How I Spent My Summer “Vacation”

Scholarly Writing. I spearheaded a revise and resubmit for a journal article for which I am lead author. I also directed the adaptation of a journal article into a book chapter, again taking lead authorship. I contributed significantly to various iterations of three research reports from the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab that documents the PLAY! research group’s efforts over the past two years. I contributed to an article written by a colleague and attained third authorship.

Book Chapters
Felt, L.J., Dura, L., & Singhal, A. (forthcoming). Cultural Beacons in practice: Leveraging overlooked indicators and grassroots wisdoms. In D.K. Kim, G. Kreps, & A. Singhal (Eds.), Global Health Communication Strategies in the 21st Century. New York: Peter Lang Publishing Group.
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
Felt, L.J., Vartabedian, V., Literat, I., & Mehta, R. (revise and resubmit). Explore Locally, Excel Digitally: A Participatory Learning After-school Program for Enriching Citizenship On- and Offline. Journal of Media Literacy Education.

Cole, G.K., Street, K.E., & Felt, L.J. (in press). Storytelling in The Digital Age: Engaging Learners for Cognitive and Affective Gains. International Journal of Technology.
Research Reports
Reilly, E., Vartabedian, V., Felt, L.J., & Jenkins, H. (forthcoming). Shall we play? Los Angeles, CA: Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism.

Reilly, E., Vartabedian, V., Felt, L.J., & Jenkins, H. (forthcoming). PLAY! (Participatory Learning And You!). Los Angeles, CA: Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism.

Vartabedian, V. and Felt, L.J. (2012). PLAY! (Participatory Learning and You!) Pilot: Professional Development with Los Angeles Unified School District Educators (LAUSD), Grades 6-12. In E. Reilly and I. Literat (Eds.), Designing with Teachers: Participatory Approaches to Professional Development in Education. Los Angeles, CA: Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism.

Manuscript Review. I reviewed articles for International Journal of Communication (1), Journal of Children and Media (2), and Critical Arts (14).
Conferences. I joined scholars and, notably, practitioners from fields whose work complements my own, e.g., cinema, engineering, public health, entertainment, library science, elementary/second/after-school education: Annenberg Fellows Symposium (April 11), Liberating Structures Working Group (April 13-15), Digital Kids (April 26-27), American Library Association (June 23), Literacy Design Collaborative (July 9-10), USC Shoah Foundation Best Practices Workshop (August 1-3), USC Joint Educational Project Training/Retreat (August 20-22).

Instructional Design. I also partnered with the USC Shoah Foundation, designing media-rich activities for learners to engage with complex ideas and extend their learning via multimedia production within the context of IWitness, an online application that allows users to watch and remix over 1200 video testimonies from survivors and witnesses of genocide. My activity looks at civil rights in the Jim Crow South and 1936 Germany.

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