TY  - CHAP
AB  - Abstract This chapter identifies the attributes that learners need in order to learn effectively in new technology rich educational environments. There are a number of different ways of synthesising the findings from this emerging literature which relies heavily on qualitative research. This chapter reports on a literature review which adopted a deliberately interpretative qualitative meta-analysis, synthesising the findings from 15 key studies. As such, the chapter demonstrates a way of reviewing and compiling current research. The synthesis resulted in the identification of six attributes that learners need to do well in next generation learning spaces. These are engaged, connected, confident, adaptable, intentional and self-aware. Although some of these attributes are applicable to all learning contexts, those of being connected, confident, adaptable, and intentional seem to be particularly important in learning in next generation learning spaces. The challenge is to design learning activities that encourage and reward the development of these attributes. The hope is that through both its findings and its method, this chapter provokes debate on what it now means to be a successful learner in today’s technology rich world.
VL  - 12
SN  - 978-1-78350-986-7, 978-1-78350-985-0/1479-3628
DO  - 10.1108/S1479-362820140000012011
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-362820140000012011
AU  - Sharpe Rhona
PY  - 2014
Y1  - 2014/01/01
TI  - What Does It Take to Learn in Next Generation Learning Spaces?
T2  - The Future of Learning and Teaching in Next Generation Learning Spaces
T3  - International Perspectives on Higher Education Research
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 123
EP  - 145
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -