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How Gaming Creates Opportunities for Learning That Endures
EdSurge | December 5, 2022
"If you can embed skill development within a genuinely motivating social set of rewards, learning is deeper and more enduring. Because, as humans, we're ultimately...
OPINION: Let’s help our middle schoolers learn from their digital...
The Hechinger Report | January 16, 2023
Many middle schoolers are spending as much (if not more) time online as they do in classrooms, often in spaces not designed for them. More...
New Minecraft server helps grieving kids feel less alone
Mashable | December 18, 2022
"Players were ushered into a central hub from which they could warp to other areas, like the memorial garden, where they could honor their loved...
A Minecraft Server for Grieving Kids
Tech & Learning | January 25, 2023
ExperienceCraft is a Minecraft server that is not all that different from other Minecraft multiplayer servers. Kids who join the server are able to build,...
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...