Article
Connected Teaching and Learning in K-16+ Contexts: An Annotated Bibliography
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education
(2018)
Abstract
Connected learning is “an emerging, synthetic model of learning whose principles are consistent with those of positive youth development, sociocultural learning theory, and findings from ethnographic studies of young people’s interest-related interactions with digital media” (Maul et al., 2017, p. 2). It seeks to harness new media technologies and human networks to support interest-driven, production-centered learning that bridges in- and out-of-school and intergenerational disconnects. As such, “it is a fundamentally different mode of learning than education centered on fixed subjects, one-to-many instruction, and standardized testing…” (Connected Learning Alliance, n.d.). The connected learning model has spread rapidly and widely; it has been taken up in the design of programs, courses, and research across interdisciplinary, international, and in- and out-of-school contexts. The goal for this annotated bibliography is to provide an overview of connected learning theory and research that is most relevant to teaching and learning in K-16+ school settings, which can serve as a resource for those interested in connected learning practice and outcomes.
Disciplines
Publication Date
2018
Citation Information
Sarah Lohnes Watulak, Anna Smith, Lindy Johnson, Nathan Philips, et al.. "Connected Teaching and Learning in K-16+ Contexts: An Annotated Bibliography" Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 18 Iss. 2 (2018) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lindy-johnson/8/