NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Keune, Anna; Peppler, Kylie – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2019
Celebrating hands-on making and technological inventiveness, the Maker Movement promotes the popularity of new makerspaces: learning environments filled with diverse materials for youth's creative projects. Described as "constructionist learning environments," makerspaces can be challenging to design because materials require substantial…
Descriptors: Creativity, Educational Environment, Costs, Learning Theories
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Persico, Donatella; Passarelli, Marcello; Pozzi, Francesca; Earp, Jeffrey; Dagnino, Francesca Maria; Manganello, Flavio – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2019
This paper explores the relationship between digital games and learning along the continuum from formal to informal learning. Games are an increasingly important component of our learning ecologies but their potential can prove difficult to fully harness due to the downsides of gaming in informal contexts and to the limitations games can present…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Risk, Learning Processes, Correlation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Poitras, Eric G.; Harley, Jason M.; Liu, Yang S. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2019
The purpose of this study is to experimentally manipulate discourse processes hypothesized to impact the emotions students experience when interacting with handheld augmented reality devices in informal learning settings. Research conducted in the field is often limited by practical constraints, requiring heavy investments in time and resources to…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Electronic Learning, Physical Activities, Tourism
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Cook, John; Pachler, Norbert – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
Social and mobile technologies offer users unprecedented opportunities for communicating, interacting, sharing, meaning-making, content and context generation. And, these affordances are in constant flux driven by a powerful interplay between technological innovation and emerging cultural practices. Significantly, also, they are starting to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handheld Devices, Workplace Learning, Education Work Relationship