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Meet the teens making the digital world a kinder and...
CNN | November 15, 2021
A new collaborative project called HX brings together top thinkers and researchers in the field of ethical technology to work on generating new language, ideas...

Interest Oriented Learning Episode 3 | ft. Vera Michalchik |...
Re-Educated Podcast | December 1, 2021
In today's conversation, we discuss ways in which schools can assist students in finding their interests.

Esports Thrives in K–12 Schools for Reasons Other than Gameplay
Edtech Magazine | October 26, 2021
Edtech Magazine shares the many benefits of esports while referencing a 2018 Esports paper published by the Connected Learning Lab.

Remaking Tomorrow Podcast: S1 Ep3: Mimi Ito, Connected Learning Lab
Remake Learning | April 6, 2021
Mimi Ito joins us to talk about her findings in the Digital Youth Project of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and...

Connected Learning Lab to Explore Pivotal Transitions in STEM Learning...
UCI Donald Bren | March 29, 2021
During a recent panel discussion in honor of Black History Month, UCI alumnus Anthony Mays talked about his journey from Compton to Google and how, back in high school,...

How Esports Taps the Power of Near-Peer Mentorship
Tech Learning | February 18, 2021
Esports is an ideal environment to partner college students with high school students to build life skills and prepare for the road ahead. By Katie...

Parents Say ‘Yes’ To Screen Time During the Pandemic
Lifewire | January 22, 2021
"I try to encourage parents to try to prioritize connection over control. Social and digital media is something that can connect families if parents can...

Here’s Why Your Kid Will Literally Not Stop Talking About...
Romper | January 25, 2021
"On top of the creative component, Roblox is also a social platform where children can connect with players and creators who share their interests, give...

Where the Teens Are Hanging Out in Quarantine
Bloomberg | November 24, 2020
Research at the Connected Learning Lab (CLL) on social media and youth well being and raising good gamers, initiated pre-pandemic, has taken on an additional...

The ‘Enrichment Gap’ Is Widening. Students’ Social-Emotional Development Is at...
Edsurge | October 14, 2020
"What we have here is not a capacity problem. It’s a supply chain problem. Educator capacity sits untapped at a time of unprecedented need. Out-of-school...

Lessons Learned From the Pandemic
Ecsite | September 1, 2020
"We need to remember that good digital learning means more than putting content and lectures online—there has to be meaning and social connection there, and...

Dr. Mimi Ito on the Benefits between Young People and...
Newspoint360 | October 6, 2020
Assuming that young people's relationship to technology is harmful to their development is only getting part of the story. Dr. Mimi Ito, Professor in Residence...