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Informal learning in the Web 2.0 environment : how Chinese students who are learning English use Web 2.0 tools for informal learning [PDF]

, 2013
textThe purpose of this master’s report was to investigate how Chinese students who were learning English used Web 2.0 tools for informal learning and to construct a model of informal learning in the Web 2.0 environment. I conducted a pilot study with 32
Li, Yiran, active 2013
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A Perspective on Interactive Theorem Provers in Physics

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Into an interactive theorem provers (ITPs), one can write mathematical definitions, theorems and proofs, and the correctness of those results is automatically checked. This perspective goes over the best usage of ITPs within physics and motivates the open‐source community run project PhysLean, the aim of which is to be a library for digitalized physics
Joseph Tooby‐Smith
wiley   +1 more source

Information literacy and informed learning:

Journal of Information Literacy, 2017
Our paper draws together conceptual innovations emerging from the work of a group of researchers focussed on the relational approach to information literacy, more recently labelled ‘informed learning’. Team members have been working together in various configurations for periods ranging from seven to seventeen years.
Bruce, Christine Susan, Demasson, Andrew, Hughes, Hilary, Lupton, Mandy, Sayyad Abdi, Elham, Maybee, Clarence, Somerville, Mary M., Mirijamdotter, Anita   +7 more
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How Video‐Based Information Affects Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Drone Services

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Professional service for digital technology like agricultural drones lowers transaction costs and scope thresholds for smallholders. Meanwhile, perceptual adoption barriers remain underexplored. We conduct a two‐stage choice experiment with a randomized video‐based information treatment among 384 Chinese crop farmers to measure its effect on ...
Hua Zhang, Lena Kuhn, Hang Xiong, Zhanli Sun, Thomas Glauben   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Older men learning through religious and political affiliations : case studies from Malta [PDF]

, 2014
This article examines two case studies from Malta that focus on older men learning through informal channels. The first case study investigated the role of a community-based organisation – namely, a religious confraternity dedicated to ‘Our Lady of ...
Marvin Formosa, Roberta Chetcuti Galea, Bonello, Rosette Farrugia, Chetcuti Galea, Roberta, Rosette Farrugia Bonello, Formosa, Marvin, Farrugia-Bonello, Rosette, Galea, Roberta Chetcuti   +7 more
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The Geography of Success: A Spatial Analysis of Export Intensity in the Italian Wine Industry

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the paradox of how Italy's fragmented, SME‐dominated wine industry achieves global export success. Moving beyond purely firm‐centric explanations, we test whether export intensity is spatially dependent, clustering geographically in regional ecosystems.
Nicolas Depetris Chauvin, Jonas Di Vita
wiley   +1 more source

Self-Regulation in Informal Workplace Learning: Influence of Organizational Learning Culture and Job Characteristics

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
The digital shift leads to increasing changes. Employees can deal with changes through informal learning that enables needs-based development. For successful informal learning, self-regulated learning (SRL) is crucial, i.e., to set goals, plan, apply ...
Anne F. D. Kittel, Rebecca A. C. Kunz, Tina Seufert   +2 more
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Informality and Formality in Learning: a report for the Learning and Skills Research Centre [PDF]

, 2003
Learning is often thought of as 'formal', 'informal' or 'non-formal'. This research report suggests that these are not discrete categories, and to think that they are is to misunderstand the nature of learning. It is more accurate to conceive 'formality'
Hodkinson, Phil, Malcolm, Janice, Colley, Helen   +2 more
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Too Complex to Choose? The Role of Heuristics in Shaping Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Income Stabilization Tool in Italy

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT European agriculture is increasingly exposed to economic instability driven by extreme weather events, market volatility, and geopolitical tensions. To manage these growing risks, farmers are encouraged to adopt innovative risk management strategies such as the Income Stabilization Tool (IST), which offers protection against severe income ...
Alice Stiletto, Ruggiero Rippo, Samuele Trestini, Elisa Giampietri, Roberta Raffaelli, Simone Cerroni   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Informal Learning on Herders’ Operating Income: An Analysis Based on Human Capital Differences

Agriculture, 2023
Improving the operating income of farmers and herdsmen is an important starting point for achieving common prosperity. As a common form of learning and an important source of skills training, informal learning has a certain impact on the economy and ...
Shijia Cai, Bo Gao, Jie Zhou, Guanghua Qiao   +3 more
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