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May 27, 2009 - From the field

Edutopia Announces the Digital Generation Project

Edutopia's Digital Generation Project is the culmination of a yearlong investigation into the media-rich, networked lives of today's digital generation. Read More
Digital Media & Learning, Education, Technology
May 19, 2009 - From the field

U.S. Supreme Court to Address Juvenile Life Sentences

The U.S. Supreme Court has accepted two cases from Florida that address whether sentencing juveniles to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole violates the Constitution’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. Both petitions ... Read More
Juvenile Justice, Justice, United States
May 18, 2009 - Press release

MacArthur Island Opens in Virtual World of Second Life

MacArthur Island opened in the virtual world of Second Life. The island is a new laboratory for MacArthur’s two-year exploration of virtual worlds. Read More
Digital Media & Learning, Education, Media, Technology
May 1, 2009 - Press release

Study Underscores Importance of Web 2.0 for Learning

A study by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) found the actual use of Web 2.0 to improve the learning environment in U.S. schools is quite limited. Read More
Digital Media & Learning, Education, Technology, United States
April 16, 2009 - Speech

Remarks by Jonathan Fanton at the 2009 Digital Media & Learning Competition Award Luncheon

In congratulating the winners of the 2009 DML Competition, MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton notes how the emerging field of digital media and learning requires innovative research and knowledge-sharing. Read More
Digital Media & Learning, Digital Media & Learning Competition, Education, Technology
April 16, 2009 - Publication
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Digital Media & Learning Competition Brochure

The Digital Media & Learning Competition, now in its second year, is an annual effort designed to find — and to inspire — the most novel uses of new media in support of learning. In April 2009, the Competition ... Read More
Digital Media & Learning, Digital Media & Learning Competition, Education, Technology
April 16, 2009 - Press release

Global Competition Selects 19 Innovative Digital Media & Learning Projects to Share $2 Million

In a $2 million competition funded by MacArthur, winners include a radically affordable $12 TV-computer, a video blogging site for young women in Mumbai, India, and a cutting-edge mobile phone application that lets children conduct digital ... Read More
Digital Media & Learning Competition, Education, Media, Technology
March 30, 2009 - Press release

New Online Journal to Examine Media and Learning

MIT Press, in cooperation with the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE) and supported by the MacArthur Foundation, is pleased to announce the publication of the first issue of The International Journal of Learning and ... Read More
Digital Media & Learning, Education, Media, Research, Technology
March 24, 2009 - From the field

Grantee’s Work Leads to New Evidence-Based Program

MacArthur grantee the Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy played a key role in advising the Office of Management and Budget about the rigorous standard of evidence used in an effectiveness evaluation that led to the scaling up ... Read More
Policy Research, The Power of Measuring Social Benefits, Health, Policy, Population, Research, United States