Measuring and analyzing informal learning in the digital age / Olutoyin Mejiuni, Patricia Cranton, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-325) and index.

"This book investigates some of the primary technologies being used in educational settings and how a less structured and more open learning environment can effectively motivate students in their studies"-- Provided by publisher.

The meaning and context of informal learning / Olutoyin Mejiuni, Patricia Cranton, Olufemi Taiwo -- Informal learning as dialectics of activity / Peter H. Sawchuk -- On informal learning, informal teaching and informal education : addressing conceptual, methodological, institutional and pedagogical issues / Daniel Schugurensky -- From Logos to Eros and back again : an exploration of the foundations of informal learning and tacit knowledge / Al Lauzon -- Informal learning in second language acquisition : a case study of two ESL learners / Helen Yeh -- Informal transformative learning from a life-threatening illness / Chad Hoggan -- Stories of breastfeeding advocates : the significance of informal learning / Leah Poirier -- Informal and self-directed learning in the age of MOOCS (Massive open online courses) / Lin Lin, Patricia Cranton -- How pre-service and first-year teachers utilize informal learning in a work context / Amy L. Sedivy-Benton, Katina M. Leland -- Informal learning contributes to the leadership eevelopment of nurse managers / Rebecca McGill -- Personal interaction and informal learning : the case of China / Kin Wai Michael Siu, Giovanni J. Contreras -- Social capital and community development : a nexus for women informal learning / Adejoke C. Babalola -- Adult health learning : a critical approach to informal learning about health / Leona M. English -- Informal learning as group meaning making : visible talk in online communities / Mary Ziegler, Trena Paulus, Marianne Woodside -- Making sense of surrounding difference : informal learning in national culture adaptation / David Starr-Glass -- Valuing "and evaluating" informal learning in workplace communities of practice / Victoria J. Marsick, Karen E. Watkins -- Enhancing self-reflective practice and conscious service in the helping professions : the value of informal learning / Elizabeth Bishop -- Integration of informal learning theory and practice into the study of implementation in healthcare contexts / Patrick R. Walden -- Looking back and looking forward / Patricia Cranton, Olufemi Taiwo, Olutoyin Mejiuni.