2010 HASTAC/MacArthur Foundation International Digital Media and Learning Competition
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We are pleased to announce that all information regarding the 2010
HASTAC/MacArthur Foundation International Digital Media and Learning
Competition—including detailed category explanations and guidelines,
critical deadlines, application materials, etc.—is now available at
www.dmlcompetition.net.
The theme of this year's Competition is Reimagining Learning and there
are two types of awards: 21st Century Learning Lab Designers and Game
Changers.
Aligned with National Lab Day as part of the White House's Educate to
Innovate Initiative, the 21st Century Learning Lab Designer awards
will range from $30,000-$200,000. Awards will be made for learning
environments and digital media-based experiences that allow young
people to grapple with social challenges through activities based on
the social nature, contexts, and ideas of science, technology,
engineering and math.
The Game Changers category—undertaken in cooperation with Sony
Computer Entertainment of America (SCEA) and Electronic Arts (EA),
Entertainment Software Association, and the Information Technology
Industry Council—will award amounts ranging from $5,000-$50,000 for
creative levels designed with either LittleBigPlanet™ or Spore™
Galactic Adventures that offer young people engaging game play
experiences and that incorporate and leverage principles of science,
technology, engineering and math for learning.
Each category will include several Best in Class awards selected by
expert judges, as well as a People’s Choice Award selected by the
general public. The online application
system will open on January 7 and will include three rounds of
submissions, with public comment at each stage.
Please see www.dmlcompetition.net for all details.