Spotlight on Digital Media And Learning

[Reblogged] Puget Sound Off

We reblog the launch of Puget Sound Off, a website for Seattle youth that brings together civic engagement opportunities alongside social networking tools.  MacArthur grantee Lance Bennett and his group at the Civic Learning Online Project were key partners in developing the website along with the City of Seattle, the Seattle Metrocenter YMCA, One Economy, and DigitalAid.

[Reblogged] danah boyd: Teens, Video Games, and Civics

We reblog a post from blogger danah boyd, continuing our series on the gaming and civics reports released earlier this month by the Pew Internet and American Life Project and the Civic Engagement Research Group at Mills College.

Gaming and Civics Survey Draws Wide Coverage

We summarize press coverage on the first national survey on gaming and civics out this week from The Pew Internet and American Life Project and The Civic Engagement Research Group at Mills College.

[Reblogged] John Palfrey: The Ecology of Games

We reblog John Palfrey’s recent piece on the Ecology of Games volume in the MacArthur Series on Digital Media and Learning, edited by Katie Salen.

[Reblogged]: Games for Change Festival Coverage

We reblog a local NY1 piece on the Fifth Annual Games for Change Festival.

[Reblogged] John Palfrey: Digital Youth, Innovation, and the Unexpected

John Palfrey continues his discussion of the MacArthur Series on Digital Media and Learning. We reblog his latest post reacting to the volume on Digital Youth, Innovation, and the Unexpected. John is the executive director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society and a Professor at Harvard Law School.

[Reblogged] John Palfrey: Civic Life Online

Continuing our discussion of civics this week, we reblog John Palfrey’s recent piece on how digital media can engage youth online. John reacts to the new volume in the MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning. John is the executive director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society and a Professor at Harvard Law School.

This Week’s Theme: Virtual World Events in Chicago and Singapore

The 3rd annual SLCC is in Chicago this week and MacArthur is sponsoring a track on non-profits and philanthropy in order to spark discussion about the use of virtual worlds for the public good.