Games for Change is the leading global advocate for supporting and making games for social impact. The annual Games for Change Festival is the largest gaming event in New York City and the only international event uniting “games for change” creators, the public, civil society, academia, the gaming industry and media. The 8th Annual Festival […]
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Pittsburgh’s Ecosystem for Kids+Creativity
May 15, 2011
Merriam Webster defines an ecosystem as “the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit.” The Kids+Creativity movement in Pittsburgh is creating a new kind of ecosystem for learning in and out of school, beginning with children in the earliest years and continuing through higher education at institutions that […]
The Thin Line Between Education and Entertainment
May 13, 2011
Synergy: Creative Vision and Curriculum: What does it take to bring them together?
May 12, 2011
Bringing together a creative vision with a strong curriculum is a dance, not a science! You can have it all – a true synergy between creative vision and education but success is in the balance of the two. Let me first say, as a creative researcher, I consider myself very lucky. I have always worked […]
An Ode to QR Codes
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May 11, 2011
May 11, 2011
Q&A: Susan Hildreth
May 10, 2011
Susan Hildreth is the director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. She was appointed to the position by President Obama, and has previously served as the city librarian in Seattle, California’s state librarian, deputy director and city librarian of San Francisco Public Library, as well as on staff at Sacramento Public Library, the […]
50th Anniversary Celebration of Jerome Bruners The Process of Education
May 5, 2011
Last Wednesday, April 27th, New York University held a special event to celebrate the work of University Professor Jerome Bruner. This year marks the 50th anniversary of his landmark publication, The Process of Education. Panel discussions between leading researchers who worked with Bruner in the 1960s and notable authors and academics working in education today, […]
Learning from Learning from Hollywood
May 20, 2011
While managing the @cooneycenter Twitter feed and live blog during this week’s Learning From Hollywood Forum, my mental gears were continuously whirring. Rich threads of conversation spun back and forth online and in face-to-face conversation, through the #cooneyforum hashtag and the generous physical space provided by the USC School of Cinematic Arts (even the terrific […]