The Social Life of Learning: How Can Continuing Education Be Reconfigured in the Future?.

Brown, John Seely

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ERIC Number: EJ674114

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Publication Date: 2002

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The Social Life of Learning: How Can Continuing Education Be Reconfigured in the Future?

Brown, John Seely

Continuing Higher Education Review, v66 p50-69 Fall 2002

Technology is driving much of education, but learning is socially constructed. Learning, including electronic forms, should be designed to create a social learning environment. This can help bridge the divide between the "analog" professor and the "digital" student. (SK)

Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Constructivism (Learning), Continuing Education, Educational Environment, Higher Education, Instructional Design, Social Networks

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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