Learning Across Sites: New Tools, Infrastructures and Practices (New Perspectives on Learning and Instruction)

PThe ever evolving, technology-intensive nature of the twenty-first century workplace has caused an acceleration in the division of labour, whereby work practices are becoming highly specialised and learning and the communication of knowledge is in a constant state of flux. This poses a challenge for education and learning: as knowledge and expertise increasingly evolve, how can individuals be prepared through education to participate in specific industries and organisations, both as newcomers and throughout their careers?/P P/P PEMLearning Across Sites/EM brings together a diverse range of contributions from leading international researchers to examine the impacts and roles which evolving digital technologies have on our navigation of education and professional work environments. Viewing learning as a socially organised activity, the contributors explore the evolution of learning technologies and knowledge acquisition in networked societies through empirical research in a range of industries and workplaces. The areas of study include public administration, engineering, production, and healthcare and the contributions address the following questions:/P P/P UL P LIHow are learning activities organised?/LI P/P P LIHow are tools and infrastructures used?/LI P/P P LIWhat competences are needed to participate in specialised activities?/LI P/P P LIWhat counts as knowledge in multiple and diverse settings?/LI P/P P LIWhere can parallels be drawn between workplaces?/LI/UL PAddressing an emerging problem of adaptation in contemporary education, this book is essential reading for all those undertaking postgraduate study and research in the fields of educational psychology, informatics and applied information technology. /P