Connected Learning: Interest, Peer Culture, Academics
Channel: Connected Learning Alliance
Date: 2012-09-19

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 introduces the story of 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:
- 'Might the information age have presented us with the opportunity for a fundamental reimagining of the way we educate our children?'
- 'How might education come to life if children were to possess a burning need to know?'
- 'Might we each have a part to play?'
- 'Might this digital age hold the possibility of bringing us closer together?'

Other films in the series:
'Engaged' http://youtu.be/fJWtvFIr0FQ
'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 learn 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