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Adapting Informal and Formal Learning Skills for Success in the Virtual Learning Environment

Adapting Informal and Formal Learning Skills for Success in the Virtual Learning Environment

Bob Barrett Jr.
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781466645301|ISBN10: 146664530X|EISBN13: 9781466645318
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4530-1.ch003
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Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos and Robert D. Tennyson. "Adapting Informal and Formal Learning Skills for Success in the Virtual Learning Environment." Strategic Approaches for Human Capital Management and Development in a Turbulent Economy, IGI Global, 2014, pp.33-52. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4530-1.ch003

APA

P. Ordóñez de Pablos & R. Tennyson (2014). Adapting Informal and Formal Learning Skills for Success in the Virtual Learning Environment. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4530-1.ch003

Chicago

Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos and Robert D. Tennyson. "Adapting Informal and Formal Learning Skills for Success in the Virtual Learning Environment." In Strategic Approaches for Human Capital Management and Development in a Turbulent Economy. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4530-1.ch003

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Abstract

Technology is still evolving. However, two items have remained constant over the past several centuries: the use of formal and informal learning. While not all people have the luxury of attending college and university, informal learning has served as a tool in which a variety of stakeholders have helped others to learn and grow from each other. The key emphasis of this chapter is to focus on these two types of learning, but with a concentration on their relevance in the virtual learning environment. The topics of time management, group interaction, communications skills, and social media will be examined in terms of how these skill sets can be useful to the virtual learner.

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