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The long awaited and now finally out — five full recaps of keynotes + plenaries from supporting neurodivergent youth in overcoming educational barriers to helping young people navigate the AI systems shaping their daily lives. From the 2025 Connected Learning Summit:
Get Inspired by CLS2025 Keynote and Plenary Sessions - Now Available to View - Connected Learning Alliance
The 2025 Connected Learning Summit convened a global community of over 500 educators, researchers, and innovators online and in person at eight locations internationally for a powerful exploration of…
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December 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The long awaited and now finally out — five full recaps of keynotes + plenaries from supporting neurodivergent youth in overcoming educational barriers to helping young people navigate the AI systems shaping their daily lives. From the 2025 Connected Learning Summit:
We’re so thrilled to share 5️⃣ full video recordings of our plenary panels and keynote talks of the 2025 Connected Learning Summit which brought over 500 attendees online and in person during the October 5 - 10 event!
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#ConnectedLearning
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#ConnectedLearning
Get Inspired by CLS2025 Keynote and Plenary Sessions - Now Available to View - Connected Learning Alliance
The 2025 Connected Learning Summit convened a global community of over 500 educators, researchers, and innovators online and in person at eight locations internationally for a powerful exploration of…
connectedlearning.news
December 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
We’re so thrilled to share 5️⃣ full video recordings of our plenary panels and keynote talks of the 2025 Connected Learning Summit which brought over 500 attendees online and in person during the October 5 - 10 event!
connectedlearning.news/cla121725
#ConnectedLearning
connectedlearning.news/cla121725
#ConnectedLearning
“[I]n makerspaces, that divergence is actually what's applauded, right?… So, when teachers bring that into their space, whether it's a makerspace or not, you're designing for that inclusivity.’” New CLA Blog Crosspost - Neurodiversity and Project-Based Learning
ニューロダイバーシティとプロジェクトベースの学習 / Neurodiversity and Project-Based Learning - Connected Learning Alliance
Crossposted from Neurodiversity NPO. Read the full article here. Neurodiversity and Project-Based Learning In community-based makerspaces and Fab Labs, children and adults are engaged in hands-on…
connectedlearning.news
November 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“[I]n makerspaces, that divergence is actually what's applauded, right?… So, when teachers bring that into their space, whether it's a makerspace or not, you're designing for that inclusivity.’” New CLA Blog Crosspost - Neurodiversity and Project-Based Learning
🌠 The latest volume of our newsletter is now out for the #ConnectedLearning community 🤩 — Plus job and research opps; youth essay in response to The Anxious Generation; young adults as mental health navigators; two events happening today and more: connectedlearning.news/Vol267
November 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
🌠 The latest volume of our newsletter is now out for the #ConnectedLearning community 🤩 — Plus job and research opps; youth essay in response to The Anxious Generation; young adults as mental health navigators; two events happening today and more: connectedlearning.news/Vol267
📢 NEW Blog on Neurodiversity and Project-Based Learning! From the Neurodiversity Potential Research Group; new crosspost blog covers the August 26 webinar that explored how inclusively designed environments can tap the strengths of neurodiverse learners.
ニューロダイバーシティとプロジェクトベースの学習 / Neurodiversity and Project-Based Learning - Connected Learning Alliance
Crossposted from Neurodiversity NPO. Read the full article here. Neurodiversity and Project-Based Learning In community-based makerspaces and Fab Labs, children and adults are engaged in hands-on…
connectedlearning.news
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
📢 NEW Blog on Neurodiversity and Project-Based Learning! From the Neurodiversity Potential Research Group; new crosspost blog covers the August 26 webinar that explored how inclusively designed environments can tap the strengths of neurodiverse learners.
Catch our upcoming symposium on Otaku Culture ✖ Interest-Driven Learning on November 20 from 4-5pm Pacific for a cross-cultural dialogue tapping on the strengths of fan culture to support #ConnectedLearning! Register and meet on Zoom or at UC Irvine:
CLL Symposium RSVP: Otaku Communities as Platforms for Neurodiversity Inclusive Learning – a Cross Cultural Dialogue
November 20, 2025, 4pm-5pm Pacific Time. UC Irvine, Calit2 Building, 1st floor Auditorium. Followed by a reception. Also streaming on Zoom
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November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Catch our upcoming symposium on Otaku Culture ✖ Interest-Driven Learning on November 20 from 4-5pm Pacific for a cross-cultural dialogue tapping on the strengths of fan culture to support #ConnectedLearning! Register and meet on Zoom or at UC Irvine:
Our CLA newsletter (now happening monthly ✨) is out!
