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Mimi Ito
@mimiito.bsky.social
professor, anthropologist, connoisseur of geek culture and learning, #connectedlearning advocate, director of UC Irvine's Connected Learning Lab, and a steward of the Connected Learning Alliance - mimiito.com
The Connected Learning Summit kicks off on Sunday with online preconference meetups. I'll be be co-facilitating one on XR (with Drew Davidson) and on STEM Equity (with Kris Gutierrez). Still time to register and sign up for both in person and online connectedlearningsummit.org/event-schedu...
Online Event Schedule - Connected Learning Summit
Online Event Schedule The CLS2025 program runs from Sunday October 5 – Friday October 10. The event includes this online program of meetups, talks, and workshops as well as in-person … Online Event Sc...
connectedlearningsummit.org
October 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Join us for a roundtable on Connected Learning and Neurodiversity at the Connected Learning Summit (Oct 5-10) that I'll be leading with with Meryl Alper Weiss and Annuska Zolyomi connectedlearningsummit.org
Home - Connected Learning Summit
The mission of the CLSummit is to fuel a growing movement of innovators harnessing the power of emerging tech to expand access to participatory, playful, and creative learning.
connectedlearningsummit.org
September 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Registration is now open for CLS2025. I'm excited about our new hybrid model with folks hosting in person events around the world synchronized with the online event. Reach out if you want to host an in person CLS2025 meetup!
🎊 Registration is OPEN for #ConnectedLearning2025! 🎉

📆 October 5–10, 2025 | Online + In Person 🌐

Join educators, researchers, and innovators from around the world for a week of inspiring talks, hands-on sessions, and global connection: connectedlearning.news/CLS2025-Regi...
August 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Our first essay from the Neurodiversity Potential Study Group (NeuPoteKen), an emerging community between Japan and English speaking scholars exploring synergies between connected learning and neurodiversity www.neurodiversity-npo.org/projects/stu...
August 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It's been over 12 years since the publication of the first connected learning framework and report. Feeling very grateful for the support of colleagues and campus leadership throughout these years, and in this moment.
March 27, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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📢📢 #CallForProposals NOW OPEN for #ConnectedLearning2025! Submit research papers and showcases focused on digital tech for learning, edu + commercial games, tech-infused curricula, and exploration of digital media and technology for learning. Submit by June 23.

clsummit.news/CFP-2025

#CFP
March 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
@thecllab.bsky.social is co-hosting a hybrid workshop on cultural and linguistic diversity in AI applications with ASIS&T May 6, 2025. Call for posters and research/practice talks now open cald-ai.github.io
CALD-AI @ ASIS&T
A simple, whitespace theme for academics. Based on [*folio](https://github.com/bogoli/-folio) design.
cald-ai.github.io
March 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I'll be speaking at the Beckman Center at UCI, February 27 at 7pm as part of the National Academies Distinctive Voices series. Free registration www.eventbrite.com/e/kids-and-t...
Kids and Tech: How to tell fact from fiction
Kids and Tech: How to tell fact from fiction and support positive engagement
www.eventbrite.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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This is such a valuable project in terms of gauging how current events reach the public and what's considered highly salient, but also....justice for Fat Bear Week.

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February 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Happy to see this funding challenge for rebuilding trust in American institutions trustchallenge.leverforchange.org/faq. More background on @reidhoffman.bsky.social's thinking behind this here: www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/four-th...
Renewing Trust - FAQ
trustchallenge.leverforchange.org
February 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Pleased to see Common Sense has released a report I co-authored with my former colleagues on the impact of experiences with misleading or fake online information among teens and how those experiences can diminish broader trust in online information. www.commonsensemedia.org/research/res...
Research Brief: Teens, Trust, and Technology in the Age of AI
In an era when artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly embedded in everyday life, teens are navigating complex challenges around trust, authenticity, and online safety.
www.commonsensemedia.org
January 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Excited to be sharing the CFP for #connectedlearning2025, rebooted after a 1 year pause with all the good stuff (Rising Scholars, research papers, showcases, workshops, keynotes, plenaries, topical meetups) + a new hybrid and org level participation model
📣 Announcing the Call for Proposals for the 2025 Connected Learning Summit, happening October 5-10! Research Paper and Showcase submissions open March 6th: clsummit.news/cfp-2025

#ConnectedLearning2025 #ConnectedLearning
January 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Happy New Year and hello bluesky world! Kicked off the year with a proper Japanese new year celebration to bring good luck - thinking I need all the help I can get for 2025. Also starting the new year with a fresh new website (mimiito.com) Maybe I'll even get my social media mojo back this year??
January 4, 2025 at 1:50 AM