December 8th, 2008
Lange and Ito: Literacy and Creative Production: Researchers describe new forms of media young people are making and sharing and how access to adult and peer mentors both on and offline are enhancing this work. This is part of our

December 4th, 2008
Ito and Bittanti: Genres of Gaming Practice: How do learning outcomes of gaming differ based on the social contexts of play? Researchers discuss the diversity in game play and practice as part of our series from the authors of a…

December 2nd, 2008
Heather A. Horst: Families and Media Ecology: How do parents feel about new media? How do family dynamics shape young people’s learning in and through new media at home? In her chapter on families, Heather Horst continues our discussion about…
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December 1st, 2008
C.J. Pascoe: Flirting, Going Out and Breaking Up in Networked Publics: This post continues our series from the authors of a forthcoming book on youth new media practice. In the chapter on intimacy, a researcher discusses how teenagers are using…

November 24th, 2008
danah boyd: Friendship-Driven Practices: Teens use social media to connect with friends and peers. danah boyd continues our series from the authors of a forthcoming book on youth new media practice. Findings from a three-year…

November 21st, 2008
Horst, Herr-Stephenson, & Robinson: Media Ecologies, Genres of Participation: How does young people’s social and cultural participation shape new media engagement, interest, and expertise? This post continues our series from the authors of a forthcoming book on youth new media practice.

November 20th, 2008
Mizuko Ito: Digital Youth Project Findings: Mimi Ito announces the release of a report of findings from a three-year ethnographic study of youth new media practice. This is the first in a series…

November 19th, 2008
Connie Yowell: New Ethnographic Research to Release this Week: MacArthur’s education director introduces the release of Living and Learning with New Media. The new report, out tomorrow from Mizuko Ito and colleagues, is the largest ethnographic study…

November 18th, 2008
Amira Fouad: RezEd.org Releases First Seasonal Report on Ethics and Virtual Worlds: Global Kids’ program manager discusses the first progress report for http://www.RezEd.org, the hub for learning and virtual worlds launched last spring.

November 10th, 2008
Rik Panganiban: Global Kids “Aha!” Moments from 2008: Rik Panganiban reports on Global Kids projects that leverage virtual worlds in support of the public good. 

November 10th, 2008
“Real World Impacts from the Virtual World” and Sneak Preview of Foundations Sim: On Monday November 17, the MacArthur Foundation, the USC Network Culture Project and Global Kids will sponsor “Real World Impacts from the Virtual World” in Second Life.

October 21st, 2008
Davidson & Goldberg: Digital Media and Learning Competition Update: HASTAC’s co-founders celebrate the closing of another Digital Media and Learning Competition and note the progress of projects supported under the inaugural competition.

October 9th, 2008
Recent Links in Digital Media & Learning: We’ve gathered links in digital media and learning from around the web over the past few weeks that seem worth highlighting. They include new blogs and social networking tools, interviews with gaming researchers, and cross…

October 8th, 2008
NYTimes: “Using Video Games as Bait to Hook Readers”: Earlier this week, the New York Times published an article on work by publishers, authors and libraries to embrace video games in order to promote books to younger readers. 

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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