Henry Jenkins, Co-Director of Comparative Media Studies, DeFlorz Professor of Humanities

MIT

Three Expertise Keywords:
digitaldivide, hiddencurriculum, participation

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Blog: http://henryjenkins.org

Why Digital Media and Learning?

I am the primary author of the MacArthur White Paper, “Confronting The Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century.”

Recent Posts:

1. [Reblogged] Henry Jenkins: Reconsidering Digital Immigrants… (December 12, 2007)
2. Henry Jenkins: Building a library of documentaries about media makers (November 2, 2006)
3. Henry Jenkins: Transmedia Improv encourages learning by remixing media (October 31, 2006)
4. Henry Jenkins: Ensuring Technological Access Will Solve the Digital Divide (A Misconception) (October 18, 2006)
5. Henry Jenkins: Youth Are So Media Savvy They Don’t Need Any Media Education (A Misconception) (October 17, 2006)

Description of Current Work:

Principal investigator for Project New Media Literacies, which will develop curricular materials designed to promote the development of core social skills and cultural competencies needed to become a full participant in the new media landscape.

Selected Publications/Projects/Articles/Press:

Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide (New York University Press, 2006)

Fans, Gamers, and Bloggers: Exploring Participatory Culture (New York University Press, 2006)