This report is part of the research project on Pedagogical Innovations in New ICT-facilitated Learning Communities (LearnCom), under an Administrative Arrangement between the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) and the DG Education and Culture, European Commission.

The aim of this study is to review and assess the new social and pedagogical approaches to learning that are emerging in new ICT-facilitated collaborative learning settings. In addition to formal education, such communities are increasingly emerging in informal and non-formal lifelong learning environments where learning is happening in a freely organised manner, bringing together learners, experts, and other parties. This study aims to examine these new learning communities in order to find innovative pedagogical and organisational practices that support lifelong learning in different settings and foster innovations in the interaction of teachers, learners and organisations.

Pedagogical Innovation in New Learning Communities

Authors: Stefania Aceto, Claudio Dondi, and Paola Marzotto
Editors: Kirsti Ala-Mutka and Anusca Ferrari

Published: 2010