Abstract
With the advent of new media, knowledge has been made accessible on an unprecedented global scale. Given information’s ubiquity, questions arise regarding not only how we understand what knowledge is, but also what the responsibilities are for the society that participates in its production. Charting recent educational and social scientific efforts to scaffold learning, the chapter discusses connected learning, an emergent umbrella term that refers to how learners traverse between formal and informal settings. Through this framework, the chapter sets out to address learners’ knowledge practices as they navigate between designed and spontaneous or “situated” learning. Accordingly, we identify challenges as educators seek to become agents of positive transformation in the digital age. Online information outlets are, on the one hand, agents for social reproduction and, on the other hand, agents for socioeducational change and individual advancement.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Learning In a Networked Society |
Subtitle of host publication | Spontaneous and Designed Technology Enhanced Learning Communities |
Editors | Yael Kali, Ayelet Baram-Tsabari, Amit M. Schejter |
Place of Publication | Cham |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Pages | 139-144 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-030-14610-8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2019 |