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Mobile W eb 2.0 in the workplace: A case study of employees' informal learning
Author(s) -
Gu Jia,
Churchill Daniel,
Lu Jie
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
british journal of educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-8535
pISSN - 0007-1013
DOI - 10.1111/bjet.12179
Subject(s) - informal learning , context (archaeology) , workplace learning , educational technology , employee development , knowledge management , m learning , mobile device , psychology , business , computer science , pedagogy , work (physics) , engineering , world wide web , paleontology , mechanical engineering , biology
Employees' informal learning in the workplace warrants more attention, and such learning could benefit from the latest mobile technologies such as W eb 2.0 applications, which have increasingly been utilized and have the potential to enhance learning outcomes. This multiple‐case study examined the impact of mobile W eb 2.0 applications on informal learning in the workplace by investigating employees' learning experiences with a mobile App to identify new possibilities of informal learning in the workplace. Learning is recorded as being active in the context of mobile W eb 2.0. The findings within cases are provided, followed by a discussion of the overall context. Directions for future development are suggested.