What’s New at Schaffer Library

This report ties in with yesterday’s post from the Pew/Internet report on Teens, Video Games and Civics. ”Kids’ Informal Learning with Digital Media: An Ethnographic Investigation of Innovative Knowledge Cultures” is a three-year collaborative project funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Carried out by researchers at the University of Southern California and University of California, Berkeley, the digital youth project explores how kids use digital media in their everyday lives.

Read the Final Report as well as a White Paper entitled, Living and Learning with New Media: Summary of Findings from the Digital Youth Project .

Digital Youth Research also includes projects, publications, and more.

The first national survey of its kind finds that virtually all American teens play computer, console, or cell phone games and that the gaming experience is rich and varied, with a significant amount of social interaction and potential for civic engagement. Full Report