CORE PRINICPLES AND ELEMENTS
THIS FRAMEWORK INTEGRATES PERSONAL INTERESTS, SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS, AND ACCESS TO REAL-WORLD OPPORTUNITIES
What is connected learning?
ESTABLISHED AT CHICAGO’S HAROLD WASHINGTON LIBRARY IN 2009, THIS TEEN DIGITAL LEARNING SPACE ENGAGES YOUTH IN HANDS-ON CONNECTED LEARNING
CONNECTED ARTS LEARNING CONNECTS INTEREST-DRIVEN ART MAKING TO THESE TWO TYPES OF BROADER OUTCOMES BEYONG TRADITIONAL ARTS EDUCATION
WHAT ARE CIVIC AND CAREER-RELATED OUTCOMES?
BETWEEN 2004 AND 2018, THIS ORGANIZATION INVESTED $242,5 MILLION TO CATALYZE RESERACH, INNOVATION, AND FIELD BUILDING IN DIGITAL MEDIA AND LEARNING
WHATIS THE MACARTHUR FOUNDATION?
LAUNCHED IN 2010, AND CHAIRED BY JOSEPH KAHNE, THIS RESEARCH NETWORK EXPLORED HOW YOUNG PEOPLE USE DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS TOOLS FOR CIVIC AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
WHAT IS YOUTH AND PARTICIPATORY POLITICS RESEARCH NETWORK?
CONNECTED LEARNING IS MOST IRRESISTIBLE AND RELEVANT WHEN IT GROWS FROM THESE THREE PERSONAL FACTORS
What are interests, culture, and identity?
OPENING IN NEW YORK CITY IN 2009, THIS MIDDLE SCHOOL WAS DESIGNED AROUND GAME-LIKE LEARNING
WHAT IS QUEST TO LEARN?
IN THIS LEARNING FORMAT, LEARNERS PURSUE INTEREST-DRIVEN PROJECTS WITH PEERS AND MENTORS TO TAP INTO NERO-DIVERSE STRENGTHS
WHAT IS PROJECT-BASED LEARNING?
IN THE SMARTPHONE AGE, PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE ON THIS SUPPORTIVE ROLE RATHER THAN SERVICING AS STRICT GATEKEEPERS
WHAT ARE MEDIA MENTORS?
CONNECTED LEARNING LINKS INTEREST-DRIVEN PROJECTS NOT ONLY TO CAREER PATHWAYS, BUT ALSO TO COMMUNITY ACTIVISM AND THIS TYPE OF ENGAGEMENT
WHAT IS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT (OR CONNECTED CIVICS)?
LEARNERS THRIVE WHEN SUPPORTED AND CHALLENGED BY CARING PEERS AND MENTORS WHO SHARE THESE
What are shared affinities?
CENTERED ON A MOBILE READING APP, THIS CIVIC-MINDED YOUTH BOOK CLUB CURATES STORIES TO SPARK CRITICAL THINKING AND EMPATHY
WHAT IS NOVELLY?
IN THIS CONNECTED ARTS LEARNING, EDUCATORS DRAW FROM THESE PRACTICES TO BUILD CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DIFFERENT SPACES FOR LEARNING
WHAT IS CULTURALLY SUSTAINING PRACTICES?
ABBREVIATED AS “NODES,” THIS POLICY BRIEF OUTLINES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXPANDING NEURODIVERSITY-INCLUSIVE LEARNING SPACES IN JAPAN
WHAT IS NERODIVERSITY OASES DEVELOPMENT AND EXTENSION?
RESEARCH ON YOUTH AGENCY HIGHLIGHTS HOW YOUNG PEOPLE MOBILIZED SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS FOR COMMUNITY HEALING AND ACTIVISM DURING THIS SOCIAL MOVEMENT
WHAT IS THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT?
ALONG SIDE PERSONAL INTERESTS AND SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS, THIS THIRD CORE ELEMENT CONNECTS YOUTH LEARNING DIRECTLY TO CAREER PATHWAYS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
WHAT ARE REAL-WORLD OPPORTUNITIES?
ORIGINALLY LAUNCHED IN NEW YORK CITY IN 2009 WITH MACARTHUR SUPPORT, THIS ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO FOSTER REGIONAL COLLABORATION AMOUNG YOUTH-SERVING EDUCATORS
WHAT IS THE HIVE LEARNING NETWORK?
CONNECTED ARTS LEARNING ENCOURAGES EDUCATORS TO BRIDGE DIFFERENT LEARNING SPACES BY DRAWING FROM THESE CULTURALLY GROUNDED PRACTICES
WHAT ARE CULTURALLY SUSTAINING PRACTICES?
ESTABLISHED AS A CROSS-CAMPUS INSTITUTE AT UC IRVINE, THIS HUB STEWARDS RESEARCH, DESIGN, AND FIELD-BUILDING FOR CONNECTED LEARNING
WHAT IS THE CONNECTED LEARNING LAB?
FIRST ORGANIZED IN 2010 AT UC SAN DIEGO AND CHAIRED BY HENRY JENKINS, THIS EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER SCHOLARS AND PRACTITIONERS IN DIGITAL MEDIA AND YOUTH ENGAGEMENT
WHAT IS DIGITAL MEDIA AND LEARNING (DML) CONFERENCE?
BASED ON A CONNECTED LEARNING MODEL, THIS SPECIFIC HIGHER-EDUCATION INITIATIVE HELPS COLLEGE STUDENTS BUILD SOCIAL CAPITAL THROUGH NETWORKING AND RELATIONSHIP SKILLS
WHAT IS THE CONNECTED SCHOLARS PROGRAM?
FOUNDED IN 2015, THIS ORGANIZATION HAS SERVED OVER 20,000 YOUTH THROUGH STEM ONLINE CLUBS THAT LEVERAGE A SHARED PASSION FOR VIDEO GAMES
WHAT IS CONNECTED CAMPS?
LEAD-AUTHORED BY KYLIE PEPPLER, THIS UC IRVINE REPORT EVALUATED ADULT OUTCOMES 10 TO 20 YEARS AFTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY YOUTH ARTS PROGRAMS
WHAT IS CREATIVE EXPRESSION, CARING RELATIONSHIPS, AND CAREER PATHWAYS?
PUBLISHED IN 2008, BY DIGITAL YOUTH PROJECT RESEARCHERS, THIS LANDMARK REPORT SUMMARIZED A THREE-YEAR ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY ON YOUTH NEW-MEDIA ENGAGMENT
WHAT IS HANGING OUT, MESSING AROUND, AND GEEKING OUT?
HELD AT UC SAN DIEGO IN 2010, THE INAUGURAL DIGITAL MEDIA AND LEARNING CONFERENCE WAS CHAIRED BY THIS PROMINENT MEDIA SCHOLAR
WHO IS HENRY JENKINS?