In this issue . . . .

* Fellowships & Scholarships
* Elective Ideas for Summer Session 2009
* NYU Events
* Local NYC Events in ECT
* Job Opportunities
* Steinhardt Grant Opportunity for Students
* Technology & Learning in Africa
* ECT Web Resources

Fellowships & Scholarships

Cooney Center Fellows Program
www.joanganzcooneycenter.org

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop has a strong interest in supporting researchers, producers, educators, and policy makers who can stimulate the production and scale-up of innovative and developmentally-appropriate digital media products for young children.

The Cooney Center is currently accepting applications for its 2009-10 Cooney Center Fellows Program. The one-year, $50,000 fellowship attracts a wide range of talented scholars who have expertise in digital media, as well as communication, child development, education, and psychology. Fellows undertake an independent research project of their choosing and play a substantive role on projects directly related to the Center's priorities. For example, our 2007 Fellow Carly Shuler (who agreed to stay on an extra year) recently produced an insightful report on mobile learning, called Pockets of Potential, which we released at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. Our current Fellow Lori Takeuchi is leading two very important research projects-- one on the Internet search habits of low-SES children, and the other on the digital lives of young children and their caregivers.

Graduates of masters and doctoral programs, as well as current doctoral students wishing to supplement their studies are encouraged to apply. Please note that prior work and/or research experience in children's educational digital media is generally expected.

Applications are due April 1st and instructions can be downloaded from:

http://supportus.sesameworkshop.org/atf/cf/%7B696041d3-7012-440d-b4f1-aaefdfbe02ac%7D/COONEY%20FELLOWS_2009_FINAL.PDF

NYU Reynolds Program in Social Entrepreneurship
http://www.nyu.edu/reynolds

The NYU Reynolds Program in Social Entrepreneurship provides funds, training and encouragement to graduate and undergraduate students from across NYU who want to be part of the next generation of social entrepreneurial leaders. We also provide a host of social entrepreneurial resources and opportunities to the entire NYU and NYC community.

The NYU Reynolds Program in Social Entrepreneurship is pleased to continue the 2008-09 "Social Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century" Speaker Series. Join us on March 3 at 12pm for a talk with Echoing Green President Cheryl Dorsey. Cheryl is a former medical doctor turned social entrepreneur who believes in the transformative power of a generation of young people dedicating themselves to be a force for good. As the leader of Echoing Green, she is in the business of identifying, investing in, and developing outstanding emerging social entrepreneurial talent throughout the world.

The event will take place at the NYU Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, in Shorin, Room 802. All are welcome, but space is limited and an RSVP is required at: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB228CAUV8XLS.

Other speakers this year include Whole Foods Chairman and CEO John Mackey, Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark, Public Enemy Founder Chuck D, Ethos Water founder Peter Thum, and Partners in Health Co-founder Paul Farmer.To learn more about the NYU Reynolds Speaker Series, and to access our video library of previous speakers, click here or cut and paste http://www.nyu.edu/reynolds/speaker_series/ into your browser. You can also
find our video library free of charge in the podcast section of iTunes.

NYU Events

The Wasserman Center for Career Development invites you to:

Education, Health and Non-Profit Career Fair

http://www.nyu.edu/careerdevelopment/students/career_fairs/career_fairs.php

Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 3pm-7pm

The Kimmel Center for University Life

60 Washington Square South

NYU ID Required

Bring resumes!

Refer any questions to careerfairs@nyu.edu or 212.998.4730

NYU Student Resource Center and the Senate Graduate Affairs Committee invite you to:
A Graduate Affair

Monday, March 2, 2009, 7:30pm -9:30pm
The Kimmel Center for University Life
60 Washington Square South
Rosenthal Pavilion (10th floor)

Free of charge to all NYU graduate students!
No RSVP Required
NYU graduate students may bring one guest

Please join us in an event that will bring graduate students of NYU together for an academic social event complete with free Hors d'oeuvres and drinks. There will be a panel discussion by two scholars, Drs. Joel Oppenheim and Keith Micoli, regarding the significance of graduate
education in career building today. This event will be educational yet an enjoyable social event where graduate students can meet each other under a sophisticated academic context.

Elective Ideas for Summer Session 2009

Steinhardt's Sociology of Education Program, in the Department of Humanities and the Social Sciences in the Professions, is offering this course in Summer 2009.

E20.2371.001 – Social Inequality & Education
Call # 40957
Professor Floyd Hammack, Instructor
May 18-June 5, Monday through Thursday, 4:10PM - 6:25PM

This course centers on the consideration of the role of educational institutions in fostering, preventing, and maintaining equalities and inequalities in American society. It reviews the variety of ways education has been understood to intervene (or not) in the cross-generation inheritance of social positions and the social mobility barriers experienced by members of particular groups. The course finishes with an examination of how current educational reforms relate to these interventions.

Local NYC Events in ECT

TCETC 2009: Technology, Media and Designs for Learning
http://events.tc.columbia.edu/tcetc2009/%20
The Communication, Computing, and Technology in Education Program at Teachers College invites submissions for its 2009 conference on May 10-11, 2009. It will serve as a multi-disciplinary forum for graduate students to discuss and exchange information on the research, development and applications of emerging technologies for learning. The deadline for submission is March 16, 2009.

International Conference on E-Learning in the Workplace
http://www.icelw.org/home.htm
Teachers College at Columbia University
June 10-12, 2009

Technology & Learning in Africa

Join the OLPCorps:Africa
http://laptop.org/en/participate/get-involved/OLPCorps.shtml

Active students spark revolutions and inspire movements. Our education movement is no different. With this in mind, we have started the OLPCorps Africa project. We are equipping teams of students from around the world with 100 XOs, hardware, training, and financial support to expand learning in Africa for children ages 6-12. We’re looking for agents of change capable of leading the first global grassroots movement in learning.

Student-led teams will:

* travel to one of the 53 African countries of their choosing for 9-10 weeks
* participate in a 10-day orientation in Kigali, Rwanda at OLPC’s office
* receive a $10,000 (USD) stipend to cover operating costs
* deploy 100 XO laptops, including hardware and support
* collaborate with up to 100 other teams as part of a life-long global network empowering a generation of children
* send one representative to MIT/OLPC’s all-expense paid summit from Oct 10th-12th 2009

Web Resources

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http://www.joanganzcooneycenter.org/

Submit web resources of interest to ECTers, and they will be posted here.