http://connectedlearning.tv
We are living in a historical moment of transformation and realignment in the creation and sharing of knowledge, in social, political and economic life, and in global connectedness. There is wide agreement that we need new models of education suited to this historic moment, and not simply new models of schooling, but entirely new visions of learning better suited to the increasing complexity, connectivity, and velocity of our new knowledge society. Fortunately, we are also able to harness the same technologies and social processes that have powered these transformations in order to provide the next generation with learning experiences that open doors to academic achievement, economic opportunity, and civic engagement.
Specifically, we now have the capability to reimagine where, when, and how learning takes place; to empower and motivate youth to pursue knowledge and develop expertise at a pace, to a degree, and on a path that takes advantage of their unique…
http://connectedlearning.tv
We are living in a historical moment of transformation and realignment in the creation and sharing of knowledge, in social, political and economic life, and in global connectedness. There is wide agreement that we need new models of education suited to this historic moment, and not simply new models of schooling, but entirely new visions of learning better suited to the increasing complexity, connectivity, and velocity of our new knowledge society. Fortunately, we are also able to harness the same technologies and social processes that have powered these transformations in order to provide the next generation with learning experiences that open doors to academic achievement, economic opportunity, and civic engagement.
Specifically, we now have the capability to reimagine where, when, and how learning takes place; to empower and motivate youth to pursue knowledge and develop expertise at a pace, to a degree, and on a path that takes advantage of their unique…
http://connectedlearning.tv/s-craig-watkins-digital-edge
Craig Watkins - The Digital Edge
*About This Speaker*
Craig studies young people's social and digital media behaviors. He teaches at the University of Texas, Austin, in the departments of Radio-Television-Film, Sociology, and the Center for African and African American Studies. Craig is also a Faculty Fellow for the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin.
*Questions Asked*
(10:01) The question that we oftentimes hear is "Is mobile bridging the digital divide?"
(22:39) How do we begin to map the shifting media epilogue of young people in more complex ways?
(23:35) What are the opportunities for more enriching forms of engagement with the digital, mobile, and social media platforms that young people now have access to?
(25:45) How do young people move across the different nodes within their networks to create richer, more dynamic, more interconnected forms of learning and learning…
http://connectedlearning.tv/ellen-middaugh-service-activism-digital-age-supporting-youth-engagement-public-life
Ellen Middaugh - Service & Activism in the Digital Age: Supporting Youth Engagement in Public Life
*About This Speaker*
Ellen Middaugh is Research Director of the Mills College Civic Engagement Research Group. She recently led the Working Group on Service & Activism in the Digital Age. She is co-Principal Investigator for Educating for Democracy in the Digital Age, a 3-year partnership with the National Writing Project and Oakland Unified School District to create a high school model of Digital Civic Literacy Education.
*Questions Asked*
(14:03) How does what we know about new media either support that practice [of service learning and youth-led organizing], change it, or potentially extend it?
(14:50) Are there new communities out there that people might be connecting to and engaging with (e.g. thinking about your gaming community or your fan community as a place where…
http://connectedlearning.tv/antero-garcia-discussion-transforming-classrooms-schools-and-teaching-profession
Antero Garcia - A Discussion on Transforming Classrooms, Schools, and the Teaching Profession
Looking at examples of in-school engagement, Antero will engaged in a discussion of ways that participatory culture can help foment critical pedagogy, civic engagement, and school turnaround.
*About This Speaker*
Antero Garcia is a doctoral candidate at the University of California, Los Angeles and an English teacher at a high school in South Central Los Angeles. He will join the faculty at Colorado State University this fall as an Assistant Professor in the English Department.
*Questions Asked*
- (25:45) How much did using mobile and using technology in your work support the sort of community building of youth in your classroom?
- (27:51) A lot of what I've been writing lately has been trying to think through "What does critical pedagogy look like for a digital age? What is…
http://connectedlearning.tv/erin-knight-mozilla-open-badges
Erin Knight - Mozilla Open Badges
How Mozilla and others are working to help solve the problem of recognizing and legitimizing learning and skill development that happens outside of the classroom.
*About This Speaker*
Erin Knight is the Senior Learning Director at Mozilla and currently spearheads the learning and badge work, overseeing the building of learning pathways for webmaker skills, as well as the development of the Open Badge Infrastructure. She previously worked in the education tech industry and ran a learning research center at UC Berkeley.
*Questions Asked*
- (14:21) In terms of the identity of the person holding their backpack, how will that be validated or will it?
- (16:37) How do you become a badge issuer and is there a quality control for issuers? How do you enable a very broad spectrum of issuers without it getting spammy?
- (22:18) I'm wondering if you can talk about some of the pushbacks and some…
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