Category Archives: Youth
Digital Abuse Widespread According to MTV/AP Survey
According to a MTV/Associated Press sutdy, 76% of 14 to 24 year olds surveyed believe that “digital abuse” is a serious problem for people of their age group, while 56% report that they have experienced some form of digital abuse through social and digital media. Full details can be found at the following link. . […]
The Class of 2015 – Who Are They?
What will the college graduating class of 2015 want? The video found at this site Meet The Class of 2015. and the whitepaper at this link purports to know. http://www.meet2015.com/Content/Pdf/MrYouth_ClassOf2015.pdf Through surveying 5,000 students, as well as extensive focus group work, which included students video recording their own lives for the researchers, Mr Youth has […]
Blended-Learning Profiles from the Innosight Institute
A good site that provides case studies of organizations that are blending online with supervised brick-and-mortar settings. via Blended-Learning Profiles | Innosight Institute.
Advanced Academics – Innosight Institute
This particular profile describes a sort of cloud-based approach to education. In the case of Advanced Academics, the teachers work out of cubicles and connect to students and schools via cameras, electronic whiteboards and broadband. This approach is good for students who aren’t cut out for traditional education, but also is a great supplement to […]
1 Million Low-Income, U.S. Youth to Benefit from Microsoft Generosity
Microsoft Corp. launched a three-year program to ensure that 1 million students from low-income families in the United States receive the benefits of software, hardware and broadband Internet service. They are working with the FCC, One Economy and the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) to provide PCs, software and broadband access. According to this release, “In […]
Online Program to Cultivate a Growth Mindset
Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. Dr. Carol Dweck is one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of motivation and is a professor of psychology at Stanford University. via Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. – The Brainology® Program: Cultivate a Growth Mindset, by Carol Dweck, Ph.D..
Brainology
Interesting research overview of fixed versus growth oriented mindset and its impact on kids ability to learn. Brainology has a program to help create a “growth oriented” culture. http://www.brainology.us/websitemedia/info/brainology_intro_pres.pdf
Digital Youth Project
The digital youth project explores how kids use digital media in their everyday lives. Led by researchers from USC and Cal Berkeley this research was done between 2005 and 2008 with a grant from the MacArthur foundation and incorporates the insights from 800 youth and young adults and over 5000 hours of online observations. Potential speakers […]
Potential Speaker on “Mobile Youth”
Graham Brown (mobileYouth) Presentations Channel. He also has a web site with other presentations on this site as well, including: http://www.youthmarketinghandbook.com/ http://www.mobileyouthreport.com/ [email protected]
Research Firm – Potential Speaker/Moderator
Youth Pulse syndicated reports, custom research or consulting, Dan Coates, President, Youth Pulse, Inc. (646) 597-6726, extension 4 via Contact | Ypulse.
