June 18, 2008

[Reblogged]: Games for Change Festival Coverage

We reblog a local NY1 piece on the Fifth Annual Games for Change Festival. 

June 12, 2008

David Shaffer: Epistemic Games, the Movie

A University of Wisconsin Professor shares a video about work developing “epistemic games” that help players learn to think like professionals in the knowledge economy.

June 10, 2008
Andrew Flanagin: Digital Media & Learning at the ICA Conference: A UCSB Professor reports on the recent Digital Media & Learning reception held at the International Communication Association’s Annual Conference in Montreal.
Category: Civic-Engagement, Credibility, Ecology-of-Games, Identity, Race-Ethnicity, Unexpected

June 9, 2008
Cathy Davidson: TechnoTravels/Telemobility, HASTAC on the Move: HASTAC’s co-founder reflects on the highlights of their recent conference: education, inspiration, curiosity, and awe.
Category: Unexpected

June 5, 2008
Craig Wacker: Recent Conferences Important to Digital Media and Learning: A MacArthur program officer introduces two posts on recent conferences relevant to the field.
Category: Civic-Engagement, Credibility, Ecology-of-Games, Identity, Race-Ethnicity, Unexpected

June 4, 2008
Connie Yowell: Best of Links in Digital Media & Learning: MacArthur’s Education Director introduces a new monthly feature on Spotlight. Best of links will highlight exciting work in the field from around the web. 
Category: Unexpected

May 29, 2008
Lucy Bernholz: Building the New Field of Digital Media and Learning: What does it mean to build a new field? The president of Blueprint Research & Design applies lessons from the past to field building in the global digital future. 
Category: Civic-Engagement, Credibility, Ecology-of-Games, Identity, Race-Ethnicity, Unexpected