.... Originality/value MALL is often ideal for individualized informal learning, but the existing literature focuses heavily on formal learning situations, underestimating the importance of MALL practices in various informal settings. Most research reports on MALL-based self-directed learning primarily sample...

...Ramiz Ali Purpose The purpose of this study is to describe university students’ motivations for using Facebook as an informal learning tool and explore the key barriers that may inhibit learning on the social media platform. Design/methodology/approach A case study approach was adopted...

.... The meta-analysis focuses on the specific context of informal learning in museums. Design/methodology/approach The research design presented in this study is based on a meta-analysis research design that consists of a critical literature review, a multi-matrix representation of findings...

..., we think, because implicitly they honor community and conversational paradigms” (Brown and Duguid, 1998). Collaborative learning Informal learning Learning community Computer lab Learning environments Design for learning Blogs Social media Universities United States of America Computer...

.... The paper also suggests ways that analyses of existing practices might provide a foundation for creating gaming environments that assist the acquisition of more formal reasoning skills. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Online gaming Informal learning Discussion forums Decision‐making...