Sasha Barab of Indiana University will demo his latest project, Quest Atlantis, an immersive online world designed to help teach science to junior high school students.

Nichole Pinkard, Director of Technology at the University of Chicago’s Center for Urban School Improvement, will share her experience creating an innovative digital media after school program.

David Williamson Shaffer, a professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of How Computer Games Help Children Learn, will discuss his latest research on games and learning.

Jonathan Fanton, President of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and Connie Yowell, MacArthur's Director of Education grantmaking, will introduce the panelists and present an overview of MacArthur’s digital media and learning initiative.