Technology-Enhanced Learning in the Corporate Context

2011 ◽  
pp. 306-323
Author(s):  
Anoush Margaryan ◽  
Betty Collis
Keyword(s):  
Informal Learning ◽  
Opportunity To Learn ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Learning Resources ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Corporate Learning ◽  
Corporate Context ◽  
Formal And Informal Learning ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Enhanced Learning

This paper focuses on tools and strategies to integrate the strengths of formal and informal learning in the corporate context via the use of work-based activities within courses. The following proposition is argued: An effective course in the corporate context becomes a blend of formal and informal learning, a guided opportunity to learn from and share experiences gained through work-based activities, and to contribute one’s own experiences as learning resources for others, for use in both formal and informal learning settings. Examples from practice in a multinational corporate learning context where a number of courses have been redesigned to allow integration of formal and informal learning are given. Key issues and challenges arising from this experience are discussed.

scholarly journals Blurring Boundaries in Education: Context and Impact of MOOCs

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan Loeckx
Keyword(s):  
Informal Learning ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Personal Learning ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Excellent Research ◽  
Formal And Informal Learning ◽  
Technological Context ◽  
The Many ◽  
Enhanced Learning

<p>The opinions on MOOCs go to extremes, covering a wide variety of topics, affecting economy, pedagogy, and computer science which makes it hard to keep oversight. Despite the many excellent research reports and articles, an overview of the bigger picture, providing a holistic qualitative summary of the different opinions, is still very welcome. Special attention is given to the broader social, cultural, and technological context in which these developments come about. In this paper, it is discussed how the educational industry  has received a “wake up call” provoking a global discussion on learning and teaching, accordingly disturbing established boundaries between formal and informal learning, public and for-profit education, teachers and learners and quite intriguingly, between software and teaching practices. Golden opportunities for Artificial Intelligence and Technology Enhanced Learning are unfolding, evidenced by the digitalization movement of education, gamification, and the stringent need for massively scalable (and therefore computerized) personal learning experiences.</p>

FLINN

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mar Pérez-Sanagustín ◽  
Carlos Alario-Hoyos ◽  
Carlos Delgado Kloos
Keyword(s):  
Informal Learning ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Learning Situation ◽  
Formal And Informal Learning ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Enhanced Learning

Thanks to technology, people learn continuously, anytime and anywhere, and in multiple situations that combine formal, non-formal and informal learning. However, recognizing the type of learning taking place in such technology-enhanced learning (TEL) situations is a big challenge, since the boundaries between these three kinds of learning are blurred. In this paper we present FLINN (FormaL INformal and Non-formal), a framework that defines formal, non-formal and informal learning situations as a continuum of two factors: (a) how learning is achieved; and (b) the setting where the learning situation takes place. This framework helps systematically characterize TEL situations, and as a consequence understand the kind of learning taking place, and recognize the learning opportunities that may arise in these situations. To illustrate the FLINN framework the authors describe three different scenarios, all employing interactive tags combined with other technologies for supporting collaboration in different settings, and embracing a diversity of learning objectives.

scholarly journals Co-designing tools for workplace learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 121 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 175-205
Author(s):  
Sebastian Maximilian Dennerlein ◽  
Vladimir Tomberg ◽  
Tamsin Treasure-Jones ◽  
Dieter Theiler ◽  
Stefanie Lindstaedt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Cognitive Tools ◽  
Formal Learning ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Design Decisions ◽  
Content Type

Purpose Introducing technology at work presents a special challenge as learning is tightly integrated with workplace practices. Current design-based research (DBR) methods are focused on formal learning context and often questioned for a lack of yielding traceable research insights. This paper aims to propose a method that extends DBR by understanding tools as sociocultural artefacts, co-designing affordances and systematically studying their adoption in practice. Design/methodology/approach The iterative practice-centred method allows the co-design of cognitive tools in DBR, makes assumptions and design decisions traceable and builds convergent evidence by consistently analysing how affordances are appropriated. This is demonstrated in the context of health-care professionals’ informal learning, and how they make sense of their experiences. The authors report an 18-month DBR case study of using various prototypes and testing the designs with practitioners through various data collection means. Findings By considering the cognitive level in the analysis of appropriation, the authors came to an understanding of how professionals cope with pressure in the health-care domain (domain insight); a prototype with concrete design decisions (design insight); and an understanding of how memory and sensemaking processes interact when cognitive tools are used to elaborate representations of informal learning needs (theory insight). Research limitations/implications The method is validated in one long-term and in-depth case study. While this was necessary to gain an understanding of stakeholder concerns, build trust and apply methods over several iterations, it also potentially limits this. Originality/value Besides generating traceable research insights, the proposed DBR method allows to design technology-enhanced learning support for working domains and practices. The method is applicable in other domains and in formal learning.

scholarly journals A Comparison of Participation Patterns in Selected Formal, Non-formal, and Informal Online Learning Environments / Comparaison des modes de participation dans des environnements formels, non formels et informels d'apprentissage en ligne

