October 1st, 2008
[Reblogged] Puget Sound Off: We reblog the launch of Puget Sound Off, a website for Seattle youth that brings together civic engagement opportunities alongside social networking tools.  MacArthur grantee Lance Bennett and his group at…

September 30th, 2008
[Reblogged] danah boyd: Teens, Video Games, and Civics: We reblog a post from blogger danah boyd, continuing our series on the gaming and civics reports released earlier this month by the

September 26th, 2008
Mimi Ito: Launching the Futures of Learning Blog: Ito announces a new blog that will review innovative institutions, projects, and research in the field of new media and learning.
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September 23rd, 2008
Peter Levine: The Civic Potential of Video Games: We reblog a post by the director of CIRCLE, the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University. The post continues our series on the

September 22nd, 2008
Connie Flanagan: Youth, Civics & Gaming, Directions for Future Research: A professor of youth civic development responds to the new report out last week on civics and gaming from the Pew Internet and American Life…

September 19th, 2008
Gaming and Civics Survey Draws Wide Coverage: We summarize press coverage on the first national survey on gaming and civics out this week from The Pew Internet and…

September 16th, 2008
Connie Yowell: First National Survey on Gaming and Civics Out Today: MacArthur’s Education Director discusses a new report out today from the Pew Internet and American Life Project and The…
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September 16th, 2008
Amanda Lenhart: Gaming is an Integral Part of Teens’ Social Lives: Pew Senior Research Specialist and primary author of the Teens, Video Gaming and Civics report reflects on the prevalence and sociability of gaming.

September 16th, 2008
Joe Kahne: The Civic Potential of Video Games: Director of Mills College Civic Education Research Group explains civics-related survey findings and identifies areas for further investigation.

September 11th, 2008
Patrick Whitney: The Last Model T: The Director of IIT’s Institute of Design argues that the school system is the only institution that has not transformed in the last century. 
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August 28th, 2008
Bosco & Krueger: Responding to the Digital Disconnect at School: The CEO of the Consortium for School Networking and a Professor Emeritus at Western Michigan University discuss a new initiative designed to assess how school leaders are affecting the use of Web 2.0 applications in…
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August 18th, 2008
Second Digital Media and Learning Competition Focuses on Participatory Learning, Goes International: HASTAC co-founders Cathy Davidson and David Theo Goldberg announce launch of 2008 Digital Media and Learning Competition.

August 12th, 2008
Thomas & Kafai: Tweens and Reproductive Health in Virtual Worlds: Professors at USC and the University of Pennsylvania describe a new research effort aimed at understanding how tweens explore and share information about reproductive health in the virtual world of Whyville.net.

August 6th, 2008
James Paul Gee: The Our Courts Project: A professor at Arizona State University describes his work with Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to engage kids with civics through digital learning.
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July 21st, 2008
Jonathan Fanton: New Grants this Summer: MacArthur’s President announces new grants in Digital Media and Learning. 

June 10th, 2008
Andrew Flanagin: Digital Media & Learning at the ICA Conference: A UCSB Professor reports on the recent Digital Media & Learning reception held at the International Communication Association’s Annual Conference in Montreal.

June 5th, 2008
Craig Wacker: Recent Conferences Important to Digital Media and Learning: A MacArthur program officer introduces two posts on recent conferences relevant to the field.

May 29th, 2008
Lucy Bernholz: Building the New Field of Digital Media and Learning: What does it mean to build a new field? The president of Blueprint Research & Design applies lessons from the past to field building in the global digital future. 

May 29th, 2008
Anne Balsamo: Networked Learning Sites: What is the future of libraries and museums in the digital age? How can digital media help these institutions enhance informal learning? A professor at the University of Southern California…
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May 27th, 2008
Ito & Goldberg: A Digital Media and Learning Networked Studio: David Theo Goldberg and Mimi Ito detail plans to develop a “research collaboratory” on digital media and learning.