Created in 2007, the HASTAC/MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Competition is designed to find and inspire the most innovative uses of new media in support of connected learning. Connected learning happens in and out of school, in physical places and in online spaces, and is:

    •    motivating because it is connected to people's interests and passions; and
    •    social in nature because it involves interacting, providing feedback, and sharing with others; and
    •    typically occurs during tangible, hands-on, creative activities that are open and discovery-based; and
    •    often involves connections among learners, adult mentors, and more advanced peers as teachers.