The Influencer Paradox*
The term “influencer” has gained great relevance in the last decade around the world to designate content creators on digital platforms and social n...
Tag: youth
Youth’s Activities, Aspirations, and Work in the Digital Economy: A New Report and Research agenda.
The relationship between youth and digital technology has been at the center of the public discourse about digital culture, education and socialization in the l...
Youth Defying Media: A Hackaton in Centro Ático
Last month 75 students from all over Colombia, ages 18-24, and various disciplinary backgrounds, met at the at the Centro Ático of Universidad Javeriana in Bogo...
Youth Labor and the Paradoxes of the Digital Economy
Since she was a sixteen, Mariand Castrejon has been producing videos in Spanish about beauty and lifestye, and sharing them on YouTube. Today, at the age of 25,...
Bridging Formal and Informal Learning Environments (part 3)
A learning environment for the 21st century should mix methods, and practices from the worlds of formal and informal education. It should be participatory, demo...
Bridging Formal and Informal Learning Environments (part 1)
In the contemporary context of cultural, historical, economical, and societal transformations, the design and practice of learning environments is changing both...
Ten Years of Scratch: Happy Scratch Day!
To see the Scratch Cat rolling through the floors of the MIT Media Lab does not happen quite often. However, for some especial events and adventures the orange ...