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New review article on a key component of Connected Learning -- fostering equity through community connections to and from out-of-school experiences -- open access w Maggie Dahn & Kylie Peppler journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/00…

We are BEYOND excited to announce the release of 11 ✨NEW✨ case studies on #YouthWellness as part of #MentalHealthMonth! Lots of inspiring stories + in-depth views into strategies for mobilizing tech to advance youth leadership and wellbeing in integrated and equitable ways.🧵

Have been so inspired by the work that these 11 innovative programs and orgs have been doing to support youth in mobilizing tech for equity and wellbeing. Check out these case studies for the secrets of their success

Happy to be in good company with Heather Kirkorian and actual kids in this piece on kids and GenAI by Caroline Mimbs Nyce theatlantic.com/technology/arc…

Sharing out new reports, findings and tools from our project w Linda Braun Amanda W, A dot Wort Kimberly Hirsh WA State Library RI Office of Library & Information Services on how libraries are advancing connected learning through teen services - also a resource site clalliance.org/connected-lear…

“[Anime] is like a language. The creativity is expressed through these really complicated cultural references and you gotta know what’s behind them to really understand your poetry” - Mimi Ito 🚨NEW🚨 @talkhouse podcast on anime culture with Denzel Curry! connectedlearning.news/Curry-Ito-Anim…

This was such a fun conversation about anime fandom, connected learning, and cross-cultural sampling. 🫶 Denzel Curry's story growing up as an anime fan, his exacting research, and path to becoming a multi-talented creator. Thx Sing for Science!

Stoked to share this volume out for public comment - loved working with Carrie James on the editing, and lifting up work from a fantastic interdisciplinary group of scholars clalliance.org/blog/new-essay…

The WAY we talk about teens and tech matters, especially in this polarized climate. No need to induce panic. No need to treat youth as a monolith. Be practical. Be constructive. Listen. // We're proud of our friends Mimi Ito and Carrie James for leading this important project.

🚨Reminder to the #ConnectedLearning community — lend the authors and editors Carrie James and Mimi Ito a hand with their new essay collection! We’re looking for actionable, concrete, and candid feedback. More in CLA blog➡️connectedlearning.news/cla071924 #YouthWellbeingTech

＼📣イベント開催のお知らせ／ 海外から専門家を迎えて、ニューロダイバージェントな人々の豊かな内面世界に迫る特別ワークショップを開催します。誰もが自分らしく生きられる環境について、一緒に考えてみませんか？皆様のご参加を心よりお待ちしております！ 🔻参加申込み neurodiversity-npo-20241014.peatix.com

10/14に、ニューロダイバーシティのワークショップを開催します。今回はMimi ItoやDani Maskitなど海外の研究者が最先端の研究を発表してもらう特別な機会です。僕も参加します。 We’re hosting a neurodiversity workshop on October 14 in Tokyo. Join us! neurodiversity-npo-20241014.peatix.com

👉#DigitalFutures4Children is excited to launch "Your Rights Online Toolkit" for children and young people 👉Explore the #ChildFriendly #ChildRights #Digital toolkit here digital-futures-for-children.net/for-children/y… Please share! Suggestions welcome 😀 LSE Media & Communications 5Rights Foundation #GeneralCommentNo25

Happy New Year! Kicked off the year with a proper Japanese new year celebration to bring good luck - thinking I need all the help I can get for 2025. Also starting the new year with a fresh new website, mimiito.com and bluesky account marieta.bsky.social

Excited to be sharing the CFP for #connectedlearning2025 rebooted after a 1 year pause with all the good stuff (Rising Scholars, research papers, showcases, workshops, keynotes, plenaries, topical meetups) + a new hybrid and org level participation model

Our Connected Learning Lab is co-hosting a hybrid workshop on cultural and linguistic diversity in AI applications with ASIS&T May 6, 2025. Call for posters and research/practice talks now open cald-ai.github.io