Totally Wired: How Technology is Changing Kids and Learning

A PUBLIC FORUM on how digital media is changing how young people learn and play, featuring:

Henry Jenkins, Professor, MIT, and author of Convergence Culture, will talk about his latest work on media literacy and skills young people need for the 21st Century.

Katie Salen, Professor, Parsons the New School for Design, and game designer, will discuss the new public school based on design and games she is opening in New York City.

Howard Gardner, Professor, Harvard University, and author of Five Minds for the Future, will talk about the ethical implications of growing up online.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007
5:30-7:00 pm
Brattle Theatre
40 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
www.brattlefilm.org

RSVP for the forum by December 7th

A RECEPTION WILL FOLLOW:
Upstairs on the Square
91 Winthrop Street
Cambridge, MA 02135
www.upstairsonthesquare.com

Hosted by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to
celebrate the publication of the MacArthur Series on Digital Media and
Learning. The panel will be introduced by Jonathan Fanton, MacArthur
President, and moderated by Connie Yowell, MacArthur's Director of
Education.