Q&A with CLS2025 Keynote Speaker Danaé Metaxa; how digital environments shape masculine identity development during adolescence and more: connectedlearning.news/Vol266
Q&A with CLS2025 Keynote Speaker Danaé Metaxa; how digital environments shape masculine identity development during adolescence and more: connectedlearning.news/Vol266
October 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Our CLA newsletter (now happening monthly ✨) is out!
Q&A with CLS2025 Keynote Speaker Danaé Metaxa; how digital environments shape masculine identity development during adolescence and more: connectedlearning.news/Vol266
Q&A with CLS2025 Keynote Speaker Danaé Metaxa; how digital environments shape masculine identity development during adolescence and more: connectedlearning.news/Vol266
🌟 So excited to share the wonderful turnout for Institut Teknologi Bandung’s in-person CLS event!
Such a lively and impactful event wouldn’t have been possible without Dr. Ary S. Prihatmanto and Eko Nugroho plus sponsors.
📸 Photos by Agustinus Tampubolon and Sandri Justiana.
Such a lively and impactful event wouldn’t have been possible without Dr. Ary S. Prihatmanto and Eko Nugroho plus sponsors.
📸 Photos by Agustinus Tampubolon and Sandri Justiana.
October 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
🌟 So excited to share the wonderful turnout for Institut Teknologi Bandung’s in-person CLS event!
Such a lively and impactful event wouldn’t have been possible without Dr. Ary S. Prihatmanto and Eko Nugroho plus sponsors.
📸 Photos by Agustinus Tampubolon and Sandri Justiana.
Such a lively and impactful event wouldn’t have been possible without Dr. Ary S. Prihatmanto and Eko Nugroho plus sponsors.
📸 Photos by Agustinus Tampubolon and Sandri Justiana.
We're almost to the finish line 🏃🏼💨~ we have one FINAL and Closing Keynote by Dr. Danaé Metaxa at the Connected Learning Summit!
Join us at 1pm PT via the Whova platform for a livestream, and if you're by UCI, stop by the CLL Lab (Calit2 3330, UC Irvine) to see it in person!
Join us at 1pm PT via the Whova platform for a livestream, and if you're by UCI, stop by the CLL Lab (Calit2 3330, UC Irvine) to see it in person!
October 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We're almost to the finish line 🏃🏼💨~ we have one FINAL and Closing Keynote by Dr. Danaé Metaxa at the Connected Learning Summit!
Join us at 1pm PT via the Whova platform for a livestream, and if you're by UCI, stop by the CLL Lab (Calit2 3330, UC Irvine) to see it in person!
Join us at 1pm PT via the Whova platform for a livestream, and if you're by UCI, stop by the CLL Lab (Calit2 3330, UC Irvine) to see it in person!
🌟 From @medialab.bsky.social at Cambridge, MA — October 5's Connected Learning Summit In-Person event sponsored by MIT Scheller Teacher Education Program and The Education Arcade, Learning Games Network, and @digitalthriving.bsky.social.
📸 Big thanks to Mary McCrossan for the photos.
📸 Big thanks to Mary McCrossan for the photos.
October 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
🌟 From @medialab.bsky.social at Cambridge, MA — October 5's Connected Learning Summit In-Person event sponsored by MIT Scheller Teacher Education Program and The Education Arcade, Learning Games Network, and @digitalthriving.bsky.social.
📸 Big thanks to Mary McCrossan for the photos.
📸 Big thanks to Mary McCrossan for the photos.
Next keynote is starting soon: The Biff World, or Speculative Writing as Time-Travel to Heal the Present by Vanessa Angelica Villarreal. Come join us at the Connected Learning Summit via live at UC Berkeley or streamed online through the Whova platform. 🙌🏼
October 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Next keynote is starting soon: The Biff World, or Speculative Writing as Time-Travel to Heal the Present by Vanessa Angelica Villarreal. Come join us at the Connected Learning Summit via live at UC Berkeley or streamed online through the Whova platform. 🙌🏼
Our first #ConnectedLearning2025 opening keynote is starting in a few minutes: Supporting Neurodivergent Learners in a (Dis)Connected World by Dr. Meryl Alper (@merylalper.bsky.social) — we hope you're joining us live at MIT, a viewing party, or on Zoom at the Connected Learning Summit! 👋🏼
October 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Our first #ConnectedLearning2025 opening keynote is starting in a few minutes: Supporting Neurodivergent Learners in a (Dis)Connected World by Dr. Meryl Alper (@merylalper.bsky.social) — we hope you're joining us live at MIT, a viewing party, or on Zoom at the Connected Learning Summit! 👋🏼
Good morning 🌞 — we’re on our first day of #ConnectedLearning2025!
