Craig Wacker: Recent Conferences Important to Digital Media and Learning

Filed at 10:00 am on June 5, 2008 in Civic Engagement, Credibility, Games, Identity, Digital Divide • Leave a comment

A MacArthur program officer introduces two posts on recent conferences relevant to the field.

Most agree that building a field like digital media and learning is an interdisciplinary effort informed by a variety of perspectives. This series documents several recent conferences important to the emerging field, including the second annual conference of the Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology Advanced Collaboratory (HASTAC), and the annual meeting of the International Communications Association. In the following posts, Cathy Davidson of HASTAC reflects on inspiration, curiosity and awe; and Andrew Flanagin reports on a successful digital media and learning reception at the International Communications Association conference.

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