This learning method is linked to academic achievement, career success, or civic engagement.
[1][2] Platforms that support connected learning are generally characterized as having a sense of shared purpose, a focus on production, and openly networked infrastructures.
[3][4] The original usages piggybacked on the concept of connected knowing,[5] which emphasized the importance of context in the development of knowledge for women.
The term was cited in a large number of articles around this time, in connection with hands-on education such as fieldwork[4] or internships, which are tied to the concept of learning in context.
Connected learning environments include a sense of shared purpose, a focus on production, and openly networked infrastructures.