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Schwier ◽  
Jennifer Seaton
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Online Discussions ◽  
Transcript Analysis ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Online Learning Environments ◽  
Analysis Tools ◽  
Formal And Informal Learning ◽  
Characteristic Features

Does learner participation vary depending on the learning context? Are there characteristic features of participation evident in formal, non-formal, and informal online learning environments? Six online learning environments were chosen as epitomes of formal, non-formal, and informal learning contexts and compared. Transcripts of online discussions were analyzed and compared employing Transcript Analysis Tools for measures of density, intensity, and reciprocity of participation (Fahy, Crawford, & Ally, 2001), and mean reply depth (Wiley, n.d.). This paper provides an initial description and comparison of participation patterns in a formal, non-formal, and informal learning environment, and discusses the significance of differences observed. La participation des apprenants varie-t-elle en fonction du contexte d'apprentissage? Existe-t-il des caractéristiques de participation spécifiques aux environnements formels, non formels et informels d'apprentissage en ligne? Six environnements d'apprentissage en ligne ont été sélectionnés pour illustrer les contextes formels, non formels et informels d'apprentissage et ont été comparés. Les transcriptions des discussions en ligne ont été analysées et comparées à l’aide des Transcript Analysis Tools pour mesurer la densité, l'intensité et la réciprocité de la participation (Fahy, Crawford, et Ally, 2001), ainsi que la profondeur moyenne de réponse (John Wiley & Sons, nd). Cet article décrit et compare les modes de participation dans un environnement formel, non formel et informel d'apprentissage, et discute la portée des différences observées.

scholarly journals Developing Digital Competences of Vocational Teachers

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Seufert ◽  
Nina Scheffler
Keyword(s):  
Informal Learning ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Vocational Schools ◽  
Vocational Teachers ◽  
Present Contribution ◽  
Culture Of Learning ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Corporate Learning ◽  
Formal And Informal Learning ◽  
Practical Feasibility

In the context of corporate learning digital media and digital tools have become more accepted than in the field of education systems. Particularly vocational schools are obviously under pressure to deal with changes due to digitalization in many sectors and professions. One reason why technology-based learning is still underdeveloped in schools could be the insufficient digital competences of teachers. Presently most teachers gain their knowledge on how to use digital media for learning and teaching informally. In the implementation of formal educational efforts, a low practical feasibility in specific working context as well as time and financial aspects are criticized. Present research shows that non-formal and informal learning should be better linked in order to develop teachers' digital competences sustainably. The present contribution introduces a necessary framework to include informal learning processes in teacher education at vocational schools and furthermore fosters a school culture of learning together and from each other.

scholarly journals Adapting to the digital age: a narrative approach

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Cousins ◽  
Dounia Bissar
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Inquiry ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Narrative Approach ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Warm Up ◽  
Narrative Approaches ◽  
Inquiry Approach ◽  
Enhanced Learning

The article adopts a narrative inquiry approach to foreground informal learning and exposes a collection of stories from tutors about how they adapted comfortably to the digital age.We were concerned that despite substantial evidence that bringing about changes in pedagogic practices can be difficult, there is a gap in convincing approaches to help in this respect. In this context, this project takes a ‘‘bottom-up’’ approach and synthesises several life-stories into a single persuasive narrative to support the process of adapting to digital change. The project foregrounds the small, every-day motivating moments, cultural features and environmental factors in people’s diverse lives which may have contributed to their positive dispositions towards change in relation to technology enhanced learning. We expect that such narrative approaches could serve to support colleagues in other institutions to warm up to ever-changing technological advances.Keywords: narrative inquiry; resonance; story; engagement(Published: 17 December 2012)Citation: Research in Learning Technology 2012, 20: 18976 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/rlt.v20i0.18976

scholarly journals Developing Digital Competences of Vocational Teachers

2018 ◽  
pp. 199-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Seufert ◽  
Nina Scheffler
Keyword(s):  
Informal Learning ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Vocational Schools ◽  
Vocational Teachers ◽  
Present Contribution ◽  
Culture Of Learning ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Corporate Learning ◽  
Formal And Informal Learning ◽  
Practical Feasibility

In the context of corporate learning digital media and digital tools have become more accepted than in the field of education systems. Particularly vocational schools are obviously under pressure to deal with changes due to digitalization in many sectors and professions. One reason why technology-based learning is still underdeveloped in schools could be the insufficient digital competences of teachers. Presently most teachers gain their knowledge on how to use digital media for learning and teaching informally. In the implementation of formal educational efforts, a low practical feasibility in specific working context as well as time and financial aspects are criticized. Present research shows that non-formal and informal learning should be better linked in order to develop teachers' digital competences sustainably. The present contribution introduces a necessary framework to include informal learning processes in teacher education at vocational schools and furthermore fosters a school culture of learning together and from each other.

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