Scholars discuss how other digital media affects citizenship
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Digital media, including Google Earth, digital storytelling and blogs is the theme for this year's James F. Ackerman Colloquium on Technology and Citizenship Education at Purdue University. Two dozen scholars will attend the conference, Citizenship Education 2.0: Digital Media in a Networked World, on June 18-20. The conference is sponsored by the James F. Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship.
(PressZoom) - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Digital media, including Google Earth, digital storytelling and blogs is the theme for this year's James F. Ackerman Colloquium on Technology and Citizenship Education at Purdue University. Two dozen scholars will attend the conference, Citizenship Education 2.0: Digital Media in a Networked World, on June 18-20. The conference is sponsored by the James F. Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship.
Scholars will present research on how technology, especially the Internet, has changed the way citizens interact with each other and their government and the future of education, says Phillip VanFossen, the Ackerman Professor of Social Studies Education and director of the Ackerman Center.
More information about the conference and registration is available online at edci.purdue.edu/vanfossen/colloquium/index.htm. Space is limited for the general public, but anyone interested in attending sessions should contact Kathy Reppert at 765-494-4755, kreppert@purdue.edu.
The Ackerman Center was established through a gift in 1993 from James F. Ackerman, a Purdue alumnus, and his wife, Lois.
Note to Journalists: Journalists interested in attending any of the sessions should contact Tonya Agnew, director of communications for the College of Education, at 765-494-0568, tragnew@purdue.edu. An agenda is available at edci.purdue.edu/vanfossen/colloquium/Program-Agenda%202009.htm
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