April 14, 2026
James, Carrie, and Mizuko Ito, eds. 2026. Youth Well-Being by Design: Integrating Research, Critical Perspectives and Innovation. MIT Press.
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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.…
June 21, 2023
Ito, Mizuko, Remy Cross, Karthik Dinakar, and Candice Odgers. In Press - Available For Open Review. Algorithmic Rights and Protections for Children. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press Works in Progress.
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June 14, 2023
Kumar, Vishesh, Deborah A. Fields, Paulo Blikstein, Kylie Peppler, Maggie Dahn, Mizuko Ito, Melissa Braaten, Ronni Hayden, Ricarose Roque, Michael Alan Chang, Thomas M. Philip, Marcelo Worsley, and Ni…
March 23, 2023
Peppler, Kylie, Maggie Dahn, and Mizuko Ito. 2023. The Connected Arts Learning Framework: An Expanded View of the Purposes and Possibilities for Arts Learning. New York, NY: The Wallace Foundation.
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April 14, 2022
Peppler, Kylie, Maggie Dahn, and Mizuko Ito. 2022. "Connected Arts Learning: Cultivating Equity Through Connected and Creative Educational Experiences." Review of Research in Education 46(1):264-287. …
Asset and Action-Based Approaches to Civic Learning: A Review of Frameworks, Evidence and Approaches
February 17, 2022
Ito, Mizuko, and Remy Cross. 2022. Asset and Action-Based Approaches to Civic Learning: A Review of Frameworks, Evidence and Approaches. Irvine, CA: Connected Learning Alliance.
This report offers…
March 10, 2021
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Cultivating Interest and Competencies in Computing: Authentic Experiences and Design Factors. Washington, DC: The National Academies Pr…
October 14, 2020
Ito, Mimi. 2020. “The ‘Enrichment Gap’ Is Widening. Students’ Social-Emotional Development Is at Risk.” Edsurge, October 14.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, there’s been a lot of discussion about…
October 12, 2020
Odgers, Candice L., Stephen M. Schueller, and Mizuko Ito. 2020. "Screen Time, Social Media Use, and Adolescent Development." Annual Review of Developmental Psychology 2(1):485-502. https://doi.org/10.…
June 23, 2020
Ito, Mizuko, Candice Odgers, Stephen Schueller, Jennifer Cabrera, Evan Conaway, Remy Cross, and Maya Hernandez. 2020. Social Media and Youth Wellbeing: What We Know and Where We Could Go. Irvine, CA: …
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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May 21, 2019
Callahan, Jessica, Mizuko Ito, Stephen Campbell Rea, and Amanda Wortman. 2019. Influences on Occupational Identity in Adolescence: A Review of Research and Programs. Irvine, CA: Connected Learning All…
December 01, 2018
Ito, Mizuko, Crystle Martin, Rachel Cody-Pfister, Matthew H, Rafalow, Katie Salen Tekinbaş, and Amanda Wortman. 2018. Affinity Online: How Connection and Shared Interest Fuel Learning. New York: NYU P…
December 26, 2017
Ito, Mimi. 2017. “From Good Intentions to Real Shortcomings: An Edtech Reckoning.” EdSurge, December 26.
Reflection on 2017 Ed Tech research, for Edsurge.
In 2017, reality took a massive swipe at…
December 11, 2017
Ito, Mimi. 2017. “How I Bonded with My Son by Ignoring Gaming Limits.” Connected Camps Blog, December 11.
Originally posted on the Connected Camps blog.
How to manage kids’ gaming time is a…
October 30, 2017
Reich, Justin, and Mizuko Ito. 2017. From Good Intentions to Real Outcomes: Equity by Design in Learning Technologies. Irvine, CA: Digital Media and Learning Research Hub.
In February and May …
January 13, 2017
Ito, Mimi. 2017. “How Dropped Screen Time Rules Can Fuel Extraordinary Learning.” Connected Camps Blog, January 3.
Originally posted at the Connected Camps blog.
Last fall, the American Ass…
November 16, 2015
Henry Jenkins, Mizuko Ito, and danah boyd. 2015. Participatory Culture in a Networked Era: A Conversation on Youth, Learning, Commerce, and Politics. Polity.…
June 06, 2015
Ito, Mimi. 2015. “Why Minecraft Rewrites the Playbook for Learning.” Boingboing, June 6.
Featured article in Boingboing.
One of the world's leading experts in online education sings the prais…
February 03, 2015
Mizuko Ito, Elisabeth Soep, Neta Kligler-Vilenchikc, Sangita Shresthovac, Liana Gamber-Thompsond, and Arely Zimmerman. 2015. "Learning Connected Civics." Curriculum Inquiry 45(1):10-29. https://doi.or…
May 30, 2013
Ito, Mimi. 2013. “The Geek-Boy Irony Behind Mark Zuckerberg’s Tech Lobby.” Fast Company, May 30.
My plea to the tech sector to address issues of equity and diversity head on in Fast Company.
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March 08, 2013
Ito, Mimi. 2013. “What Teens Get About the Internet That Parents Don’t.” The Atlantic, March 8.
A short piece on informal learning online for The Atlantic.
Parents more often than not have a …
January 15, 2013
Ito, Mizuko, Kris Gutiérrez, Sonia Livingstone, Bill Penuel, Jean Rhodes, Katie Salen, Juliet Schor, Julian Sefton-Green, S. Craig Watkins. 2013. Connected Learning: An Agenda for Research and Design.…
February 28, 2012
Ito, Mizuko. 2012. “'As Long as It’s Not Linkin Park Z’: Popularity, Distinction, and Status in the AMV Subculture.” Pp. 275-298 in Fandom Unbound: Otaku Culture in a Connected World, edited by M. Ito…