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A social framework for supporting, evaluating and validating informal learning

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Nikolas Galanis,

Francisco José Garcia-PeñalvoAuthors Info & Claims

TEEM '14: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality

Pages 589 - 594

https://doi.org/10.1145/2669711.2669960

Published: 01 October 2014 Publication History

Abstract

Validation of informal learning has been a hot topic in the European Union the past few years. A number of guidelines and proposals have been published providing competence catalogues for direct transition from informal to formal learning. In our work, we propose the usage of a more social and dynamic framework for validating and promoting a learner's informal learning.

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Galanis NMayol EAlier MGarcia-Peñalvo FAlves G(2015)Designing an informal learning support frameworkProceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality10.1145/2808580.2808649(461-466)Online publication date: 7-Oct-2015
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2808580.2808649
García-Peñalvo FGriffiths DAlves G(2015)Rethinking informal learningProceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality10.1145/2808580.2808648(457-459)Online publication date: 7-Oct-2015
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2808580.2808648
Barcomb AGrottke MStauffert JRiehle DJahn S(2015)How Developers Acquire FLOSS SkillsOpen Source Systems: Adoption and Impact10.1007/978-3-319-17837-0_3(23-32)Online publication date: 17-Apr-2015
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17837-0_3

Index Terms

A social framework for supporting, evaluating and validating informal learning
1. Applied computing
  1. Education
    1. Collaborative learning
    2. Computer-assisted instruction
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing education
      1. Accreditation
      2. Model curricula

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TEEM '14: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality

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Galanis NMayol EAlier MGarcia-Peñalvo FAlves G(2015)Designing an informal learning support frameworkProceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality10.1145/2808580.2808649(461-466)Online publication date: 7-Oct-2015
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2808580.2808649
García-Peñalvo FGriffiths DAlves G(2015)Rethinking informal learningProceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality10.1145/2808580.2808648(457-459)Online publication date: 7-Oct-2015
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2808580.2808648
Barcomb AGrottke MStauffert JRiehle DJahn S(2015)How Developers Acquire FLOSS SkillsOpen Source Systems: Adoption and Impact10.1007/978-3-319-17837-0_3(23-32)Online publication date: 17-Apr-2015
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17837-0_3

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