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Connected Learning Alliance@theclalliance.bsky.social · 49m ago

Founder of @datasociety.bsky.social, @zephoria.bsky.social says that while parasociality can be fun for young people, intergenerational dynamics have changed and these role models, although seemingly closer online, take us further away from social connections. connectedlearning.news/kaleidoscope...

What Every Adult Should Know About Parasocial Media and Teens

Ask a teenager what they post online these days, and you may get a blank look in response. Posting has waned, scrolling has taken over, and what fills a feed now is more likely strategically produced ...

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Connected Learning Alliance@theclalliance.bsky.social · last wk.

🚨 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐐&𝐀 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓 🚨There's a better name for what your social media feed has become: 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮. In this month's Kaleidoscope Q&A, danah boyd ( @zephoria.bsky.social ) argues that "social media" has slowly become a misnomer for what's actually happening on these platforms. (1/2)

Connected Learning Alliance@theclalliance.bsky.social · 2w ago

✨NEW✨ The Neurodiversity Potential Group explored #Neurodiversity and #CreativeLearning with leading voices from both Japan and the United States. We ask, "What do children want to create with computers?" "Supporting Creative Learning for Neurodiverse Children": connectedlearning.news/cla071026

ニューロダイバースな子どもたちの創造的な学びを支える / Supporting Creative Learning for Neurodiverse Children - Connected Learning Alliance

Crossposted from Neurodiversity NPO. Read the full article here.   Neurodiversity at Work: Transforming every sphere of society for neurodivergent people This essay is based on the dialogue from our s...

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Connected Learning Alliance@theclalliance.bsky.social · 2w ago

Globally, legislative efforts have restricted children’s access to online spaces… but the same efforts to actually support the alternative — safe only spaces — remain minimal. ⭐ Read the new OpEd by our executive director, Katie Salen👇 connectedlearning.news/online-space... #OnlineCommunities

Online Spaces for Children Don’t Have to Be Outlawed. They Just Have to Be Safe Enough. - Science Politics

In well-designed play environments, safety is not achieved by eliminating risk but by designing for it.

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Connected Learning Alliance@theclalliance.bsky.social · last mo.

With the pressure and changing landscape of education, how can we commit to equity and support the next generation of scholars and young people? 🎓 ✨ICYMI✨ We’re ecstatic to think about the here-and-now with Kris Gutiérrez in the latest Kaleidoscope:

It’s time for a hard reset on DEI

Equity work is under real pressure right now, and the field is splintering as some people quietly drop terms like diversity, equity, and inclusion and others keep them despite the backlash and…

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Connected Learning Alliance@theclalliance.bsky.social · last mo.

🌠 We’re wrapping up June with our monthly newsletter, full of insights, events, and opportunities! 📨 connectedlearning.news/Vol273 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 - Q&A with Kris Gutiérrez on what needs to follow the DEI backlash; what we're getting wrong about teens & tech; Play Make Learn conference and more…!

It’s time for a hard reset on DEI

How 30 Years of Federal Investment in Educational Media Supported Families, Communities, and School Readiness for Millions of Children EDC

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Connected Learning Alliance@theclalliance.bsky.social · last mo.

Equity work⚖ is under real pressure, and the field is splintering — some quietly dropping terms like diversity, equity, and inclusion… others holding on despite the backlash. Where do we go from here? 🚨 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐐&𝐀 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓 with Kris Gutiérrez👇 connectedlearning.news/kaleidoscope... #Equity

It’s time for a hard reset on DEI

Equity work is under real pressure right now, and the field is splintering as some people quietly drop terms like diversity, equity, and inclusion and others keep them despite the backlash and…

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Connected Learning Alliance@theclalliance.bsky.social · 2mo ago

SO THRILLED to share with our #ConnectedLearning community, a new and beautifully hand-drawn children's show that centers the lived experiences of Black children as main characters. ✨ Watch Stuntboy, the Animated Mixtape on YouTube Kids: connectedlearning.news/StuntboyAnim...

Stuntboy, The Animated Series

Everything you need to understand the Frets, where it comes from, what it does to your body, and why the community around you makes all the difference. This ...

