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The digital media and learning initiative aims to determine how digital media are changing the way young people learn, play, socialize and participate in civic life. Answers are critical to education and other social institutions that must meet the needs of this and future generations.
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Huffington Post, July 14, 2010
An article about the Aspen Institute Festival of Ideas features Education Director Connie Yowell, who comments on how the educational system should change to accommodate new ways of learning. More on HuffPost.com »
Press Coverage
NPR, June 28, 2010
All Things Considered takes a closer look at New York City's Quest to Learn, the nation's first public school based on principles of game design. More »
Press Coverage
Event on May 17, 2010
NYC schools chief Joel Klein and U.S. Director of Education Technology Karen Cator joined an event which included project demonstrations and a panel discussion. Watch video »
Events, Multimedia
May 12, 2010
Ten winners of the MacArthur Digital Media and Learning Competition were announced at a celebration of National Lab Day to promote science, technology, engineering and math across the country. More »
Press Releases
June 7, 2010
A new MacArthur-funded survey finds that nine of ten kids believe "some" or "a lot" of what is on the Internet. More »
February 26, 2010
A new report in a MacArthur-funded series on digital media and learning, “Peer Participation and Software,” examines whether Mozilla’s participatory approach to software development could be applied to political and civic engagement. Read more »
The Huffington Post
February 8, 2010
MacArthur's Director of Education, Connie Yowell, describes how the Digital Media & Learning Competition taps into the popularity of video games to inspire innovative learning experiences for kids. Read more »
Speeches & Commentary
November 2009
A downloadable brochure describing the Foundation’s support of digital media and learning. Download PDF »
Information Sheets, Publications
Yowell's remarks at the Festival
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