DML2014 - Featured Session 5 - Learning Identities and Pathways for All
Featured Session 5 - Students Speak: Examining the Impact of Longitudinal Program Participation on Learning Outcomes
Organizer: Nichole Pinkard
Participants: Nichole Pinkard, Shani Edmond, and Caitlin Martin, Digital Youth Network; Natalie Rusk, Scratch
Discussant: Mimi Ito, Digital Media and Learning Research Hub, UC Irvine
This session will highlight the relationship between learning pathway participation and post-secondary outcomes through the experiences of those who were long-term participants in two well-documented programs.
Session Structure: 20-minute presentations by each program that provides a program structure overview and a portrait of participating youths' learning pathways. Next, Mimi Ito will lead a 30-minute discussion with Nichole Pinkard and Shani Edmond that explores the relationship between interest, academics, and peer culture and learning outcomes. Finally, a 20-minute audience question answer session will close out the featured panel.