What's the buzz about connected learning

Join folks tonight on Teachers Teaching Teachers to talk about 'connected learning.' And if you miss it, well, check out the archive of the show.

Connected learning is a new name for an approach to education that includes some very old wisdon and some very new opportunities and affordances. It's a concept that has grown out of the work of many participants in the MacArthur Digital Media and Learning Initiative and knits together many of the interests and commitments of very diverse stakeholders. 

Check out the key ideas in the infographic below:

You can see some of what we'll be discussing through the following links:

• Read the Connected Learning Principles document: http://connectedlearning.tv/connected-learning-principles
• Visit the NEWLY LAUNCHED Connected Learning community site: http://connectedlearning.tv/
• Get a summary at Mimi Ito's blog: http://www.itofisher.com/mito/weblog/2012/03/connected_learning.html
• And see some of the research through the Connected Learning research network: http://clrn.dmlhub.net/