Civic Rhythms in an Informal, Media-Rich Learning Program

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Main Authors: Hollett, Ty, Ehret, Christian
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2017
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Ehret, Christian
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Ehret, Christian
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Ehret, Christian
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contents Civic Rhythms in an Informal, Media-Rich Learning Program Hollett, Ty Ehret, Christian Citizen Participation Civics Youth Programs Multimedia Materials Multimedia Instruction Learning Laboratories Public Libraries Urban Areas Video Games Cooperative Learning Role Playing Learner Engagement Learning Activities Urban Planning Increasingly, adult mentors in informal, media-rich settings, like libraries and museums, seek to integrate both learning and civic engagement opportunities for youth into designed programming. This article illustrates how youth open and sustain opportunities for civic engagement over the course of a six-month, youth-driven program--Metro: Building Blocks (MBB)--housed within a digital media learning lab in an urban public library. Analysis develops the concept of civic rhythms as a means to feel out the social and affective contours of civic engagement that emerge in MBB. To better understand the civic rhythms of MBB, analysis focuses specifically on three rhythmic elements: pulsation, reciprocation, and oscillation. The article concludes suggesting that future research develop principles for designing-in-time that assist researchers and mentors in attuning to the youth-driven rhythms that sustain informal, media-rich programs.
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spellingShingle Civic Rhythms in an Informal, Media-Rich Learning Program
Hollett, Ty
Ehret, Christian
Citizen Participation
Civics
Youth Programs
Multimedia Materials
Multimedia Instruction
Learning Laboratories
Public Libraries
Urban Areas
Video Games
Cooperative Learning
Role Playing
Learner Engagement
Learning Activities
Urban Planning
Civic Rhythms in an Informal, Media-Rich Learning Program Hollett, Ty Ehret, Christian Citizen Participation Civics Youth Programs Multimedia Materials Multimedia Instruction Learning Laboratories Public Libraries Urban Areas Video Games Cooperative Learning Role Playing Learner Engagement Learning Activities Urban Planning Increasingly, adult mentors in informal, media-rich settings, like libraries and museums, seek to integrate both learning and civic engagement opportunities for youth into designed programming. This article illustrates how youth open and sustain opportunities for civic engagement over the course of a six-month, youth-driven program--Metro: Building Blocks (MBB)--housed within a digital media learning lab in an urban public library. Analysis develops the concept of civic rhythms as a means to feel out the social and affective contours of civic engagement that emerge in MBB. To better understand the civic rhythms of MBB, analysis focuses specifically on three rhythmic elements: pulsation, reciprocation, and oscillation. The article concludes suggesting that future research develop principles for designing-in-time that assist researchers and mentors in attuning to the youth-driven rhythms that sustain informal, media-rich programs.
title Civic Rhythms in an Informal, Media-Rich Learning Program
topic Citizen Participation
Civics
Youth Programs
Multimedia Materials
Multimedia Instruction
Learning Laboratories
Public Libraries
Urban Areas
Video Games
Cooperative Learning
Role Playing
Learner Engagement
Learning Activities
Urban Planning
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1160767