Measuring and analyzing informal learning in the digital age
By: Olutoyin Mejiuni, Patricia Cranton, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò
Contributors: Taiwo, Olufemi, editor of compilation
Series: Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development (AHEPD) Book Series
Publisher: Information Science Reference
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Hershey, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9781466682658; 9781466682665
Subjects: Open learning; Non-formal education; Experiential learning; Educational technology
Description: "This book investigates some of the primary technologies being used in educational settings and how a less structured and more open learning environment can effectively motivate students in their studies"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-325) and index.
Table of contents: title: The meaning and context of informal learning / Olutoyin Mejiuni, Patricia Cranton, Olufemi Taiwo; title: Informal learning as dialectics of activity / Peter H. Sawchuk; title: On informal learning, informal teaching and informal education : addressing conceptual, methodological, institutional and pedagogical issues / Daniel Schugurensky; title: From Logos to Eros and back again : an exploration of the foundations of informal learning and tacit knowledge / Al Lauzon; title: Informal learning in second language acquisition : a case study of two ESL learners / Helen Yeh; title: Informal transformative learning from a life-threatening illness / Chad Hoggan; title: Stories of breastfeeding advocates : the significance of informal learning / Leah Poirier; title: Informal and self-directed learning in the age of MOOCS (Massive open online courses) / Lin Lin, Patricia Cranton; title: How pre-service and first-year teachers utilize informal learning in a work context / Amy L. Sedivy-Benton, Katina M. Leland; title: Informal learning contributes to the leadership eevelopment of nurse managers / Rebecca McGill; title: Personal interaction and informal learning : the case of China / Kin Wai Michael Siu, Giovanni J. Contreras; title: Social capital and community development : a nexus for women informal learning / Adejoke C. Babalola; title: Adult health learning : a critical approach to informal learning about health / Leona M. English; title: Informal learning as group meaning making : visible talk in online communities / Mary Ziegler, Trena Paulus, Marianne Woodside; title: Making sense of surrounding difference : informal learning in national culture adaptation / David Starr-Glass; title: Valuing "and evaluating" informal learning in workplace communities of practice / Victoria J. Marsick, Karen E. Watkins; title: Enhancing self-reflective practice and conscious service in the helping professions : the value of informal learning / Elizabeth Bishop; title: Integration of informal learning theory and practice into the study of implementation in healthcare contexts / Patrick R. Walden; title: Looking back and looking forward / Patricia Cranton, Olufemi Taiwo, Olutoyin Mejiuni.