Connie Yowell – Reimagining the Experience of Education

August 09, 2012
9:00am - 10:00am PST
By Educator Innovator

Why the information age has presented us with the opportunity for a fundamental reimagining of the way we educate our children.

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During the broadcast, the conversation also took place on Twitter using the hashtag #connectedlearning.

Guests for this webinar included:

  • Connie Yowell: Connie is the Director of Education for U.S. Programs at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. She also oversees the $85 million program on Digital Media and Learning: an initiative which aims to determine how digital media are changing the way young people learn, play, socialize, and participate in civic life. Prior to joining the Foundation, Connie conducted extensive research on the connections among educational research, policy and practice. She was an Associate Professor at the University of Illinois, where she published scholarly work on the complex interplay among young people’s emerging identity, their social context and achievement. You can Follow her on Twitter at @connie.
  • Mimi Ito
  • Doug Belshaw
  • Marsha Semmel
  • ‘Brother Mike’ Hawkins

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