Use of Technology-Enabled Informal Learning in a Learning Organization

2018 ◽  
pp. 33-42
Author(s):  
Lori Miller-Rososhansky ◽  
Valerie C. Bryan
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Learning Organization ◽  
Talent Development ◽  
Technological Society ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Membership Organization

This chapter explores how an organization created to inform members became an online learning organization. Using technology, the organization continued to support the professionals as they evolved in their individual careers and within the organization. Best practices arose to better inform the members and to expand communities of practice (CoPs). Members meaningfully engaged in the learning organization, in their avocations, and their vocations. This mix-method study, with over a 118 Association for Talent Development (ATD) professionals, addressed how the ATD could continue to support professionals in our evolving technological society. The study allowed the ATD professionals themselves to identify how they could help the organization and its' members to advance the organization by using technology, informal learning and research-based learning to improve the membership organization roles. The study highlighted how important informal learning, professional development, modeling, and identifying best practices, are to an organization's growth and the professionals' growth.

Cooperative Learning through Communities of Practice

2012 ◽  
pp. 189-199
Author(s):  
Emilio Lastrucci ◽  
Angela Pascale
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Web Technologies ◽  
Working Environments ◽  
Mutual Engagement ◽  
Common Task ◽  
Traditional Training

A community made up of a group of individuals becomes a “community of practice” when a mutual engagement is established between its members. The mutual engagement unites the participants in the carrying out of a common task (Wenger, 1998). The main aim of a community of practice is to find the solution to a problem by sharing experiences (Midoro, 2002). This paper examines the definition, characteristics, management and effectiveness of communities of practice. They are understood as being communities of self-managed learning where professional development is not based on a pre-set training course but on sharing experiences, identifying best practices and helping each other face the daily problems encountered in one’s profession (Trentin, 2000). Such communities are useful in particular working environments as an opportunity to improve digital competences. In communities of practice, it is possible to encourage ways of co-building knowledge through teaching methods such as cooperative learning. Until now cooperative learning has been limited to traditional training contexts, but it can be realised via Web technologies.

Students as Communities of Non-Practice

2013 ◽  
pp. 225-232
Author(s):  
Stylianos Hatzipanagos
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
The Other ◽  
Formal And Informal Learning ◽  
Learning Set ◽  
Online Activities ◽  
Virtual Communities Of Practice

The concept of communities of practice has been particularly influential in education, particularly in online learning, where it has been adopted enthusiastically. This also applies to social media, where often engagement in online activities is interpreted somewhat uncritically as a set of behaviours and tendencies exhibited by virtual communities of practice. The notion is that social media can facilitate formal and informal learning because they are not content-centred but people-centred, open, and participative. On the other hand if embedding social media within learning set-ups sustains communities of practice that support learning, it is important to explore how and when this happens. The chapter explores the correspondence between the key constituent components of the CoP framework and the attributes of social media that allow claims about formation/sustenance of CoPs.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) Postgraduate Students’ Behavioural Intention for Online Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3524
Author(s):  
Melor Md Yunus ◽  
Wee Shin Ang ◽  
Harwati Hashim
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Behavioural Intention ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Performance Expectancy ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Facilitating Conditions

Online learning has become essential in education as the spread of coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought significant changes to the field. However, education should remain welcoming and supportive to all the learners as it is important to keep the students’ behavioural intention in any form of learning environment. Thus, this study is significant as online learning is leading the trend of education now. Past studies revealed that the factors of performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions under the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model affect learners’ behavioural intention to use online learning. This study intended to identify the most significant factors that influence TESL postgraduate students’ behavioural intention towards the use of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also examined the relationship amongst the four factors and postgraduate students’ behavioural intention to use online learning. The participants consisted of 169 postgraduate students at a public university in Malaysia. To achieve the aim, the study utilized a survey design using a questionnaire. The results from regression analysis revealed that all of the factors have positive effects on postgraduate students’ behavioural intention to use online learning. Meanwhile, performance expectancy has the greatest influence on postgraduate students’ behavioural intention. Hence, this study concludes that the practicality and the usefulness of online learning should be highlighted by the authorities.