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Connected Learning Alliance@theclalliance.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Tweens need to play. 🪁🤸‍♀️ Not consume, not scroll… they need to play 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 — in spaces designed for who they are right now. ✨ JUST PUBLISHED: the 3rd edition of Kaleidoscope featuring Katie Salen Tekinbaş! connectedlearning.news/kaleidoscope... #ConnectedLearning #OnlineCommunity

Why We Need to Build More Online Playgrounds for Kids

For all the debate about kids and technology, the question of what young people actually need online rarely gets answered. And so tweens are caught exactly where the internet leaves them: too old for…

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Connected Learning Alliance@theclalliance.bsky.social · 3mo ago

✨NEW✨ from the Neurodiversity Potential Group, a recap of their webinar last fall on amplifying support for neurodivergent students in higher education settings, including insights from @northeasternu.bsky.social. 🔗 connectedlearning.news/cla052226 (English Version after Japanese Text)

高等教育におけるニューロダイバーシティの受容と支援 / Neurodiversity Inclusion in Higher Education - Connected Learning Alliance

Crossposted from Neurodiversity NPO. Read the full article here.   Neurodiversity Inclusion in Higher Education In Japan, the provision of reasonable accommodations became mandatory on April 1, 2024.…

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Connected Learning Alliance@theclalliance.bsky.social · 3mo ago

✨ Our latest guide focuses on one of the core functions of Out-of-school Intermediaries —coordinating between programs and organizations—and the impact these activities have on recruitment and retention of young people. connectedlearning.news/Strengthenin... #OSTIntermediaries #Afterschool

Strengthening Coordination and Connections: How Out-of-School Time Intermediaries Build Relational Infrastructure and Boost Recruitment and Retention​ - Connected Learning Alliance

Out-of-school time (OST) programs are ideal settings for learning connected to young people’s interests, identities, and communities. After a program sparks an interest, however, young people often…

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Connected Learning Alliance@theclalliance.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🎇 Announcing our NEW guide on out-of-school time (OST) programs that focuses on the often-overlooked role of out-of-school time intermediaries (OSTIs) in strengthening coordination and connection. Read our write-up in the latest CLA Blog: connectedlearning.news/cla051326 #OSTIntermediaries

Announcing a New Guide to Strengthening Coordination and Connections in Out-of-School Time - Connected Learning Alliance

Out-of-school time (OST) programs are some of the most powerful spaces for learning rooted in young people’s interests, identities, and communities. But even the strongest programs face a familiar…

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Connected Learning Alliance@theclalliance.bsky.social · 3mo ago

”This is the impossible position teachers are in: having to make consequential decisions about AI integration without shared norms, adequate resources, or even a reliable definition of what kind of thing AI is supposed to be.” 👩🏽‍💻 New CLA Blog: connectedlearning.news/cla042926b #AIinEducation

AI and Education: Is It Any Different This Time? - Connected Learning Alliance

Over several months in 2025 and 2026, Dr. Roderic Crooks, Associate Professor of Informatics at UC Irvine, and Michelle Ciccone, PhD candidate in Communication at UMass Amherst, held a sustained…

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Connected Learning Alliance@theclalliance.bsky.social · 3mo ago

💬From youth voice to youth power✊ When youth mental health is organized around crisis, deficit thinking is all you can see. ✨OUT NOW: The latest edition of Kaleidoscope Q&A with Hopelab’s Jaspal Sandhu — sharing power with youth changes the narrative:

From youth voice to youth power

The dominant conversation in youth mental health starts with what's wrong. But when the conversation is organized around crisis, risk, and pathology, the solutions that follow are built to reduce…

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Connected Learning Alliance@theclalliance.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New from the #ConnectedLearning community and containing essential research insights, critical perspectives, and design frameworks supportive of youth well-being in a technology-rich world from 40 contributors — Youth Well-Being by Design is now out! 🔥 Read + Buy:

Youth Well-Being by Design: A Timely and Practical Resource for Researchers, Policy Makers and Technology Developers - Connected Learning Alliance

We are in the midst of a public reckoning about the relationship between technology and youth well-being. Concerns about harmful influences of social media have accelerated with the growth of…

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Connected Learning Alliance@theclalliance.bsky.social · 4mo ago

