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:
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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.
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Wednesday
December 12, 2007
5:30-7:00 pm
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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.
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A RECEPTION WILL FOLLOW:
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RSVP for the forum to publicity@mitpress.mit.edu
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Supported by:
 The MacArthur Foundation’s $50 million digital media and learning initiative aims 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. For more information visit www.digitallearning.macfound.org.
 One of the largest American university presses, The MIT Press publishes important scholarly books and journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. With a long-standing commitment to distinctive design and the creative use of new technologies, The MIT Press publishes innovative research that pushes the boundaries of knowledge as well as comprehensive works that contribute to a foundational understanding of their fields.
 The Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE) is an educational non-profit organization committed to improving access to education. Its mission is to help meet society’s need for access to effective, high-quality educational opportunities in an era of rapid economic, social, and personal change.
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