Blog Archives: November 2007
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11/29/07
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Erica Rosenfeld Halverson
Erica Rosenfeld Halverson: Identity Production in Youth Filmmaking
Youth are using digital media to work through complex issues of who they are and how they do (& don’t) fit into their communities.11/27/07
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James Paul Gee
Jim Gee: The Repertoire of Human Identities and the Digital World
Jim Gee introduces a new series of posts from the Games, Learning and Society Group at the University of Wisconsin about the intersection between digital learning and identity.11/27/07
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Yasmin Kafai
Yasmin Kafai, Participatory Competencies in Virtual Worlds: From Collaborative to Collective Agency
An associate professor at UCLA and panelist at the recent public forum continues our discussion on learning in virtual worlds. She asks what new skills might be needed to learn how to successfully engage with the large collectives evident in virtual spaces.11/20/07
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Jen Humke
Event Follow up: What are Kids Learning in Virtual Worlds?
A large crowd joined us in Los Angeles last week for an engaging discussion about what kids are learning in virtual worlds. This was our third Public Forum in Digital Media and Learning.11/13/07
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Jen Humke
Details for Webcast and Second Life access to the Public Forum on Learning in Virtual Worlds
At 6pm PST on Wednesday, November 14, join in a public forum on kids’ learning in virtual worlds via webcast or Second Life.11/13/07
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Douglas Thomas
Doug Thomas: Learning More Than You Think in Virtual Worlds
An associate professor at the Annenberg School of Communication at USC says kids may be learning more in virtual worlds than you think. Doug Thomas previews his talk at tomorrow’s public forum: What are Kids Learning in Virtual Worlds: The Wonders and the Worries.11/13/07
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Barry Joseph
Barry Joseph: Using Virtual Worlds to Foster Activism Through Youth Media
A panelist at tomorrow’s public forum on virtual worlds and learning talks about his work with youth creating Machinima. Youth from Global kids’ after school program worked in virtual worlds to create a film about child soldiers in Uganda.11/13/07
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Connie Yowell
Week’s Theme: Posts by Forum Panelists (re: Virtual Worlds and Learning)
Connie Yowell introduces posts by four panelists while describing how MacArthur’s third public forum on digital media and learning builds on the prior two.11/08/07
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Jen Humke
Public Forum to Explore Kids’ Learning in Virtual Worlds
At a public forum in Los Angeles on November 14th experts in media and education will explore what kids are doing in virtual worlds and what it means for their values, identity and sense of community. Hosted by Common Sense Media and the MacArthur Foundation, the event will be simulcast in Teen Second Life.11/05/07
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Josh Fouts
Josh Fouts on Foreign Policy 2.0: Building Vibrant Communities Across Techno-Cultures
How can the 3-D Immersive Web and virtual worlds be used to better facilitate international understanding?11/01/07
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Kimberley Gomez
