Publications Archive - Connected Learning Alliance https://clalliance.org/publications/ Make Learning Relevant Mon, 02 Oct 2023 17:46:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Youth, Mental Health, and the Metaverse: Reviewing the Literature https://clalliance.org/publications/youth-mental-health-and-the-metaverse-reviewing-the-literature/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 16:00:50 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?post_type=publication&p=89944823 The impact of online social platforms on the mental health and wellbeing of adolescents has become a subject of concern as both positive and negative effects have been observed. Rising rates of anxiety, self-injury, and suicidal thoughts among adolescents have raised alarms and prompted researchers to explore potential links between technology use and wellbeing. A... Read more »

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]]> Algorithmic Rights and Protections for Children https://clalliance.org/publications/algorithmic-rights-and-protections-for-children/ Tue, 27 Jun 2023 18:51:50 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?post_type=publication&p=89944672 Algorithmic Rights and Protections for Children, available from MIT Press. Essays on the challenges and risks of designing algorithms and platforms for children, with an emphasis on algorithmic justice, learning, and equity. One in three Internet users worldwide is a child, and what children see and experience online is increasingly shaped by algorithms. Though children’s... Read more »

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]]> The Connected Arts Learning Framework: An Expanded View of the Purposes and Possibilities for Arts Learning https://clalliance.org/publications/the-connected-arts-learning-framework-an-expanded-view-of-the-purposes-and-possibilities-for-arts-learning/ Mon, 27 Mar 2023 17:17:46 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?post_type=publication&p=89944505 ​The benefits of teaching art to young people have often fallen into two camps. Children study or practice “art for art’s sake” to develop a particular skill. Or they approach “art for academics’ sake” to enhance their other studies. But this report comes at arts learning from a different angle: What if learning about or... Read more »

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]]> Asset and Action-Based Approaches to Civic Learning: A Review of Frameworks, Evidence and Approaches https://clalliance.org/publications/asset-and-action-based-approaches-to-civic-learning-a-review-of-frameworks-evidence-and-approaches/ Thu, 17 Feb 2022 16:00:41 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?post_type=publication&p=89943359 This report offers an orientation and frameworks for how experiences of civic engagement and community connection can contribute to positive educational and life outcomes for minoritized youth. The impetus for this work comes from a growing recognition that experiences of contributing to communities, and participating in movements for racial and social justice, have profound and... Read more »

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]]> Partnering with Future Ready with the Library: Lessons Learned from Working with Rural and Small Public Library Staff https://clalliance.org/publications/partnering-with-future-ready-with-the-library-lessons-learned-from-working-with-rural-and-small-public-library-staff/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 19:57:21 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?post_type=publication&p=89940990 In the final year of our research+practice partnership grant, researchers from the Capturing Connected Learning in Libraries (CCLL) project partnered with the IMLS-funded Future Ready with the Library (FRwtL) project to support public library staff serving middle school-aged youth in rural libraries. The partnership focused on assessment and evaluation for new connected learning programs, which... Read more »

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]]> Raising Good Gamers: Envisioning an Agenda for Diversity, Inclusion, and Fair Play https://clalliance.org/publications/raising-good-gamers-envisioning-an-agenda-for-diversity-inclusion-and-fair-play/ Thu, 24 Sep 2020 12:00:57 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?post_type=publication&p=89940933 In February 2020, leading researchers, game developers, educators, policymakers, youth experts, and others convened for an in-depth exploration of the forces shaping the culture and climate of online game communities and the impact of antisocial and toxic interactions on players ages 8-13. The goal: develop a shared agenda to guide future research and collaboration to... Read more »

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]]> Evaluating Library Programming: A practical guide to collecting and analyzing data to improve or evaluate connected learning programs for youth in libraries https://clalliance.org/publications/evaluating-library-programming-a-practical-guide-to-collecting-and-analyzing-data-to-improve-or-evaluate-connected-learning-programs-for-youth-in-libraries/ Mon, 24 Aug 2020 12:00:45 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?post_type=publication&p=89940860 This guide is the culmination of a three-year research+practice partnership between the Capturing Connected Learning in Libraries team and library staff from Future Ready with the Library, YOUmedia, Los Angeles Public Library, Anythink Libraries, and Multnomah County Library. It represents the most comprehensive effort to date to synthesize findings and best practices from our work... Read more »

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]]> Social Media and Youth Wellbeing: What We Know and Where We Could Go https://clalliance.org/publications/social-media-and-youth-wellbeing-what-we-know-and-where-we-could-go/ Tue, 23 Jun 2020 08:00:43 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?post_type=publication&p=89940689 Adolescents have been early and enthusiastic users of social media. These high levels of engagement have sparked growing concerns about the relationship between technology use and adolescent wellbeing, with heightened concerns around mental health in particular. The focus of this paper and our review was on social media, though we see related patterns and concerns... Read more »

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]]> Full STEAM Ahead at Los Angeles Public Library https://clalliance.org/publications/full-steam-ahead-at-los-angeles-public-library/ Tue, 10 Mar 2020 19:37:42 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?post_type=publication&p=89940426 Since 2014, libraries in the LAPL system have been offering programs for youth focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM). This programming has been supported through “Full STEAM Ahead” funding, and through a Curiosity Creates grant, through the Walt Disney Company, to support libraries to develop and share kits of materials for a... Read more »

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]]> YOUmedia at Harold Washington Library https://clalliance.org/publications/youmedia-at-harold-washington-library/ Fri, 14 Feb 2020 22:23:12 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?post_type=publication&p=89940017 YOUmedia provides drop-in programming for high school and middle school aged youth staffed by both grant-funded mentors and degree holding librarians. YOUmedia programs were designed based around Mizuko Ito’s work on the youth engagement repertoires of Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out (HOMAGO). At Harold Washington’s 5,500 square foot site, activities are based on teen... Read more »

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