Online-learning organization methodology as component of it technologies at students of technical universities

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullayeva Ozoda Safibullaevna ◽  
Jaumitbayeva Mehriban Karamtdin kizi ◽  
Marat Ismailovich Engalichev ◽  
Beknazarova Saida Safibullaevna
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Organization

FLIPPED CLASSROOM IN INDONESIAN ONLINE LEARNING: STUDENTS PRESPECTIVE

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-150
Author(s):  
Yati Suwartini ◽  
Uwes Anis Chaeruman ◽  
Ninuk Lustiyantie
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Directed Learning

Abstract The Flipped Classroom is a teaching method that makes use of technology to provide a self-directed learning environment for students. The purpose of this article is to learn about high school students' perspectives on Flipped Classroom, the use of video and social media, time spent studying, mastery of learning materials, and completion of online learning. This study is a descriptive study. Questionnaires were presented to 95 Indonesian students who were chosen at random. In general, when students use Flipped Classroom in Indonesian lessons, they spend less time doing assignments or homework, they enjoy learning more, and they benefit from learning videos in Flipped Classroom to help them grasp the material. This article demonstrates how Flipped Classroom improves student participation, communication, and understanding.   Keywords: Flipped Classroom, online learning, technology

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEACHER SKILLS IN VARYING SOCIAL STUDIES LEARNING THROUGH ONLINE LEARNING AT INPRES LAYANG CITY OF MAKASSAR

2022 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Aida ◽  
Nursalam Nursalam ◽  
Rosleny Babo
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Assignment Method ◽  
Teacher Skills ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Lecture Method ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Learning By Reading

Nur Aida, 2021. Implementation of teacher skills in varying social studies learning through online learning at Inpres Layang Elementary School, Makassar City. Supervised by Nursalam and Rosleny Babo. This research includes qualitative descriptive research. This study aims to determine the skills of teachers in varying IPS through online learning. The results of the study showed that the implementation of teacher skills in varying social studies learning at Inpres Layang Elementary School Makassar, namely a) Variation skills in teaching styles, b) Skills to open and close lessons, c) Skills to explain, d) Skills to ask, e) Skills to provide reinforcement, and f) Class management skills. 2. The results of the interview on the implementation of Teacher Skills in Social Studies Learning through online learning at Inpres Layang Elementary School, Makassar City a) The reaction of students who do not understand online learning, students are very bored because sometimes they do not listen b) Students do not like social studies in online learning by reason of the network less clear and intermittent voice, c) The method used is the lecture method, and the assignment method, and uses the powerpoint media. d) Students like the lecture and assignment method. e) The efforts taken by the teacher in overcoming the difficulties of learning social studies in online learning by reading a lot, students must be trained to be able to listen to learning and arrange the best possible schedule. f) Factors that cause difficulties in online learning, namely students' internal factors, and technical and external factors. g) make use of technology in learning using more via zoom. 3. Implementation of Teacher Skills in Varying Social Studies Learning through Online Learning, the teacher activates students during social studies learning activities through online learning, where students are given assignments, and use power points.Keywords: Teacher Skilss, Learning Variation, Online Learning

A Decade of Research on K–12 Teaching and Teacher Learning with Social Media: Insights on the State of the Field

2020 ◽  
Vol 122 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-72
Author(s):  
Christine Greenhow ◽  
Sarah M. Galvin ◽  
Diana L. Brandon ◽  
Emilia Askari
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
The State ◽  
Classroom Teaching ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
K 12

Background and Context The increasingly widespread use of social media to expand one's social connections is a relatively new but important phenomenon that has implications for teaching, learning, and teachers’ professional knowledge and development in the 21st century. Educational research in this area is expanding, but further investigation is necessary to better determine how to best support teachers in their professional development, collaboration, and classroom teaching. Prior literature reviews have focused extensively on higher education settings or particular platforms or platform types (e.g., Facebook, microblogging). This article provides needed insights into K–12 settings and encompasses work from a variety of social media types. We describe a systematic review of more than a decade of educational research from various countries to present the state of the field in K–12 teachers’ use of social media for teaching and professional learning across various platforms. Research Questions To define social media's potentially beneficial roles in teaching and learning, we must first take an in-depth look at teachers’ current social media practices. Toward this end, we approached our review with the following research question: How are social media perceived and used by K–12 teachers for their teaching or professional learning, and with what impacts on teachers’ practices? Research Design Guided by Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) established standards for rigor and quality in systematic literature reviews, this article reviews empirical research to examine how social media are perceived and used by K–12 teachers with what impacts on teachers’ practices. Findings We find that social media features offer several benefits for helping teachers fulfill their goals for classroom teaching, including enhancing student engagement, community connections, and teacher–student interactions, but these affordances come with challenges that must be navigated. The literature also suggests that social media features provide benefits for teachers’ professional learning within both formal professional development programs and informal learning networks. Conclusions Implications of this literature review for future research and the design of educational practices are discussed in the final section. Among our conclusions are calls for more data triangulation between teachers’ and students’ learning and experiences on social media, more attention to teachers’ observational behaviors on social media, and further exploration of how social media facilitates interplay between teachers’ formal and informal learning.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document