Blog Archives: December 2006
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12/07/06
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Zephyr Teachout
Teachout: A Diet for a New Media America
Radical changes are needed in teaching students about internet and power to save democratic culture…12/06/06
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Cathy Davidson
Cathy Davidson on “Performing Civic Engagement”
Civic engagement comes in many forms and not all of them have to do with voting booths.12/05/06
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Marina Umaschi Bers
Bers on civics: moving from designing curriculum to supporting experience
How do we leverage youth’s interest in new technologies by developing technology-based educational programs to promote civic engagement?12/05/06
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Michael X. Delli Carpini
Michael X. Delli Carpini’s Definitions of Key Terms
One of the difficulties in discussing the impact of digital media on civic and political engagement is a lack of clarity on what we mean by these terms. So let me suggest some simple (simplistic?) definitions…12/05/06
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Lance Bennett
This Week’s Theme: Civic Engagement
We’ll be spotlighting voices drawn from the online dialogs on Civic Engagement conducted earlier this month as part of the MacArthur Series.12/04/06
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Lance Bennett
Bennett - Civic Engagement: Environments that Help Young People Go Public
How can digital media environments and communication skills bring young people to public life?12/03/06
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Tara McPherson
How are young people using digital media in surprising ways?
“What surprises you about young people’s use of digital media?” In the MacArthur open forums, we asked teachers to post their answers to this question. Here’s a quick sampling of their responses.12/02/06
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Justine Cassell
