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:
- [Reblogged] Henry Jenkins: Reconsidering Digital Immigrants… (December 12, 2007)
- Henry Jenkins: Building a library of documentaries about media makers (November 2, 2006)
- Henry Jenkins: Transmedia Improv encourages learning by remixing media (October 31, 2006)
- Henry Jenkins: Ensuring Technological Access Will Solve the Digital Divide (A Misconception) (October 18, 2006)
- 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)
