Abstract
This study aims to understand adult online informal learning illuminating a way of becoming an influential social figure. We interviewed five famous online economy disputants whose postings were very popular in Korea during the global financial crisis in 2008-2009. We explored how they learned and found that their self-directedness interplayed with the context of other- directedness, a sense of being stimulated and indebted enhanced their learning process, and dynamics of anonymity and social recognition were keys to their emergence.
Keywords
Online learning, informal learning, self-directed learning
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Recommended Citation
Kang, D. J.,
Choi, S. J.,
&
Lee, S.
(2011).
Learning lives with/in digital media: Emergence of online economy disputants in the midst of economic crisis in South Korea.
Adult Education Research Conference.
https://newprairiepress.org/aerc/2011/papers/51
Learning lives with/in digital media: Emergence of online economy disputants in the midst of economic crisis in South Korea
This study aims to understand adult online informal learning illuminating a way of becoming an influential social figure. We interviewed five famous online economy disputants whose postings were very popular in Korea during the global financial crisis in 2008-2009. We explored how they learned and found that their self-directedness interplayed with the context of other- directedness, a sense of being stimulated and indebted enhanced their learning process, and dynamics of anonymity and social recognition were keys to their emergence.
