Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2011
Keywords
transformative learning, social media, informal learning, professional development
Abstract
This case study reveals new dimensions of transformative learning occurring through informal learning opportunities. The research results demonstrate that the individual’s learning spans understanding, networking, professional identity development, and transformative learning. Specifically, virtual online communities facilitated through social media provide professional networks and social relationships beyond the scope of the individual’s usual interactions and experience. Discussion and recommendations include using social media and virtual communities as instructional strategies for graduate studies and continued learning beyond formal education. The educational significance includes facilitating transformative learning in informal learning contexts, and using social media and online communities for professional learning.
Rights Information
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Was this content written or created while at USF?
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Presented at the 52nd Annual Adult Education Research Conference in 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Scholar Commons Citation
King, Kathleen P., "Transformative Professional Development in Unlikely Places: Twitter as a Virtual Learning Community" (2011). Leadership, Counseling, Adult, Career and Higher Education Faculty Publications. 223.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ehe_facpub/223
