Analysis of Fragmented Learning Features under the New Media Environment

Abstract

With the rapid development of the new media technology
throughout the world, smart phones, tablets, laptops and other kinds of
media constantly appear in people’s learning activities. Depending on
the internal intervention and external support of new media technology,
a new learning style called fragmented learning emerges. Beginning
with the definition of new media and fragmented learning, this article
points out that with the fragmentation of time and space, media and
information produce distributed learning behavior, which is apt to form
thought fragments. Meanwhile, scattered thinking model is easy to
produce distributed learning behavior. One is mutually affected and
promoted by the other one. New media meets the general condition of
fragmented learning for learners. From what ever perspective including
time and space, media and information, thinking and behavior,
fragmented learning shows different features from traditional collective
learning. As a new learning style, fragmented learning under the new
media environment has brought opportunities and challenges for
learners. We need more research on how to maximize the value of
fragmented learning, so as to improve the quality and efficiency of
learning.