Blog Archives: April 2009
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4/29/09
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Sarah J.
Saturday Webcast and Conference to Explore Participatory Culture
Project New Media Literacies will host Learning in a Participatory Culture conference this Saturday, May 2, 2009, on the MIT campus, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.4/23/09
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Cathy Leff
Museums and Libraries Partner with Researchers to Explore Impact of Digital Media
Webwise conference draws museum and library professionals to address the big issues facing cultural institutions in a digital age.4/20/09
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Elyse Eidman-Aadahl
Creating the Next Generation of Writers
National Writing Project explores most effective ways to help young people become accomplished writers in new media environments.4/17/09
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Maureen Glasoe
MacArthur’s Digital Media and Learning Competition Winners Announced
Can digital media be harnessed to save the global fish population, help children in developing countries access educational opportunities and teach at-risk youth to become entrepreneurs?4/15/09
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James Paul Gee
Appreciating What the World Says Back to Us
MacArthur grantee James Gee calls for student assessments to move beyond measuring facts to assessing how students use external feedback to figure out how to take the next step.4/13/09
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Sarah J.
Learning How to Learn
Nichole Pinkard, Director of Innovation at the University of Chicago’s Urban Education Institute, discusses teaching and learning in a digital world, including the expanding notion of teacher and teaching.4/10/09
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Maureen Glasoe
A New Way to Impart Education Curriculum and Practice?
A group of researchers wonders whether sharing worthwhile instructional practices is more likely to occur if it emerges from digital social networks.4/08/09
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Maureen Glasoe
Students, Put Down Those Pencils and Pick Up Joysticks!
In a March 25 op-ed in the New York Daily News, leaders of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop argue that video games are not mindless distractions and can help U.S. students reclaim their seat at the head of the class.4/07/09
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Maureen Glasoe
Digital Media and Learning Competition Showcase and Announcement of 2008 Winners
• 2008 winners to be announced on April 16 • 2007 winners to be showcased in Chicago on April 174/01/09
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Maureen Glasoe
