2018
Heljakka, Katriina; Ihamäki, Pirita
Preschoolers Learning with the Internet of Toys: From Toy-Based Edutainment to Transmedia Literacy Journal Article
In: Seminar.net, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 85–102, 2018, ISSN: 1504-4831.
Abstract | Links | Tags: Early education, Edutainment, Preschool-children, Toy Literacy, Toy-based learning, Transmedia literacy
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title = {Preschoolers Learning with the Internet of Toys: From Toy-Based Edutainment to Transmedia Literacy},
author = {Katriina Heljakka and Pirita Ihamäki},
doi = {10.7577/seminar.2835},
issn = {1504-4831},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-01-01},
urldate = {2018-01-01},
journal = {Seminar.net},
volume = {14},
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pages = {85–102},
publisher = {Lillehammer University College},
abstract = {The Internet of Toys (IoToys) as an emerging type of edutainment presents a new research area, especially in the context of learning. This study investigates four connected toys played with in the preschool context. By turning to preschool-aged children and their educators observed and interviewed during and after a play test and group interview session, we study how the educational value of IoToys is actualized in a play situation in an early learning environment. In order for IoToys to work as tools in toy-based learning in the preschool context, we suggest that educators acknowledge the engagement with these toys as a form of transmedia play which demands transmedia literacy skills.},
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The Internet of Toys (IoToys) as an emerging type of edutainment presents a new research area, especially in the context of learning. This study investigates four connected toys played with in the preschool context. By turning to preschool-aged children and their educators observed and interviewed during and after a play test and group interview session, we study how the educational value of IoToys is actualized in a play situation in an early learning environment. In order for IoToys to work as tools in toy-based learning in the preschool context, we suggest that educators acknowledge the engagement with these toys as a form of transmedia play which demands transmedia literacy skills.