Digital Media and Learning Winners' Showcase, April 16 & 17

This short video was made February 2008, after the first winners of theDigital Media and Learning Competition was announced.  These winnerswill be showcasing their work at a concert at Newberry Library April 16and a Showcase with panel discussions and an interactive expo on April17 at the Palmer House, both in Chicago.  New winners for this year'scompetition will be announced at the Showcase and perhaps among thevisitors will be some of next year's winners, too.  We hope so!  Weinvite you to join us and, in the meantime, to enjoy this short video.

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    The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and HASTACinvite you to celebrate the winners of the Digital Media and Learning Competition with two events.

An Evening with the Princeton Laptop Orchestra (PLOrk)
A Digital Media and Learning Competition winner, PLOrk is a visionary musical ensemble of laptopists that in its short lifetime has performed at Carnegie Hall and inspired similar orchestras from Oslo toBangkok.
April 16, 2009
5:30 p.m. Reception
6:30 p.m. Performance with Q&A
Newberry Library
60 W. Walton Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610
Free and open to the public, limited seating available

First Annual Digital Media and Learning Competition Winners' Showcase
Winners of the first Digital Media and Learning Competition will showcase their work through panel discussions, interactive demonstrations, and exhibits.
April 17, 2009
9:30 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Palmer House Hilton, 6th Floor
Adams and Monroe Ballrooms
17 E. Monroe Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Free and open to the public
RSVP encouraged by April 14th
    Schedule of Events for April 17, 2009
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. - Panel Discussion Featuring Inaugural Competition Winners Black Cloud, Sustainable South Bronx GreenFab and Virtual Peace
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. - Conversation on Participatory Learning with Mizuko Ito and Howard Rheingold

11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Interactive Exhibition of 17 Winners' Projects from the Inaugural Competition
    

For more information on the Digital Media and Learning Competition visit www.dmlcompetition.net.
    For more information on MacArthur's $50 million digital media and learning initiative visit www.macfound.org.