Hive Learning Networks: Championing Digital Skills and Web Literacy Around the World

How are Hive Learning networks around the world encouraging young people to balance knowing, making, and playing in pursuit of much-needed digital literacies and skills?

Wednesday, August 6 from 9-10m PT (12-1pm ET), we chatted with members of Hive India, Hive Berlin, and Hive Toronto about best practices when it comes to encouraging “entrepreneurial learning” in out-of-school environments.

This webinar was part of an August series called “Cultivating Global, Entrepreneurial Learners in the Networked Age.” Check out all the details at http://bit.ly/entrepreneuriallearning

From this Series:

• Part 2—Online Model U.N. – Helping Tomorrow’s Global Leaders Collaborate on Real-World Issues
• Part 3—Some of the Best Learning Happens Where You’d Least Expect
• Part 4—Solutionary Congress: Empowering and Educating Global Problem-Solvers

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During the broadcast, the conversation also took place on Twitter using the hashtag #connectedlearning.

Guests for this webinar included:

• Joe Wilson – Senior Strategist of the Education Cluster at MaRS (Hive Toronto), currently overseeing entrepreneurial programs for youth and school teachers
• Kathryn Meisner – Director of the Hive Toronto Learning Network
• Vikas Burri – Director of Hive India
• Vineel R. Pindi – Core leader in Hive India Community
• Lindsey Frost Cleary – Community Catalyst for the Mozilla Gigabit Community Fund

Resources for this webinar:

• HiveLearningNetworks.org: a growing constellation of communities around the globe that are championing digital skills and web literacy through connected learning.
• Hive India website
• Hive Toronto website
• Maker Party Event Map
• MOUSE’s Summer Webmaker Institute
• The “What is the Connected Learning Experience” Workshop
• Hive Toronto’s Portfolio
• Sign-up for Hive Learning Networks updates
• Join the ongoing #hivebuzz conversation on Twitter
• Chris Lawrence: “Hive Learning Networks vision, goals and conditions for impact”
• Claim your “Hive Community Member” digital badge
• The 3 Tiers of Hive Learning Networks: Events, Community, Network
• Chris Lawrence: “Hive Learning Networks helping drive Mozilla’s Maker Party”

Photos/Webmaker.org

#ConnectedLearning Discussion on Twitter