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On December 12, 2007, The MIT Press announced the The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning. This new book series examines the effect of digital media tools on how people learn, network, communicate, and play, and how growing up with these tools may affect peoples sense of self, how they express themselves, and their ability to learn, exercise judgment, and think systematically.
The purpose of this bibliography is to highlight learning institutions (of any type) that have exhibited an exemplary commitment to digital technology and learning. We welcome and invite your comments and contributions. If you are involved in a project that you are particularly proud of or know of an exemplary institution/project that combines digital technology and learning in innovative and exciting new ways please let us know!
CHICAGO, IL, August, 14, 2007 – The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced today a public competition that will award $2 million in funding to emerging leaders, communicators, and innovators shaping the field of digital media and learning. The competition is part of MacArthur’s $50 million Digital Media and Learning initiative that aims to help determine how digital technologies are changing the way young people learn, play, socialize, and participate in civic life.
Call for Papers
International HASTAC Conference
“Electronic Techtonics: Thinking at the Interface”
April 19-21, 2007
www.hastac.org
We are now soliciting papers and panel proposals for “Electronic Techtonics: Thinking at the Interface,” the first international conference of HASTAC (“haystack”: Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology Advanced Collaboratory). The interdisciplinary conference will be held April 19-21, 2007, in Durham, North Carolina, co-sponsored by Duke University and RENCI (Renaissance Computing Institute). Details concerning registration fees, hotel accommodations, and the full conference agenda will be posted to www.hastac.org as they become available.
The MacArthur Foundation today announced plans to build the emerging field of digital media and learning, committing $50 million over five years to the effort. The Foundation will fund research and innovative projects focused on understanding the impact of the widespread use of digital media on our youth and how they learn. | Read Full Press Release |


