Join In: Conversations with Henry Jenkins, Howard Rheingold, Richard Halverson and More
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You’re invited to spend an interactive hour with Henry Jenkins and Steve Hargadon discussing popular and participatory culture on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 8 p.m. EST.
The event is part of the Conversations.net series—live conversations on the impact of internet culture and society. Recordings of past events are available on the website.
Hargadon is the social learning consultant for Elluminate, which provides learning collaboration solutions, and founder of the Classroom 2.0 social network. A regular columnist at School Library Journal, you can also find him blogging at SteveHargadon.com.
Jenkins (pictured) was until recently the director of the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program. He is the author and/or editor of nine books on various aspects of media and popular culture, including his most recent, “Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide.” You can read Jenkins’ blog and learn more about his work at HenryJenkins.org.
The next conversation—“Howard’s Brainstorms!” with Howard Rheingold—is scheduled for Nov. 19. Rheingold is author of “Smart Mobs,” among other books, and creator of SocialMediaClassroom.com.
It’s a busy week for Hargadon, who also hosts discussions through the Future of Education.
On Wednesday, Nov. 11, Richard Halverson and Allan Collins will join Hargadon to talk about their book, “Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology: The Digital Revolution and Schooling in America.” Learn more about how to join in here.
And on Thursday, Nov. 12, educator and researcher Larry Cuban will discuss school reform and classroom practice. Cuban’s blog on the subject is LarryCuban.wordpress.com.
Jenkins, Halverson and Rheingold have received support from the MacArthur Foundation.
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