▁ ▁Pel uso ' s ▁recent ▁research ▁has ▁been ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁Congress ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁of ▁Human ities ▁and ▁Social ▁Sciences ▁which ▁is ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Federation ▁for ▁the ▁Human ities ▁and ▁Social ▁Sciences . ▁An ▁article ▁on ▁Pel uso ' s ▁research ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁R Y ME ▁discussed ▁how ▁the ▁research ▁group ▁is ▁bringing ▁forth ▁a ▁new ▁out look ▁on ▁child hood ▁education , ▁the ▁arts ▁and ▁the ▁media . ▁This ▁article ▁also ▁rec apped ▁Pel uso ' s ▁and ▁her ▁colle agues ' ▁present ations ▁at ▁the ▁Congress , ▁and ▁quoted ▁Pel uso ▁as ▁saying ▁that ▁" T each ers ▁facil itate ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁expl oring ▁these ▁[ techn ological ▁and ▁art istic ] ▁opportun ities , ▁learn ▁from ▁k ids ▁and ▁offer ▁youth ▁emp ower ment . ▁Every one ▁has ▁knowledge ▁of ▁what ▁the ▁next ▁person ▁doesn ’ t ." ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁c ited ▁as ▁stating ▁that ▁" Digital ▁medium s ▁for ▁communication , ▁expression ▁and ▁mult im od ality ▁eng aging ▁in ▁one ' s ▁own ▁life , ▁such ▁as ▁social ▁media ▁( e . g ., ▁Twitter ) ▁and ▁interactive ▁technology ▁like ▁i P ads , ▁enter ▁the ▁class room ▁in ▁the ▁po ckets , ▁b ags ▁and ▁back pack s ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁students ▁and ▁educ ators , ▁yet ▁only ▁until ▁recently ▁have ▁these ▁digital ▁media ▁become ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁educational ▁environment . ▁C urr icul um ▁design ers ▁and ▁policy ▁mak ers ▁seem ▁to ▁be