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The science of learning by making

Makerspaces provide a setting for active learning—exploring, innovating, creating—but making as learning is a relatively new phenomenon, and the formal research behind it is still developing. Research findings from the realms of psychology and cognitive science can give educators some

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DILP teen teachers visit digital innovation sites in Chicago, Urbana-Champaign

This spring, twenty teens took a three-day trip to the Windy City, where they visited some of the city’s most well known sites. But these teens weren’t tourists. They traveled to Chicago for a series of teacher development experiences. These

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Gant to speak at MSU on evaluation of digital inclusion initiatives

CDI Director Jon Gant will speak Monday at Michigan State University’s Quello Center for Telecommunication Management and Law. His talk, “Hugs, Handshakes and High Fives: Strategies for Evaluating the Impact of Digital Inclusion Using Data from the Broadband Technology Opportunity

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Irish visits UK for talks, research on artist Stephen Willats

CDI Project Coordinator Sharon Irish’s research on the London-based artist Stephen Willats has taken her to the UK, where she will deliver two talks during a month-long visit. On April 28, Irish will speak to members of the Anticipation Research

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Research Assistant Kirstin Phelps honored with PEO Scholar Award

adapted from a PEO press release GSLIS doctoral student and CDI Research Assistant Kirstin Phelps has been selected by the Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO) to receive one of ninety Scholar Awards given in the United States and Canada. PEO Scholar

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