No keynotes, plenaries, or workshops today but we’d like to invite attendees to join us for the Topical Meet-ups featuring contributors to our showcases🏆 and research papers📜 starting at 9am PT!!! We'll see you on Whova!
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No keynotes, plenaries, or workshops today but we’d like to invite attendees to join us for the Topical Meet-ups featuring contributors to our showcases🏆 and research papers📜 starting at 9am PT!!! We'll see you on Whova!
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October 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Good morning 🌞 — we’re on our first day of #ConnectedLearning2025!
No keynotes, plenaries, or workshops today but we’d like to invite attendees to join us for the Topical Meet-ups featuring contributors to our showcases🏆 and research papers📜 starting at 9am PT!!! We'll see you on Whova!
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No keynotes, plenaries, or workshops today but we’d like to invite attendees to join us for the Topical Meet-ups featuring contributors to our showcases🏆 and research papers📜 starting at 9am PT!!! We'll see you on Whova!
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On Oct 8th from 1-3pm PT, The Technical University of Munich is sharing their work that supports critical reflections regarding AI EdTech adoption at the Connected Learning Summit!
✨ Register to see how AI tools can foster critical use of AI in art-making: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
✨ Register to see how AI tools can foster critical use of AI in art-making: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
October 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
On Oct 8th from 1-3pm PT, The Technical University of Munich is sharing their work that supports critical reflections regarding AI EdTech adoption at the Connected Learning Summit!
✨ Register to see how AI tools can foster critical use of AI in art-making: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
✨ Register to see how AI tools can foster critical use of AI in art-making: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
Stacy Branham is bringing disabled youth voices to the forefront with her roundtable exploring how we can foster more inclusive #ConnectedLearning spaces happening Thursday, October 9th from 1 - 3pm Pacific (4-6pm ET) at CLS2025!
✨ Register: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
✨ Register: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
October 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Stacy Branham is bringing disabled youth voices to the forefront with her roundtable exploring how we can foster more inclusive #ConnectedLearning spaces happening Thursday, October 9th from 1 - 3pm Pacific (4-6pm ET) at CLS2025!
✨ Register: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
✨ Register: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
Instead of focusing on social media bans, @zephoria.bsky.social’s upcoming workshop at the Connected Learning Summit from 10am-12pm PT shines the spotlight on empowering young people and encouraging adults to meaningfully help.
✨ RSVP and Register: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
✨ RSVP and Register: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
October 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Instead of focusing on social media bans, @zephoria.bsky.social’s upcoming workshop at the Connected Learning Summit from 10am-12pm PT shines the spotlight on empowering young people and encouraging adults to meaningfully help.
✨ RSVP and Register: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
✨ RSVP and Register: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
How can we harness AI as a tool for community-driven inquiry and impact?
✨ Check out UC Berkeley’s workshop on October 9th from 10am-12pm PT for a session whose focus is on practical co-creation that’s grounded in reflection using the Playlab AI chatbots: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
✨ Check out UC Berkeley’s workshop on October 9th from 10am-12pm PT for a session whose focus is on practical co-creation that’s grounded in reflection using the Playlab AI chatbots: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
October 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
How can we harness AI as a tool for community-driven inquiry and impact?
✨ Check out UC Berkeley’s workshop on October 9th from 10am-12pm PT for a session whose focus is on practical co-creation that’s grounded in reflection using the Playlab AI chatbots: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
✨ Check out UC Berkeley’s workshop on October 9th from 10am-12pm PT for a session whose focus is on practical co-creation that’s grounded in reflection using the Playlab AI chatbots: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
For library staff — a workshop happening next Thursday, October 9th from 10am-12pm PT will focus on the critical role of organizational culture in moving from theory to authentic connected learning implementation!
✨ Register for #ConnectedLearning2025: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
✨ Register for #ConnectedLearning2025: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
October 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
For library staff — a workshop happening next Thursday, October 9th from 10am-12pm PT will focus on the critical role of organizational culture in moving from theory to authentic connected learning implementation!
