Blog Archives: August 2009

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8/28/09

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Sasha Barab

Going to Scale with a Digital Curriculum

Lessons learned from a year of traveling long distances, eating strange foods, experiencing new customs, and meeting amazing teachers and students.

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8/25/09

Filed by
Sarah J.

Our Courts Launches First Online Civics Games

Our Courts, the civics education project backed by retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, has just launched its first online games.

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8/24/09

Filed by
Cathy Davidson

How to Crowdsource Grading

Professor Cathy Davidson experiments with unconventional grading systems to prepare students to be digital citizens.

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8/20/09

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Sarah J.

Brainstorming on How to Bridge Digital Media and Learning

A recent meeting of key players in digital media and learning spurred lively discussion about the potential for public-private partnerships to develop and distribute digital content with a focus on learning. 

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8/19/09

Filed by
Sarah J.

Simulcast on Education and Broadband Access Tomorrow

Global Kids will host a Second Life simulcast of an FCC Workshop on the intersections of broadband access and education on MacArthur Island this Thursday, August 20, at 10am PST / 1pm EST.

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8/17/09

Filed by
Lucy Bernholz

Lesson in Field-Building

More than most emerging fields, Digital Media and Learning tends to draw on broader networks.

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8/13/09

Filed by
Sarah J.

Howard Rheingold on Essential Media Literacies

Howard Rheingold argues that the digital divide has become less about access and more about knowledge and skills for the digital age.

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8/11/09

Filed by
Sarah J.

Conference to Explore Media’s Role in Tween Education

How can we ensure that media’s potential to positively impact children’s learning is fully harnessed? Join experts in the field at national conference at Stanford on September 29th.

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