DML Conf 2010: Breaking Boundaries

Global Kids presented a number of sessions with a variety of partners at the first Digital Media and Learning Conference in San Diego, in February 2010. This is some of the video from that amazing day.

The following is the description of this presentation from the program guide:
Breaking Boundaries with Virtual Worlds in a Science Classroom and a Teen Jail: Two Case Studies
In 2008-2009, Global Kids delivered two programs using virtual worlds reaching two diverse underserved youth populations: a ninth grade science class in Brooklyn and incarcerated youth in North Carolina. Whether learning about global ecology or developing a project for creating a better community, both programs broke down walls separating youth from their community, the world, and, at times, each other. This roundtable discussion will explore the opportunities and challenges across access and participation when working with incarcerated and urban youth. We will investigate how school-based and institutional educational programs using new media can afford underserved youth populations new opportunities to leverage their learning from other spheres and past experiences. In addition, we will spend some time looking at the most recent program with incarcerated youth, sharing the early findings from the new Edge Project, exploring where institutions bring cutting-edge digital media into their programs and are challenged to work on the edge of their comfort level. The roundtable is interested in not only the challenges and obstacles which inhibit engagement for marginalized youth populations, but also new opportunities for media tools to play a role in restoring a sense of agency and empowerment for traditionally underserved youth.

To review more material from this day, go to: http://www.tinyurl.com/gkatdml2010

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