Meaningful Learning by Creating Technology-Mediated Knowledge Boundary Objects Between School and the Workplace

Technological innovation has changed the relationship between formal, non-formal, and informal learning leading to rethink the definition of learning context: Activity Theory can help create a model integrating formal and formal learning through collaborative knowledge building involving schools and professionals/employers. Interaction between these two “activity systems” generates “boundary objects” that can be useful in both the educational setting and the workplace. This process can provide students with meaningful situated learning experiences that boost their motivation and interest, just because they are based on real-world problems that students will face in their future jobs.