NEW 📔 collection takes into account of teen’s varying experiences with tech and spotlights the true drivers of stress and disconnection in young people’s lives. ✨ Get insights directly from the authors, Mimi Ito ( @mimiito.bsky.social ) + Carrie James in the latest:

Youth Well-Being by Design: A Timely and Practical Resource for Researchers, Policy Makers and Technology Developers - Connected Learning Alliance

We are in the midst of a public reckoning about the relationship between technology and youth well-being. Concerns about harmful influences of social media have accelerated with the growth of…

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Connected Learning Alliance@theclalliance.bsky.social · 4mo ago

For game designers, researchers - or educators and students who are PASSIONATE about games🎮🕹🎲 - the Meaningful Play Conference 2026 is happening in October 13-15 in Pittsburgh! They’re still accepting papers, games, talks, and poster sessions. More info:

Meaningful Play - Center for Transformational Play - Carnegie Mellon University

The Center for Transformational Play for presents Meaningful Play 2026, hosted by Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh in partnership with Michigan State University

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Connected Learning Alliance@theclalliance.bsky.social · 4mo ago

NEW Q&A 🗣️📢 ~ an in-depth interview with Amanda Third on the new Australian law banning kids from social media. ”The problem, as I see it, is thus a failure of imagination.” 💬 Don’t forget to subscribe to Kaleidoscope, our new Q&A series on LinkedIn! connectedlearning.news/kaleidoscope...

Australia banned kids from social media. Now what?

When Australian policymakers began discussing social media age restrictions in 2024, Amanda Third was part of the Australian Child Rights Task Force that co-authored an open letter calling on the gove...

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Connected Learning Alliance@theclalliance.bsky.social · 4mo ago

💬 Australia banned kids from social media. Now what? 📵 Beyond excited to officially launch Kaleidoscope, our NEW Q&A series spotlighting expert perspectives on youth, technology, and learning! In our first edition, we hear from researcher Amanda Third: connectedlearning.news/cla032526

Australia banned kids from social media. Now what? - Connected Learning Alliance

When Australian policymakers began discussing social media age restrictions in 2024, Amanda Third was part of the Australian Child Rights Task Force that co-authored an open letter calling on the…

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Connected Learning Alliance@theclalliance.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The term 𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘶 — referring to those deeply immersed in Japanese manga, anime, and gaming — has radically and positively transformed in the recent years into a term that "is more associated with building collaborations with other people”. 🌸 New CLA Blog:

Cultivating Belonging and Craft: CLL Symposium Highlights Otaku Communities as Global Platforms for Neurodiversity Inclusive Learning - Connected Learning Alliance

Last November, the Connected Learning Lab (CLL) brought together international media scholars and researchers for the symposium Otaku Communities as Platforms for Neurodiversity Inclusive Learning –…

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Connected Learning Alliance@theclalliance.bsky.social · 5mo ago

NEW BLOG and crosspost from the Neurodiversity Potential Group —✨ From Behavioral Training to Universal Design for Learning – Embracing Neurodiversity in Therapy and Special Education!! ✨ 🔗 connectedlearning.news/cla030326 (English Version after Japanese Text) @mimiito.bsky.social #Neurodiversity

行動療法から学びのためのユニバーサルデザインへ ― ニューロダイバーシティを尊重したセラピーと特別支援教育 / From Behavioral Training to Universal Design for Learning – Embracing Neurodiversity in Therapy and Special Education - Connected Learning Allia...

Crossposted from Neurodiversity NPO. Read the full article here.   From Behavioral Training to Universal Design for Learning – Embracing Neurodiversity in Therapy and Special Education On September 23...

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Connected Learning Alliance@theclalliance.bsky.social · 5mo ago

“…A ‘chain of creativity’ where craftsmanship serves as an expression of love for a character or work. This environment naturally fosters mentorship, as experienced fans are often eager to share their skills with newcomers.” Otaku Communities x Neurodiversity recap:

Cultivating Belonging and Craft: CLL Symposium Highlights Otaku Communities as Global Platforms for Neurodiversity Inclusive Learning - Connected Learning Alliance

Last November, the Connected Learning Lab (CLL) brought together international media scholars and researchers for the symposium Otaku Communities as Platforms for Neurodiversity Inclusive Learning –…

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