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The third Hive Learning Network, in Pittsburgh, launched in 2013 as was the fourth one in Toronto that same year. 2014 will see the Launch of the Hive Bay Area with additional HLNs and Hive Learning Communities launching as well. | The third Hive Learning Network, in Pittsburgh, launched in 2013 as was the fourth one in Toronto that same year. 2014 will see the Launch of the Hive Bay Area with additional HLNs and Hive Learning Communities launching as well. | ||
The New York City, Chicago and Toronto Hives are stewarded by the Mozilla Foundation, the the Pittsburgh Hive is hosted by The Sprout Fund. | The New York City, Chicago and Toronto Hives are stewarded by the Mozilla Foundation, the the Pittsburgh Hive is hosted by The Sprout Fund. | ||
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Attributes of Hive Learning Networks''' | |||
ATTRIBUTES OF THE HIVE LEARNING NETWORK | |||
The extent to which the following Hive Learning Network attributes are in place or committed to will help | |||
determine the readiness of a new location to plan and launch a Hive: | |||
• PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY: A community of youth-serving organizations committed | |||
to testing new ideas to initiate a Connected Learning framework | |||
• CITY OR METROPOLITAN AREA PRESENCE: A strong and credible voice representing the Hive | |||
vision for learning at important events | |||
• SUSTAINABILITY AND A FINANCING PLAN: A sustainability and financing plan to support Hive | |||
administration and innovative programs | |||
• YOUMEDIA-LIKE SPACE: An existing, or the commitment to developing a, permanent space for | |||
youth, similar to YOUmedia, that connects young people’s interests, peer culture, and academics | |||
• PROGRAMMING AND SHARED OR OPEN ASSETS: The regular development of innovative | |||
learning programs and activities that contribute to a pool of shared and open assets for others to | |||
use and remix | |||
• YOUTH: Young people willing and able to participate in Hive programs and activities, and a | |||
commitment to launching a community of youth to help advise on Hive operations and programs | |||
• RESEARCH: The willingness to collect standardized data and to be observed by a team of researchers | |||
gathering information about the Hive model and its contributions to improved learning for youth | |||
• TECHNOLOGY: A commitment to implementing a technology infrastructure that connects young | |||
people to one another and to mentors for shared learning and critique, and to collecting real-time | |||
data about activities for continued improvement | |||
• BADGES: Adoption of digital badges as a tool for valuing and making visible the learning that | |||
takes place in informal spaces | |||
*Big idea/questions/goals/outcomes | *Big idea/questions/goals/outcomes | ||
*DML connections | *DML connections | ||