✨ Register for #ConnectedLearning2025: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
✨ Register for #ConnectedLearning2025: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
Highly interactive and hands-on, @cooneycenter.bsky.social's workshop gives participants the ability to dive into the RITEC design principles through a series of creative challenges inspired by their fellowship experiences!
✨Oct 8 from 1-3pm PT: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
✨Oct 8 from 1-3pm PT: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
October 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Highly interactive and hands-on, @cooneycenter.bsky.social's workshop gives participants the ability to dive into the RITEC design principles through a series of creative challenges inspired by their fellowship experiences!
✨Oct 8 from 1-3pm PT: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
✨Oct 8 from 1-3pm PT: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
Connected Learning x Neurodiversity is a major focus for our research—we’re thrilled to host a roundtable for participants who have integrated neurodiversity and connected learning approaches in edtech for learning! 🎉
✨Register for October 8 from 10am-12pm PT: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
✨Register for October 8 from 10am-12pm PT: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
October 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Connected Learning x Neurodiversity is a major focus for our research—we’re thrilled to host a roundtable for participants who have integrated neurodiversity and connected learning approaches in edtech for learning! 🎉
✨Register for October 8 from 10am-12pm PT: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
✨Register for October 8 from 10am-12pm PT: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
MIT’s Scheller Teacher Education Program and The Education Arcade is sharing their method of incorporating metacognitive reflections to cement PBL and GBL learning on October 8th from 10am-12pm PT at the Connected Learning Summit!
✨ Register now: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
✨ Register now: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
October 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
MIT’s Scheller Teacher Education Program and The Education Arcade is sharing their method of incorporating metacognitive reflections to cement PBL and GBL learning on October 8th from 10am-12pm PT at the Connected Learning Summit!
✨ Register now: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
✨ Register now: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
We’re thrilled to share that Scratch Foundation is holding their workshop next Tuesday on October 7 from 1pm-3pm PT to reveal how they’re using AI to support Scratch’s open environment for tinkering, imagining, and learning with agency. 💙
✨ Register now: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
✨ Register now: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
October 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
We’re thrilled to share that Scratch Foundation is holding their workshop next Tuesday on October 7 from 1pm-3pm PT to reveal how they’re using AI to support Scratch’s open environment for tinkering, imagining, and learning with agency. 💙
✨ Register now: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
✨ Register now: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
Check out Civic Paths Group’s workshop at the Connected Learning Summit on Oct 8 from 10am-12pm PT to experience firsthand how collaboration and imaginative play can inspire collective action through Adventure Pages!
Speaker: Sangita Shresthova
✨Register: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
Speaker: Sangita Shresthova
✨Register: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
October 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Check out Civic Paths Group’s workshop at the Connected Learning Summit on Oct 8 from 10am-12pm PT to experience firsthand how collaboration and imaginative play can inspire collective action through Adventure Pages!
Speaker: Sangita Shresthova
✨Register: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
Speaker: Sangita Shresthova
✨Register: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
Join the team from UPenn and USU for their virtual workshop on algorithmic justice and “algorithm auditing” activities for students on Oct 9 from 1pm-3pm Pacific at #ConnectedLearning2025!
📌 Workshop pairs well with Danaé Metaxa’s keynote!
✨ Register: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
📌 Workshop pairs well with Danaé Metaxa’s keynote!
✨ Register: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
September 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Join the team from UPenn and USU for their virtual workshop on algorithmic justice and “algorithm auditing” activities for students on Oct 9 from 1pm-3pm Pacific at #ConnectedLearning2025!
📌 Workshop pairs well with Danaé Metaxa’s keynote!
✨ Register: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
📌 Workshop pairs well with Danaé Metaxa’s keynote!
✨ Register: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
From @digitalthriving.bsky.social, a Connected Learning Summit virtual roundtable that highlights participatory methods for youth-engaged research on young people’s well being and their technology use!
✨Register now and join us Oct 7 from 1pm-3pm PT: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
✨Register now and join us Oct 7 from 1pm-3pm PT: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
September 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
From @digitalthriving.bsky.social, a Connected Learning Summit virtual roundtable that highlights participatory methods for youth-engaged research on young people’s well being and their technology use!
✨Register now and join us Oct 7 from 1pm-3pm PT: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
✨Register now and join us Oct 7 from 1pm-3pm PT: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...