Grantee Profile
Indiana University
Grants to Indiana University
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$400,000Active Strategy
2012 (Duration 2 years)
Digital Media & Learning
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA — The Learning Sciences Program in Indiana University's School of Education conducts research to better understand how people learn in a rapidly moving, tech-savvy world. Principal investigator Daniel Hickey - an expert in participatory approaches to assessment and motivation, e-learning, video gaming, and new media contexts - will use this grant to document the learning over the next year as the winners of the MacArthur-supported Badges for Life-long Learning Competition develop digital badges and the technical infrastructure to issue them; develop a theory of action for badges as they relate to Connected Learning; and assess the quality of badges developed within that theoretical context.
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$500,000Active Strategy
2010 (Inactive Grant)
Digital Media & Learning
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA — To conduct a business planning effort concerning the future of Quest Atlantis, an immersive online learning environment (over 18 months).
The MacArthur Foundation awarded Indiana University $900,000 between 2010 and 2013.