TY - JOUR
T1 - TRAILER: A Tool for Managing Informal Learning
AU - Viegas, Maria C.
AU - Marques, Maria A.
AU - Alves, Gustavo R.
AU - Mykowska, Aleksandra
AU - Galanis, Nikolas
AU - Alier, Marc
AU - Brouns, Francis
AU - Janssen, José
AU - García-Peñalvo, Francisco J.
AU - García-Holgado, Alicia
AU - Zangrando, Valentina
AU - Conde-González, Miguel Á.
N1 - Part of this work has been carried out in the context of the Trailer project with the support of the Lifelong Learning Program of the European Commission. Project Reference: 519141-LLP-1-2011-1-ES-KA3-KA3MP. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
PY - 2014/7
Y1 - 2014/7
N2 - Even though informal learning plays an important role in everyone’s life, not everyone is aware of its importance. These informal activities contribute to the development of self-regulated learning that can help productivity in different environments. As this kind of apprentices grow, the need to keep track of this developed knowledge is becoming vital. This paper presents a study on the perception and usage of a tool that would help keeping track of learners’ informal learning. This study was conducted both within academic and professional contexts and was developed within the European Commission funded TRAILER project. The contexts were similar
regarding the importance and perception of informal learning, but differed concerning tool usage and the usefulness of such a platform. The overall idea of managing one’s informal learning was well accepted and
welcomed, which validated the emerging need for a tool with this purpose.
AB - Even though informal learning plays an important role in everyone’s life, not everyone is aware of its importance. These informal activities contribute to the development of self-regulated learning that can help productivity in different environments. As this kind of apprentices grow, the need to keep track of this developed knowledge is becoming vital. This paper presents a study on the perception and usage of a tool that would help keeping track of learners’ informal learning. This study was conducted both within academic and professional contexts and was developed within the European Commission funded TRAILER project. The contexts were similar
regarding the importance and perception of informal learning, but differed concerning tool usage and the usefulness of such a platform. The overall idea of managing one’s informal learning was well accepted and
welcomed, which validated the emerging need for a tool with this purpose.
KW - Trailer
KW - competences
KW - curricula management
KW - human resources management
KW - ICT tool
KW - informal learning
KW - knowledge management
KW - motivation
U2 - 10.4018/ijhcitp.2014070101
DO - 10.4018/ijhcitp.2014070101
M3 - Article
VL - 5
SP - 1
EP - 17
JO - International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals (IJHCITP)
JF - International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals (IJHCITP)
IS - 3
M1 - 1
ER -