This paper deals with the concept of informal learning in virtual communities on the Internet. Initially we discuss the need for continuing education and its relation with informal learning. Virtual communities are next defined and then compared to real communities. Case studies are employed, focused on some specific kinds of virtual communities. We examine how they operate, how their members interact, what values they share and what kind of knowledge they gather. The learning process within virtual communities is then examined. We look at the kind of information and knowledge available in some particular virtual communities, and comment on its organisation. Next, the learning process of virtual communities is compared to that of Open Unive...
A virtual Community of Practice (CoP) is a network of individuals who share a domain of interest abo...
Traditionally, concepts of communities have been grounded within a geographical framework. However, ...
As part of the online experience of researchers from a Portuguese Higher Education Research Center, ...
Abstract: This paper deals with the concept of informal learning in virtual com-munities on the Inte...
This paper deals with the concept of atypical, non-formal learning in virtual communities on the Int...
AbstractThe ability of informal continuous education and training is important for today's professio...
Two main hypotheses are supported on this research: 1) Virtual communities on informal e-learning ar...
This chapter introduces the concept of virtual learning communities and discusses and further enhanc...
Headteachers, or Principals, of schools work in isolation from each other yet share common practice ...
This paper describes an analytical study which characterises the virtual communities of the Orkut s...
If upwards of 70% of learning is informal (Kim et al. 2004) and Web 2.0 social software will have a ...
The power of the new Communication and Information Technologies influences human life and economy so...
PublicationThis Paper presents the Learnovation vision within and around the area of informal learni...
A virtual Community of Practice (CoP) is a network of individuals who share a domain of interest abo...
This paper considers the relation between educational institutions, the learning communities that ‘i...
A virtual Community of Practice (CoP) is a network of individuals who share a domain of interest abo...
Traditionally, concepts of communities have been grounded within a geographical framework. However, ...
As part of the online experience of researchers from a Portuguese Higher Education Research Center, ...
Abstract: This paper deals with the concept of informal learning in virtual com-munities on the Inte...
This paper deals with the concept of atypical, non-formal learning in virtual communities on the Int...
AbstractThe ability of informal continuous education and training is important for today's professio...
Two main hypotheses are supported on this research: 1) Virtual communities on informal e-learning ar...
This chapter introduces the concept of virtual learning communities and discusses and further enhanc...
Headteachers, or Principals, of schools work in isolation from each other yet share common practice ...
This paper describes an analytical study which characterises the virtual communities of the Orkut s...
If upwards of 70% of learning is informal (Kim et al. 2004) and Web 2.0 social software will have a ...
The power of the new Communication and Information Technologies influences human life and economy so...
PublicationThis Paper presents the Learnovation vision within and around the area of informal learni...
A virtual Community of Practice (CoP) is a network of individuals who share a domain of interest abo...
This paper considers the relation between educational institutions, the learning communities that ‘i...
A virtual Community of Practice (CoP) is a network of individuals who share a domain of interest abo...
Traditionally, concepts of communities have been grounded within a geographical framework. However, ...
As part of the online experience of researchers from a Portuguese Higher Education Research Center, ...