Submitted by Cathy Davidson on Jan 22, 2010, 10:15 PM

This is just a very silly blog post as I'm killing time. . .   a cut-and-paste of some tweets two hours before the Digital Media and Learning Competition, "Reimagining Learning," closes at www.dmlcompetition.net. 

Submitted by Ruby Sinreich on Jan 11, 2010, 10:59 AM

I am trying to learn more about the games Little Big Planet and Spore: Galactic Adventures... sadly, I don't have any friends on either network!

Submitted by Cathy Davidson on Dec 16, 2009, 10:20 AM

Details of the 3rd Digital Media and Learning Competition are available at www.dmlcompetition.net.    We're excited to be part of the White House's Educate to Innovate initiative, in cooperation with National Lab Day and with two major gaming companies, Sony and EA.   We're exploring new 21st century versions of learning labs (be creative!  be bold!) and also new ways of learning using popular games like LittleBig Planet and Spore.   Join us, and passon the word to anyone who might be interested.

Submitted by Ruby Sinreich on Nov 23, 2009, 02:58 PM

Working for HASTAC has it's perks. Today's Presidential announcement about National Lab Day was the culmination of several frantic months of percolating, planning, wondering, worrying, creating, and kvetching. And it was all worthwhile to see the big public launch of this incredible strategic initiative to improve education and address global challenges

Submitted by Cathy Davidson on Nov 23, 2009, 05:36 AM

The New York Times has just revealed the outlines of an enormous and visionary educational initiative to improve the sciences and mathematics in the United States, including the third HASTAC/MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Competition that will be announced by the President today. 

 

Here's the url to "WHITE HOUSE PUSHES SCIENCES AND MATH EDUCATION" by Kenneth Chang in the NY Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/23/education/23educ.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Submitted by Cathy Davidson on Oct 30, 2009, 08:15 AM

Reblogged from DUKE RESEARCH, this story features a winner of the HASTAC/MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Competition's first cycle of awards, Tim Lenoir (PI) and his peaceful strategy negotiating simulation game, Virtual Peace. EMERGENCE is the multi-player net phase of the game. It's amazing.

And exciting as we move toward launching our third Competition next month to think what a "third generation" of digital media and learning will bring!

Submitted by Cathy Davidson on Sep 03, 2008, 07:12 AM
Help get out the word! A special part of the 2008 Digital Media and Learning Competition is for young innovators, age 18-25: www.dmlcompetition.net .Young Innovator Awards range from $5000 to $30,000. Focus: PARTICIPATORY LEARNING Deadline October 15, 2008. Here's the url again: www.dmlcompetition.net.

?Participatory learning? is broadly defined as using new digital media and virtual environments for sharing ideas or for planning, designing, or implementing goals together.