WILL THEY MENTION VIDEOPHILIA? As you know at Hollywood2020.blogs.com we've been blogging a lot about videophelia this past summer and early fall..so we're anxious ot see what the MacArthur Foundation Press Conference and Panel Discussion on Digital Media and Learning have to say at this event on Thursday, Oct 19, 2006 -- of course it's in SECOND LIFE www.secondlife.com. We caught mention of this at www.ypulse.com.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
10:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. ET
Second Life Venue: NMC Campus Amphitheater (113/97/26)
(NOTE: Please join "NMC Guests" group for access to Amphitheater)
Webcast Link:
http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=35992 (beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET)
Topic: Are kids different today because of their exposure to technology? What role do video games, cell phones and social networking websites play in the development of today's children?
The press release says "On Thursday, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation will make a major announcement that will generate a greater understanding of the impact technology and digital media has on today's youth."
You are invited to join the press briefing LIVE via Second Life or via a special Webcast. You can participate in this panel discussion with some of the greatest minds and most influential voices in the fields of technology, digital media, education and learning.
Panelists and influential audience members will include:
* Dr. Mizuko Ito, Research Scientist, Annenberg Center for Communication, USC
* Henry Jenkins, Director of the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program .
* Howard Gardner, Harvard Graduate School of Education
* Dr. Nichole Pinkard, Director of Tech & Research Assoc, Center for School Improvement, Univ Chicago
* Eric Zimmerman, CEO and founder, gameLab,
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