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The more things change: Extending the shelf life of case studies in a digital age

by Lori Takeuchi, PhD
October 3, 2011
In Families Matter, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop’s most recent research report (released May 2011), I take an ecological approach to chronicling how digital media are shaping
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The SpongeBob Hoopla

by Jennifer Kotler, PhD
September 22, 2011
Yes, this is another piece about the SpongeBob study. I wanted to provide my thoughts on it both from a scientific research perspective, but also as someone who has to
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Come Read With Us! News from the E-Book QuickStudy

by Meagan Bromley
August 23, 2011
Research Assistant Meagan Bromley reflects on our most recent time in the field for the Cooney Center’s E-Book QuickStudy. Find out what our research team has been up to lately
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Studying E-Books at the New York Hall of Science

by Zachary Levine
July 13, 2011
Just over a week ago, I had the pleasure of assisting members of the Cooney Center staff in a two-day research study at the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI)
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Announcing Our New Cooney Center Research Fellow, Sarah Vaala

by Cooney Center Team
July 5, 2011
We are proud to announce our Cooney Fellow for 2011! Sarah Vaala will be joining the Joan Ganz Cooney Center in October of this year from the Annenberg School of
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A Cooney Center Fellow’s Confession: I Came for the Muppets

by Becky Herr Stephenson, PhD
March 28, 2011
Editor’s Note: Want to join the Joan Ganz Cooney Center team? Apply to be the 2016-2017 Cooney Center Fellow! We are accepting fellowship applications now through April 4, 2016. I’ll
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Technology, Activity, Content & Context: Reflections on Always Connected

by Jennifer Kotler, PhD
March 14, 2011
Today, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center and Sesame Workshop are releasing a new report entitled Always Connected. The report is a synthesis of data from seven studies and presents a
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On Being a Fellow

by Gabrielle Cayton-Hodges, Ph. D
February 25, 2011
Editor’s Note: Want to join the Joan Ganz Cooney Center team? Apply to be the 2016-2017 Cooney Center Fellow! We are accepting fellowship applications now through April 4, 2016. “This can be a pretty
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Let’s Play it Together!

by Mindy Brooks
February 3, 2011
The Sesame Workshop research team has been following the development of a game promoting intergenerational computer literacy. Mindy Brooks shares some of the lessons they’ve learned about designing an educational
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Cooney Center Fellows Program: Now Open for Applications

by Lori Takeuchi, Ph.D.
February 2, 2011
Want to join the Cooney Center Team? Apply to be the 2011-2012 Cooney Center Fellow! The Cooney Center Fellows Program encourages research, innovation, and dissemination to promote children’s learning. Fellows
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