October 06, 2025
“Learner Pathways in the After-School Context: What Data and Metrics are Needed?” Poster presentation at the Connected Learning Summit (CLS) 2025. October 6, 2025.…
Resources
July 15, 2024
Transforming and Scaling Teen Services for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Project. 2024. Connected Learning Through Libraries [Resource]. https://clalliance.org/connected-learning-through-libraries/…
June 25, 2024
"Connected Learning Systems: Creating Seamless STEM Learning Journeys for Youth." Panelist as part of Strategy Discussions: Leverage Points for the STEM Learning Ecosystem, at event Girls Build Soluti…
May 07, 2024
Dahn, Maggie, Kylie Peppler, and Mizuko Ito. 2023. "Making Connections to and from Out-of-School Experiences." Review of Research in Education 27:443-473.…
January 29, 2024
Ito, Mimi. 2024. "Announcing a New Resource Site for Race-Grounded Career Advising." Connected Learning Alliance Blog, January 29.…
August 16, 2023
Mendoza, Elizabeth, Janiece Mackey, Mimi Ito, and Miguel Abad. 2023. “A Race-Grounded Career Advising Framework.” Connected Learning Alliance Blog, August 16.
Originally published on the Connec…
July 20, 2022
Ito, Mimi. 2022. “Join the Conversation in CLS2022 Meetups – STEAM Learning and Inclusion, Community Driven R&D, and Game-Based & Online Learning.” Connected Learning Alliance Blog, July 20.
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July 06, 2021
Michalchik, Vera, and Mimi Ito. 2021. “What Might an Asset-Based Postdoctoral Fellowship Look Like? Lessons Learned from the First Year of the Equitable Futures Innovation Network.” Connected Learning…
February 03, 2020
Ito, Mizuko. 2020. "Reflections on a Decade of Engaged Scholarship - The Final Report from the Connected Learning Research Network." Connected Learning Alliance blog, February 3.
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August 02, 2019
Talk at Microsoft in Redmond,WA. The case studies in the Leveling Up project of the Connected Learning Research Network investigated what features of online affinity networks support productive and co…
January 22, 2019
Ito, Mimi. 2019. “Power Up Your Personal Learning Network with Open Online Connected Courses.” Connected Learning Alliance Blog, January 22.
Originally posted on the Connected Learning Alliance…
May 18, 2016
Our new grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services to support the evaluation of connected learning in libraries. [link]…
December 01, 2014
Image credit: Dandelion Rain by ®DS
Thanksgiving is my favorite US holiday - food, friends, family and appreciation. This year, I happily added Connected Courses community to my roster of what I am…
October 31, 2014
Among the many welcome surprises of being part of Connected Courses has been the emergence of a research community interested in studying and learning from the course. As part of the “why” unit 1 I ha…
October 07, 2014
As someone who has spent most my career as research faculty and not in the classroom, I don’t have the depth of formal instructional experience that most of my colleagues in the academy do. My formal …
September 25, 2014
This post brought to you by Mimi’s meandering reflections + Jamieson’s data wizardry
Warning: Post is both LONG and META
This summer, I was part of program that invited teens in some of our loca…
September 02, 2014
I love it when my different social and professional worlds start to collide in productive ways. These past few weeks I've been delighted to see more and more bridges being built across the world of hi…