The Web and College Student Learning in Informal Contexts (Review of Literature)
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This document discusses informal learning of undergraduate college students through their use of the web and social media. It begins by defining formal and informal learning, with informal learning being voluntary, learner-driven, and often social and multi-dimensional. It then outlines key literature on college student learning and development in web 2.0, which focuses on student technology use statistics, problematic online behaviors, and use of specific applications in traditional environments. The document also discusses relevant developmental and learning theories for understanding this topic, such as constructivism, connectivism, and critical theory.
The Web and College Student Learning in Informal Contexts (Review of Literature)
- 1. The Web & college student learning in informal contexts 2013.01.31
- 4. In this presentation... I am interested in the learning and development of undergraduate college students in informal contexts most often encountered by student affairs professionals.
- 5. In other words... What literature is out there to inform student affairs professionals on how to use the Web/social media to engage college students?
- 6. So what do I mean by In/formal learning ?
- 7. Formal learning is what occurs in the classroom and is answerable to a set of regulations and traditional educational paradigms. It typically involves an agent (often a teacher) that directs what will be learned and how it will be learned. Greenhow, C., & Robelia, B. (2009, June). Informal learning and identity formation in online social networks. Learning Media and Technology, 34(2), 119-140. doi: 10.1080/17439880902923580
- 8. Informal learning is taken on voluntarily, driven by the learner, and often in a multi- dimensional social-mediated way that motivates one towards further learning. Greenhow, C., & Robelia, B. (2009, June). Informal learning and identity formation in online social networks. Learning Media and Technology, 34(2), 119-140. doi: 10.1080/17439880902923580 Bull, G., Thompson, A., Searson, M., Garofalo, J., Park, J., Young, C., & Lee, J. (2008). Connecting informal and formal learning: Experiences in the age of participatory media. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 8(2), 100-107. National Science Foundation. (2006). Informal science education program solicitation (NSF 06-520). Retrieved from www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06520/nsf06520.htm
- 9. We are going to focus on Informal learning
- 10. CAVEAT It is hard to separate informal from formal learning in Web environments, these concepts can blur and are grey. (get it ;)
- 11. ADDITIONALLY I am more concerned with informal learning as it occurs in traditional student affairs work as opposed to students crafting their own education on the Web.
- 12. How this session is Organized...
- 13. WEB 2.0 TRENDS, COLLEGE TECHNOLOGY STUDENT & IDEOLOGY LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT IN WEB 2.0 DEVELOPMENTAL AND RELATED THEORIES
- 14. WEB 2.0 TRENDS, TECHNOLOGY & IDEOLOGY
- 15. This is how it all started...
- 16. then the static pages of Web 1.0
- 17. followed by the sharing and tagging of Web 2.0 Tim O’Reilly
- 18. So what’s the difference? Web 2.0 VS Social Media
- 19. the terms are somewhat vague but in general...
- 20. Web 2.0 Social Media is more of the generally includes the platform, the specific applications underlying that enable the technology that sharing of content enables social media
- 21. They are also inherently tied to trends in mobile
- 22. Time for a video to help illustrate... THE MACHINE IS US/ING US - Michael Wesch
- 23. Time for a video to help illustrate... THE MACHINE IS US/ING US - Michael Wesch
- 24. folksonomy we are creating a database-backed web
- 25. folk sonomy social taxonomy
- 26. we are literally TEACHING the machine
- 27. people are already trying to predict Web 3.0 which could be The Semantic Web where the machine “understands” and can do stuff for and on behalf of the user
- 28. almost like a global brain
- 29. or Web 3.0 could be considered Augmented Reality which blends the physical and virtual just like in this video...
- 30. WEB 2.0 TRENDS & TECHNOLOGY
- 31. WEB 2.0 TRENDS & COLLEGE TECHNOLOGY STUDENT LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT IN WEB 2.0 DEVELOPMENTAL AND RELATED THEORIES
- 32. COLLEGE STUDENT LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT IN WEB 2.0
- 33. current literature on college student learning and web 2.0 focuses mainly on...
- 34. current literature on college student learning and web 2.0 focuses mainly on 1. Statistics on college student use of technology
- 35. current literature on college student learning and web 2.0 focuses mainly on 2. Problematic behavior associated with online participation
- 36. current literature on college student learning and web 2.0 focuses mainly on 3. Use of specific applications and web technologies in traditional environments (i.e. classrooms, or student affairs departments)
- 37. R E R ATU LI TE T H E N
- 38. The literature... on college student learning and Web 2.0... is largely composed of thought pieces if it contains research, often focuses on formal learning environments has few qualitative studies is fragmented across disciplines, international borders, and K-12 and higher education
- 39. key works on web 2.0 & student affairs/higher ed
- 40. key works on web 2.0 & student affairs/higher ed
- 41. COLLEGE STUDENT LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT IN WEB 2.0
- 42. WEB 2.0 TRENDS & COLLEGE TECHNOLOGY STUDENT LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT IN WEB 2.0 DEVELOPMENTAL AND RELATED THEORIES
- 43. DEVELOPMENTAL AND RELATED THEORIES
- 44. What existing theories may be useful to us in understanding all of this?
- 45. Constructivist Theories including social construction Dr. Robert Kegan Dr. Marcia Baxter-Magolda
- 47. Critical Theory & Literacy
- 48. DEVELOPMENTAL AND RELATED THEORIES
- 49. WEB 2.0 TRENDS & COLLEGE TECHNOLOGY STUDENT LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT IN WEB 2.0 DEVELOPMENTAL AND RELATED THEORIES
- 50. health of the literature overall
- 51. constantly evolving... even 4 years ago is out-of-date has a robust engaged takes new community forms, including much is digital, blogs, videos and can and audio disappear or be repeated without attribution