http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/nov2006/id20061107_359889.htm?…
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation recently launched a
$50 million, five-year initiative to investigate how and why young
people—who have been bathed in bits and bytes since birth—use the Web,
computer games, cell phones, and other gadgets to learn, play, and
communicate.
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To nourish this nascent field, the MacArthur Foundation will give $10
million in grants to individuals and organizations to work on projects
that stimulate research in digital media or explore new approaches to
educational innovation.
The remaining $40 million will be put towards fulfilling the broader
aim of connecting researchers, educators, youth, and practitioners in
different disciplines (and across sectors). A digital knowledge hub is
already in the works, so that teachers from around the world can
compare, contrast, and share research, tools, and findings through
open-source software and online forums.
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