Connected Learning: Real-world Engagement
Channel: Connected Learning Alliance
Date: 2012-10-30

We commissioned filmmaker Nic Askew (http://soulbiographies.com) to make a series of films about connected learning, a new approach to learning he called "courageous" and "transformational."

This film examines the critical role of curiosity and engagement for today's youth and in connected learning, the outcome of a six-year research effort supported by the MacArthur Foundation into how learning, education, and schooling could be reimagined for a networked world.

The film asks:
- 'What might be the consequence of reframing education around the experience of the student?'
- 'Might curiosity have always sat at the heart of an extraordinary education?'
- 'How might our imagination bring the experience of education to life?'

The interview subject is Connie Yowell, director of education for the MacArthur Foundation and visionary leader for its Digital Media and Learning initiative (http://macfound.org/programs/learning).

Other films in the connected learning series:
'Essence' http://youtu.be/zFdzz26g-EE
'Mentor' http://youtu.be/jNcet150S5A
'Play' http://youtu.be/t9xyrAsCe0M
'Everyone' http://youtu.be/viHbdTC8a90
'Creative' http://youtu.be/hwYYiK4RrnY

* To participate in weekly webinars and be a part of an emerging community around connected learning, visit: http://connectedlearning.tv
* To learn more about ongoing research into connected learning, check out: http://clrn.dmlhub.net
* To see and share an infographic about connected learning: http://connectedlearning.tv/infographic
* To find out more about the six principles and three guiding values of connected learning: http://connectedlearning.tv/connected-learning-principles
* Don't forget to visit our home website: http://dmlhub.net