Pre-teens’ informal learning with ICT and Web 2.0

Abstract

How to cite:Ferguson, Rebecca; Faulkner, Dorothy; Whitelock, Denise and Sheehy, Kieron (2015). Pre-teens' informal learning with ICT and Web 2.0. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 24(2) pp. 247-265.For guidance on citations see FAQs. Inside formal education, these constraints appear similar at primary and secondary levels. Out of school, regulation is more age specific, contributing to the development of tensions around use of ICT as children approach their teenage years. These tensions and constraints shape the ways in which children aged 10 to 11 engage in formal and informal learning, particularly their methods of communication and their pressing need to develop evaluation skills.

Social media and education: reconceptualizing the boundaries of formal and informal learning

“…Informal learning is described as that which is not directed by school or externally mandated but is learner controlled (e.g., Ferguson et al 2014;Luckin et al 2009;Tan 2013), exploratory, self-directed and spontaneous (Dabbagh and Kitsantas 2012;Mardis 2013;Yang, Crook, and O'Malley 2013). Many use the terms to indicate context with formal representing the confines of the classroom and informal covering everything else from after-school clubs to the home (Ranieri and Bruni 2013;Reynolds and Chiu 2013).…”

The educational value of internet use in the home for school children: A systematic review of literature

“…Learning has never been confined within the boundaries of school buildings with children and young people continue to learn beyond the school environment through a range of contexts including online through the Internet. The nature of online learning is diverse and includes informal learning (Ferguson et al, 2015), independent study using curriculum materials, continuing activities started at school (Kerawalla et al, 2007) or through individualized or group homework activities set by teachers (Epstein & Van Voorhis, 2001). Like the learning that occurs at school, learning at home increasingly makes use of the Internet.…”

The educational value of internet use in the home for school children: A systematic review of literature

“…Learning has never been confined within the boundaries of school buildings with children and young people continue to learn beyond the school environment through a range of contexts including online through the Internet. The nature of online learning is diverse and includes informal learning (Ferguson, Faulkner, Whitelock, & Sheehy, 2015), independent study using curriculum materials, continuing activities started at school (Kerawalla et al, 2007) or through individualized or group homework activities set by teachers (Epstein & Van Voorhis, 2001). Like the learning that occurs at school, learning at home increasingly makes use of the Internet.…”