Viegas, C., Marques, A., Alves, G., Zangrando, V., Galanis, N., Brouns, F., Janssen, J., Waszkiewicz, E., Mykowska, A., Gonzalez, M., Holgado, A., & García-Peñalvo, F. (2013). Using TRAILER tool for Managing Informal Learning in academic and professional contexts: the learners’ perspective. In F. J. García-Peñalvo (Ed.) Proceedings of the 2013 Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality. (pp. 529-534). November, 14-15, 2013, Salamanca, Spain.Informal Learning plays an important role in everyone's life and
yet we often are unaware of it. The need to keep track of the
knowledge acquired through informal learning is increasing as its
sources become increasingly diverse. This paper presents a study
on a tool developed to help keeping track of learners’ informal
learning, both within academic and professional contexts, This
tool, developed within the European Commission funded
TRAILER project, will further integrate the improvements
suggested by users during the piloting phase. The two studied
contexts were similar regarding the importance and perception of
Informal Learning, but differed concerning tool usage. 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.Tagging, Recognition and Acknowledgment of Informal Learning ExpeRiences project (TRAILER) that is funded by the European Commission's Lifelong Learning Programme. Ref. 519141-LLP-1-2011-1-ES-KA3-KA3MP [http://www.trailerproject.eu]. This publication 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
