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.
Chicago Summer of Learning challenges local youth of all ages to participate in a citywide effort to engage young people in hands-on learning. School stops for the summer, but learning...
By: Ksenia Korobkova Published: February 19, 2014 Why the interest in interests? Learning researchers have long posited that when animated by passion, learning can be rich, relevant and resilient (Hidi,...
By: Matt Rafalow Published: April 11, 2014 A common topic of discussion among our team of Leveling Up researchers is how communities maintain different barriers to entry. Every community, be...
By: Jean Rhodes Published: February 10, 2014 This has been a groundbreaking year for the field of youth mentoring. With little fanfare, two large-scale, rigorous evaluations have been released, both...
By: Crystle Martin Published: March 3, 2014 As I’ve described in a previous post focusing on the professional wrestling community, the Wrestling Boards, help and feedback are key ingredients to...
By: Timothy Young & Yong Ming Kow Published: December 9, 2013 The StarCraft community is one of the most productive gaming communities, spearheaded by community leaders who earn recognition by...
By: Rachel Cody Pfister Published: December 13, 2013 Some of the characteristics of connected learning environments are that they allow for full participation and aim towards equity in their participation....
By: Matt Rafalow & Luka Carfagna Published: December 20, 2013 This is the first of a series of posts by the authors on learning and social fields. They draw on...
By: Mimi Ito Published: January 17, 2014 It’s the start of a new year and time to take stock. It’s been three years since the launch of the Connected Learning...
By: Jean Rhodes Published: January 21, 2014 Sometimes a simple anecdote can illustrate a point far better than mounds of research. It was written by Jerome Groopman, M.D., Professor of...