,” and the importance of...
Maria Teresa Kumar – Founding President and CEO of Voto Latino (a nonpartisan organization that empowers Latino Millennials to claim a better future for themselves and their community) – shares...
Dale Dougherty – Founder, President & CEO of Maker Media (the creators of MAKE Magazine and Maker Faire) – chats with us about the potential of the Maker Movement, and...
Mimi Ito – Research Director of the Digital Media and Learning Hub, and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Chair in Digital Media and Learning – chats with...
Janelle Bence – a high school teacher in Dallas and active member of the North Star of Texas Writing Project – chats with us about encouraging civic engagement among her...
“Brother Mike” Hawkins – YOUmedia Coordinator/Lead Mentor for Digital Youth Network – chats with us about the power of mentorship, and the importance of Arts in K-12 education. “If you...
Carina Wong – Deputy Director for Education at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – chats with us about “the power of networks” and being an “impatient optimist.” “There’s a...
Sam Dyson – director of the Hive Chicago Learning Network, a MacArthur-funded initiative operated by the Mozilla Foundation to enact connected learning through engaging teen programs – chats with us...
Philipp Schmidt – open learning activist, and Executive Director of Peer 2 Peer University (P2PU) – shares his insights on how peer-to-peer learning and open learning benefits “young learners of...
Dominique James – a 19-year-old poet, performance artist, and self-published author – chats with us about her personal connected learning experiences in, and as a result of, her time in...
Kris Gutiérrez – Principal Investigator within the Connected Learning Research Network, and Professor of Literacy & Learning Sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder – chats with us about the...