• DocumentCode
    1841979
  • Title

    An Exploration of Formal and Informal Learning Flows in LMS 2.0: Case Study Edu 2.0

  • Author

    Ivanova, Malinka ; Popova, Anguelina

  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    15-18 Sept. 2009
  • Firstpage
    227
  • Lastpage
    230
  • Abstract
    The paper presents the results of an exploratory study that examines the experiences bachelor degree students gained from learning with a learning management system from new generation Edu 2.0. The main functional characteristics and available social tools of Edu 2.0 are examined in the context of students learning support. A model of Learning area is developed aiming at analyzing the formal and informal learning flows from the point of view of learning enhancement. A survey questionnaire of students’ experiences and perceptions of formal and informal activities facilitating their learning within Edu 2.0 environment was conducted.
  • Keywords
    Application software; Computer graphics; Conferences; Electronic learning; Electronic mail; Intelligent agent; Least squares approximation; Online Communities/Technical Collaboration; Paper technology; Social network services; Edu 2.0; LMS 2.0; Web 2.0 technologies; flow; formal; informal; learning;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technologies, 2009. WI-IAT '09. IEEE/WIC/ACM International Joint Conferences on
  • Conference_Location
    Milan, Italy
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-7695-3801-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5331-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WI-IAT.2009.269
  • Filename
    5284968