Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning reports on how, in a hyper-connected world, learning happens both in and out of the classroom. This collection of news stories and interviews with digital media experts shows the development of a new learning ecosystem – one that connects online and virtual learning opportunities with physical spaces where youth, mentors, educators, game developers, media producers, and many others work face-to-face.
Examples include maker spaces that encourage hands-on learning; YOUmedia, which started as a digital learning space at Chicago’s Harold Washington Library and is expanding nationwide; and the Hive Learning Network, which connects a city’s numerous learning opportunities – from museums and art institutes to afterschool programs -- into a big game-board for children.
Solve a murder, save her mother, and stop the apocalypse? No problem. She has a foul-mouthed troll on her side. For Austin homicide detective Leira Berens, happy is running down bad guys and solving crimes. And she’s damn good at it. Which is why when the Light Elf prince is murdered, the king breaks a centuries old treaty and crosses between worlds to seek her help. Wait a min...
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