Topics for discussion:

• Ways in which people construct and articulate identity with digital media
• What roles do institutions play in structuring interest-driven participation
• Whose participation/what kinds of participation have been left out of the conversation surrounding interest-driven participation to date
• Envisioning programs, learning environments and projects to address the need for equity and access to forms of participation of learning with digital media

Invited speaker:

Pedro Noguera, PhD, professor in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University. He is also the Executive Director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education and the co-Director of the Institute for the study of Globalization and Education in Metropolitan Settings (IGEMS).  Complete bio available here: http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/faculty_bios/view/Pedro_Noguera

Please note: event is invitation only