Mimi Ito

professor, anthropologist, #connectedlearning advocate, director of UC Irvine's Connected Learning Lab @mimiito.bsky.social

[Mimi Ito @mizuko]

Publication day for the @mitpress book I co-edited with Carrie James! https://t.co/7lbDpK2Qqz

[Mimi Ito @mizuko]

Lessons learned on cultural cross-pollination and co-design with Japanese families from our Celebrating Neurodiversity event in Tokyo a few years back with @AnnuskaP @Joi https://t.co/8cubQxKgWT

[Mimi Ito @mizuko]

Welcoming Henry Jenkins, my otaku research collaborator Daisuke Okabe & Kohei Kato who has been doing work on game based learning with neurodivergent kids for a cross-cultural conversation on neurodiversity inclusion. In person at UCI, and streaming online https://t.co/hpetbdJbmz

[#ConnectedLearning @TheCLAlliance]

📢 NEW Blog on Neurodiversity and Project-Based Learning! From the Neurodiversity Potential Research Group; new crosspost blog covers the August 26 webinar that explored how inclusively designed environments can tap the strengths of neurodiverse learners. https://t.co/0JPHSuStER

[Mimi Ito @mizuko]

Connected Learning Summit kicks off Sunday w online preconference meetups. I'll be be co-facilitating one on XR (w Drew Davidson) and on STEM Equity (w @krisgu). Still time to register and sign up for both in person and online https://t.co/RsaClQHVnP

[Mimi Ito @mizuko]

I'll be leading a roundtable on Connected Learning and Neurodiversity at the Connected Learning Summit with Meryl Alper Weiss and Annuska Zolyomi on Oct 05 - 10, 2025 https://t.co/IuQJ6qpb7p

[Mimi Ito @mizuko]

Registration is now open for CLS2025. I'm excited about our new hybrid model with folks hosting in person events around the world synchronized with the online event. Reach out if you want to host an in person CLS2025 meetup!

[#ConnectedLearning @TheCLAlliance]

🎊 Registration is OPEN for #ConnectedLearning2025! 🎉

📆 October 5–10, 2025 | Online + In Person 🌐

Join educators, researchers, and innovators from around the world for a week of inspiring talks, hands-on sessions, and global connection: https://t.co/gF0p7oflS1

[Mimi Ito @mizuko]

Our first essay from the Neurodiversity Potential Study Group (NeuPoteKen), an emerging community between Japan and English speaking scholars exploring synergies between connected learning and neurodiversity https://t.co/r4OGsJeGia

[#ConnectedLearning @TheCLAlliance]

Our Director and the Director of the Connected Learning Lab, Mizuko Ito (@mizuko), reflects on our #ConnectedLearning research, what #Neurodiversity means to her, and the first webinar from @NDPotential's Neurodiversity Potential Study Group!

✨https://t.co/Qnw8fBECOe

[Mimi Ito @mizuko]

Correction - over 12 years since the report and 20 years since the MacArthur DML initiative launch!

[Mimi Ito @mizuko]

It's been over 20 years since the publication of the first connected learning framework and report. Feeling very grateful for the support of colleagues and campus leadership throughout these years, and in this moment.

[#ConnectedLearning @TheCLAlliance]

So thrilled to announce 2 milestones for the Connected Learning Lab: our official approval as a cross-campus research institute, and the opening of our new 1250 square-foot collaborative workspace! 🎉🎊

🌟 Announcement from @UCIrvine: https://t.co/qpCdGXvgs9

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[Mimi Ito @mizuko]

Our Connected Learning Lab
is co-hosting a hybrid workshop on cultural and linguistic diversity in AI applications with ASIS&T May 6, 2025. Call for posters and research/practice talks now open https://t.co/nRGfmvnxCr

[Mimi Ito @mizuko]

Correction - this event is tonight, February 26th! Apologies for the error

[Mimi Ito @mizuko]

I'll be speaking at the Beckman Center at UCI, February 27 at 7pm as part of the National Academies Distinctive Voices series. Free registration https://t.co/Q2MsRNxMyU

[Mimi Ito @mizuko]

Excited to be sharing the CFP for
#connectedlearning2025 rebooted after a 1 year pause with all the good stuff (Rising Scholars, research papers, showcases, workshops, keynotes, plenaries, topical meetups) + a new hybrid and org level participation model

[#ConnectedLearning @TheCLAlliance]

📣 Announcing the Call for Proposals for the 2025 Connected Learning Summit, happening October 5-10! Research Paper and Showcase submissions open March 6th: https://t.co/z4FE1n5cZ9

#ConnectedLearning2025 #ConnectedLearning

[Mimi Ito @mizuko]

Happy New Year! Kicked off the year with a proper Japanese new year celebration to bring good luck - thinking I need all the help I can get for 2025. Also starting the new year with a fresh new website, https://t.co/9ZhvrhijQ9 and bluesky account @mimiito.bsky.social

[Sonia Livingstone @Livingstone_S]

👉#DigitalFutures4Children is excited to launch "Your Rights Online Toolkit" for children and young people

👉Explore the #ChildFriendly #ChildRights #Digital toolkit here https://t.co/TZgH8upGF1

Please share! Suggestions welcome 😀
@MediaLSE @5RightsFound #GeneralCommentNo25

[Joi Ito @Joi]

10/14に、ニューロダイバーシティのワークショップを開催します。今回は@mizukoや@rundembearなど海外の研究者が最先端の研究を発表してもらう特別な機会です。僕も参加します。

We’re hosting a neurodiversity workshop on October 14 in Tokyo. Join us!

https://t.co/sy35ckxwQK

[Neurodiversity Potential｜ニューロダイバーシティ・ポテンシャル (NDP) @NDPotential]

＼📣イベント開催のお知らせ／

海外から専門家を迎えて、ニューロダイバージェントな人々の豊かな内面世界に迫る特別ワークショップを開催します。誰もが自分らしく生きられる環境について、一緒に考えてみませんか？皆様のご参加を心よりお待ちしております！

🔻参加申込み
https://t.co/pMBkwi6f66

[#ConnectedLearning @TheCLAlliance]

🚨Reminder to the #ConnectedLearning community — lend the authors and editors @carrie_james and @mizuko a hand with their new essay collection! We’re looking for actionable, concrete, and candid feedback. More in CLA blog➡️https://t.co/Ik4eQyjlzu #YouthWellbeingTech

[Susan Crown Exchange @scefdn]

The WAY we talk about teens and tech matters, especially in this polarized climate. No need to induce panic. No need to treat youth as a monolith. Be practical. Be constructive. Listen. // We're proud of our friends @mizuko and @carrie_james for leading this important project. #DigitalWellbeing #DigitalThriving