The Future of Learning by Searching the Web: Mobile, Social, and Multimodal

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Published: Oct 11, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14786/flr.v6i2.343

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Yvonne Kammerer
Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tuebingen, Germany / Welten Institute – Research Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology, Open University of the Netherlands, The Netherlands
Saskia Brand-Gruwel
Welten Institute – Research Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology, Open University of the Netherlands, The Netherlands
Halszka Jarodzka
Welten Institute – Research Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology, Open University of the Netherlands, The Netherlands

Abstract


Recent technological developments related to the World Wide Web including mobile computing, social media, and online videos are shaping the way we learn. As argued in the present commentary, the majority of educational psychological research that has examined how individuals learn by searching the Web, however, has not kept up with this pace. Therefore, the goal of this commentary is to discuss how recent technological developments might affect how learners acquire knowledge through Web search and to provide a respective research agenda. Specifically, we will focus on the use of mobile devices and digital assistants, social networking sites, and online videos, and the opportunities and challenges they present to learners. In addition, we suggest that future research should study the ongoing learning processes during Web search in greater detail. We believe that examining the research questions raised in the present commentary will uniquely contribute to the literature on Web-based searching and learning.
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Kammerer, Y., Brand-Gruwel, S., & Jarodzka, H. (2018). The Future of Learning by Searching the Web: Mobile, Social, and Multimodal. Frontline Learning Research, 6(2), 81–91. https://doi.org/10.14786/flr.v6i2.343
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Vol. 6 No. 2 (2018): Frontline Learning Research
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Author Biographies

Yvonne Kammerer, Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tuebingen, Germany / Welten Institute – Research Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology, Open University of the Netherlands, The Netherlands

Yvonne Kammerer works as a post-doc at the Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien in Tuebingen, Germany, and as an assistant professor at the Welten Institute, Research Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology at the Open University of the Netherlands. She has a background in educational and applied cognitive psychology.

Saskia Brand-Gruwel, Welten Institute – Research Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology, Open University of the Netherlands, The Netherlands

Saskia Brand-Gruwel is a full professor and dean of the Faculty Psychology and Educational Sciences at the Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen.

Halszka Jarodzka, Welten Institute – Research Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology, Open University of the Netherlands, The Netherlands

Halszka Jarodzka works as as an assistant professor at the Welten Institute, Research Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology at the Open University of the Netherlands.