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====**In addendum to the discussion of how to [|ensure inclusion of diversity], how do we ensure inclusion of economically disadvantaged students? Those who may not be easily picked out as "different," but b/c of their particular socioeconomic status have had little to no access to digital learning or are several paces behind their colleagues? In what ways might we address the particular challenges they face without singling them out?**====

Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century A participatory culture is a culture with relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement, strong support for creating and sharing one’s creations, and some type of informal mentorship whereby what is known by the most experienced is passed along to novices. A growing body of scholarship suggests potential benefits of these forms of participatory culture, including opportunities for peer-to-peer learning, a changed attitude toward intellectual property, the diversification of cultural expression, the development of skills valued in the modern workplace, and a more empowered conception of citizenship. Access to this participatory culture functions as a new form of the hidden curriculum, shaping which youth will succeed and which will be left behind as they enter school and the workplace.

**HASTAC Scholars Discussions:**

Blogs & Beyond: Teaching with Technology and Curiosity The rapid proliferation of digital tools and media is encouraging many of us to rethink our course development and classroom strategies. The adoption of these exciting new tools, however, is not simply a matter of grafting digital elements onto the traditional classroom methods. Instead it uncovers and unsettles many of the basic pedagogical assumptions that have long driven our teaching.

Race, Ethnicity, and Diaspora in the Digital Age

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This forum explores the reproduction and (re)configurations of race, ethnicity, and diaspora in digital spaces. The history of race and ethnicity as a scientific/sociological concept and social fact are complex and multifaceted. The negative, positive, and complex negotiations of these concepts follow us into digital spaces as people draw on new digital technologies to address and reproduce them. ======

Democratizing Knowledge  What does it mean to "democratize knowledge"? HASTAC Scholars consider the intersections of information technologies with fostering community partnerships and opening access to university resources and research.

Digital Storytelling  We have communicated cultural heritage for centuries by telling stories and singing songs. Today we continue to propagate collective memory through radio, television, newspapers and the web.

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