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Dr. Tyler Hollett

Dr. Tyler Hollett

Associate Professor of Education (LDT)

Phone: 814-863-3781

315 Keller Building
University Park, PA 16802

Department(s)

  • Learning and Performance Systems

Program(s)

  • Learning, Design, and Technology

Biography

Tyler Hollett is an Associate Professor of Education (LDT) for the College of Education at Penn State. My research examines the intersection of out-of-school learning, youth culture, and digital media. Specifically, I study and design informal, media-rich learning settings for youth to support innovative teaching and learning. As an effort to disrupt container-like models of teaching and learning, my research responds to the ongoing development of interest-driven learning opportunities for youth within—and beyond—settings like homes, libraries, schools, and city streets. Simply put, I believe that youth learn best when they pursue their own interests, when they have the opportunities to work alongside and share that knowledge with supportive peers and adults, and when they have multiple opportunities across settings to refine skills valued by a meaningful and authentic community. With this belief as an anchor, my research to date has explored youth learning with digital media, in-and-out of schools, including youth learning and composing with mobile devices, youth learning through video gameplay, and youth learning in action sports, like skateboarding and BMX riding.

 

Keywords for my research include Informal learning, learning out-of-school; digital media and learning; learning and sports (particularly action sports). 

 

I am currently accepting doctoral students interested in researching and thinking together about learning across settings, youth learning with digital media, and youth learning in technology-enhanced athletic settings. 

Areas of Expertise

Age Levels

Adolescence
Adult

Methodological Research

Qualitative Research
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