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1. Minds in Play

   Computer Game Design As A Context for Children's Learning

   By Yasmin B. Kafai

   Video games more than any other media have brought technology into children's homes and hearts. Educators, psychologists, and parents are struck by the quality of engagement that stands in stark contrast to children's usual interest in school homework and other activities. Whereas most research...

   Published December 5th 2012 by Routledge
2. Embracing Diversity in the Learning Sciences

   Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of the Learning Sciences

   Edited by Yasmin B. Kafai, William A. Sandoval, Noel Enyedy, Althea Scott Nixon, Francisco Herrera

   More than a decade has passed since the First International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) was held at Northwestern University in 1991. The conference has now become an established place for researchers to gather. The 2004 meeting is the first under the official sponsorship of the...

   Published June 9th 2004 by Routledge
3. Constructionism in Practice

   Designing, Thinking, and Learning in A Digital World

   Edited by Yasmin B. Kafai, Mitchel Resnick

   The digital revolution necessitates, but also makes possible, radical changes in how and what we learn. This book describes a set of innovative educational research projects at the MIT Media Laboratory, illustrating how new computational technologies can transform our conceptions of learning,...

   Published March 31st 1996 by Routledge