[conf] What Are Kids Learning in Virtual Worlds?
Global Kids will be taking part in an upcoming MacArthur sponsored event entitled "what are Kids Learning in Virtual Worlds?" The event is open for anyone to attend and details are below. See you there!
Club Penguin, Whyville, The Sims, Second Life.
You've heard these names, what do they mean for kids?
Hear from a panel of experts as they discuss:
Wednesday, November 14th, 6:00 p.m.
Davidson Conference Center, University of Southern California
3415 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California
- What are kids really doing in virtual worlds?
- How are they learning?
- What does this mean for parents and educators?
When
November 14th, 2007
5:30 p.m. Registration
6:00-7:00 p.m. Panel Discussion
7:00-8:00 p.m. Reception and Tour of Virtual Worlds
Where
Embassy Room
Davidson Conference Center
University of Southern California
3415 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA
Panel Participants
Introductory Remarks
Julia Stasch, Vice President of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation will present an overview of MacArthur's $50 million digital media and learning initiative and introduce panelists.
Anastasia Goodstein
Journalist/editor and author of Totally Wired: What Teens and Tweens Are Really Doing Online will describe the virtual world landscape for kids and teens.
Doug Thomas, Associate Professor
Of the Annenberg School of Communication at USC and founding editor of Games & Culture: a Journal of Interactive Media will demonstrate his latest project, an immersive online world designed to teach students ethical decision making.
Yasmin B. Kafai, Associate Professor
Of the UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies will discuss her research in tween's learning about science, race, and beauty in Whyville.net, a virtual world for tweens.
Barry Joseph
Director of the Global Kids, Inc., Online Leadership Program will share his experience using virtual worlds such as Teen Second Life to develop youth leadership skills around world issues.
Moderated by Jim Steyer
Founder and CEO of Common Sense Media, author of The Other Parent: The Inside Story of The Media's Effect on our Children, and a respected expert on issues related to children's policy and media.
Presented by MacArthur Foundation and Common Sense Media in association with Public Diplomacy
About the MacArthur Foundation
The MacArthur Foundation launched its five-year, $50 million digital media and learning initiative in 2006 to help determine how digital technologies are changing the way young people learn, play, socialize, and participate in civic life. Answers are critical to developing educational and other social institutions that can meet the needs of this and future generations. The initiative is both marshaling what is already known about the field and seeding innovation for continued growth.
About Common Sense Media:
Common Sense Media is the nation's leading non-partisan organization dedicated to improving the media lives of children and families. Today, hundreds of thousands of parents, educators and young people will turn to the Common Sense Media Guide for the trustworthy information, easy-to-use tools and practical guidance they need to raise a generation of media savvy kids and families. To become a member, please visit us at commonsensemedia.org
About USC Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School
The USC Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School was established in 2003 as a partnership between the USC Annenberg School for Communication and USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences' School of International Relations. It is a joint research and professional training center dedicated to furthering the study and practice of public diplomacy in the United States and around the world.
