A Case Study of Children Learning New Media Skills

This article presents an analysis of data from a project which investigated children and young people‟s learning of digital cultures in informal settings in Britain. The project aimed to build links between young peoples ‟ leisure and learning experiences, by engaging with the content and styles of learning connected with digital cultures in homes and community centres. The focus of this article is on a computer games making course for young people age 9 – 13. The article looks specifically at issues around technology and pedagogy. Questions are raised about types of software used with this age range, and the article includes a discussion of the models of learning which describe young people‟s interactions with digital cultures