John Seely Brown and Douglas Thomas has posted The gamer Disposition on February 24,2008 at the Harvard Business Publishing.
The gamer disposition has five key attributes. More than attitudes or beliefs, these attributes are character traits that players bring into game worlds and that those worlds reinforce. We believe that gamers who embody this disposition are better able than their nongamer counterparts to thrive in the twenty-first-century workplace.Why?
The MacArthur Foundation in association with The MIT Press and The Monterey Institute for Technology and Education present "Totally Wired:How Technology is Changing Kids and Learning", a conference hosted by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to celebrate the publication of the MacArthur Series on Digital Media and Learning.
This Public Forum on how digital media is changing how young people learn and play, featured:
Henry Jenkins, Professor, MIT, and author of Convergence Culture, who will talk about his latest work on media literacy and skills young people need for the 21st Century.
Katie Salen, Professor, Parsons the New School for Design, and game designer, who will discuss the new public school based on design and games she is opening in New York City.
Howard Gardner, Professor, Harvard University, and author of Five Minds for the Future, who will talk about the ethical implications of growing up online.
The panel was introduced by Jonathan Fanton, MacArthur President, and moderated by Connie Yowell, MacArthur's Director of Education and the event was broadcasted live at:
SecondLife, USC Annenberg Island
SecondLife, Teen Grid - Global Kids Island
View the webcast of the event.
View the machinima of the event.
View the event blog for more details
"Experts Praise Classroom Media," Harvard Crimson, MA
"How they'll learn," Boston Globe
Coverage of the event on a German education blog
What are kids learning in Virtual Worlds?
Davidson Conference Center, University of Southern California
What are kids learning in Virtual Worlds?
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Davidson Conference Center,
University of Southern California
USC Center on Public Diplomacy Panel Supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Participate in Interdependence Day, Mexico City
On June 22, MacArthur Foundation President Jonathan Fanton and Linden Lab CEO Philip Rosedale (a.k.a. Philip Linden) had a remarkable conversation about how virtual worlds could revolutionize philanthropy. 232 avatars congregated in an auditorium designed specifically for the event.