Social Collaborative e-Learning in Higher Education: Exploring the Role of Informal Learning

Francis Otto; Shirley Williams

E-Learning, E-Education, and Online Training. First International Conference, eLEOT 2014, Bethesda, MD, USA, September 18-20, 2014, Revised Selected Papers

Research Article

Social Collaborative e-Learning in Higher Education: Exploring the Role of Informal Learning

Download

364 downloads

Cite: BibTeX Plain Text

@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-13293-8_16,
    author={Francis Otto and Shirley Williams},
    title={Social Collaborative e-Learning in Higher Education: Exploring the Role of Informal Learning},
    proceedings={E-Learning, E-Education, and Online Training. First International Conference, eLEOT 2014, Bethesda, MD, USA, September 18-20, 2014, Revised Selected Papers},
    proceedings_a={ELEOT},
    year={2014},
    month={12},
    keywords={Social e-learning Collaborative e-learning Informal learning Formal learning Informal learning strategies Higher education},
    doi={10.1007/978-3-319-13293-8_16}
}

Francis Otto
Shirley Williams
Year: 2014
Social Collaborative e-Learning in Higher Education: Exploring the Role of Informal Learning
ELEOT
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-13293-8_16

Francis Otto¹^,*, Shirley Williams¹^,*

1: University of Reading

*Contact email: F.Otto@pgr.reading.ac.uk, Shirley.williams@reading.ac.uk

Abstract

This position paper presents work in progress (within the first year) of the doctoral research into adoption of social collaborative e-learning in higher education. The research coins three concepts which intersect to form the fourth, -. These concepts are: informal learning, social networking and learning management. This paper explores the conceptual and theoretical role of informal learning practices in building social collaborative e-learning environment. Specifically the paper will:

Keywords: Social e-learning Collaborative e-learning Informal learning Formal learning Informal learning strategies Higher education

Published: 2014-12-10

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13293-8_16