Tools linked to informal learning: opportunities to strengthen personal learning environments of university students during the times of pandemic

IF 0.4 Q4 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Revista Publicaciones Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.30827/publicaciones.v51i3.18090
J. García-Martínez
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Informal learning is gaining relevance for the acquisition of professionally valuable skills. In this sense, ICT in general, and the construction of a personal learning environment (PLE) in particular, become allies to this end. Moreover, they have been key during the times of pandemic when formal education institutions all over the planet have been forced to close. The present study has the objective of describing the tools used by students for the purpose of searching for information, creating content, and sharing and interacting in informal environments. The methodology follows a quantitative approach under a non-experimental and transactional design. A questionnaire is applied to a probabilistic stratified sample (n=1187) comprising university students from different programs at the Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica). The main findings suggest that the search and management of information, in addition to the tools used for sharing and interacting, are the components related to a higher number of digital resources, while being less used in activities related to content creation. Between groups, differences regarding the usage of tools have been detected according to the variables of sex, age and field of study. It is recommended that universities introduce new methodologies, and promote more efficient strategies that enable raising awareness about the relevance of learning with technology, as well as to recognize the contributions of complementary informal learning to formal education. The combination of both aspects will facilitate continuous and permanent learning for the acquisition of professional skills, especially within the framework of the limitations and demands derived by the global pandemic situation caused by the COVID-19.
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与非正式学习相关的工具:在大流行期间加强大学生个人学习环境的机会
非正式学习对于获得专业上有价值的技能越来越重要。从这个意义上说,信息通信技术,特别是个人学习环境(PLE)的建设,是实现这一目标的盟友。此外,在全球正规教育机构被迫关闭的大流行时期,它们发挥了关键作用。本研究的目的是描述学生在非正式环境中搜索信息、创建内容、分享和互动时使用的工具。该方法遵循非实验性和事务性设计下的定量方法。问卷调查应用于概率分层样本(n=1187),包括来自哥斯达黎加国立大学不同专业的大学生。主要研究结果表明,除了用于共享和交互的工具外,信息的搜索和管理是与大量数字资源相关的组成部分,而与内容创建相关的活动中使用的较少。在群体之间,根据性别、年龄和研究领域的变量,发现了工具使用方面的差异。建议各大学采用新的方法,促进更有效的战略,提高人们对学习与技术的相关性的认识,并认识到补充非正规学习对正规教育的贡献。这两个方面的结合将促进持续和永久的学习,以获得专业技能,特别是在COVID-19造成的全球大流行形势的限制和要求的框架内。
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