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Life Narratives in Social Media

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The stories we tell about ourselves are immensely powerful. In a digital age, how do we use social media to construct and tell these stories? How we explain who we are, where we have come from, and where we are going constitute important narratives that drive decisions we make about our futures and our ways of being in the world. These narratives are also crucially bound up with what we learn and how we learn it.… more

Turning Fifth Graders into Game Designers and Mobile Learners

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Take 40 precocious fifth graders, a box full of iPhones, and a group of game designers and educators, stir, and release onto the busy streets of New York City. What may sound like chaos is actually Mobile Quest, a mobile game design camp in its third year.… more

Youth Learn 'Design Thinking' at Digital-Age Summer Camp

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Peals of laughter ring across the room as teens watch other teens maneuver to avoid being hit on the head. There are no bullies here - actually, game designer Kaho Abe is presenting a video clip of a game she created where the goal is to avoid being hit on the head while staying within a designated circle.… more