Organizational learning book published

The professional development of the members of any organization is essential for its improvement and for organizational development. Schools and education professionals are no exception. If we consider the learning organization as one that is capable of facilitating the learning of all its members and continually transforms itself, the value of learning must be highlighted.

The development of the organization is based, therefore, on the growth of people and their ability to incorporate new ways of doing things in the institution where they work. Therefore, two of the key issues in the study of teacher professional development have been precisely the context in which it should be promoted (for example, within or outside the organization) and the activities that facilitate a real change in behavior of faculty (eg chatting with colleagues, attending courses, Internet searches; mentoring, reading specialized literature, etc.). Given the importance of promoting lifelong learning, informal learning processes in the workplace are gaining more and more relevance.

At present, these informal and social learning processes are being strongly enhanced by the introduction of technology, specifically, social networks in work contexts. The objective of this work is to offer managers and teachers of any field and educational stage, as well as theoretical and practical experts, a brief introduction on the contribution of organizational and informal learning processes to processes of change and improvement in educational centers, as well as on the use of tools and strategies that can facilitate these informal and social learning processes.

This book is the result of the ICEDU project - Analysis of organizational and informal learning processes in educational centers. Validation of technological proposals for institutional and professional teaching development, coordinated by Joaquín Gairín and David Rodríguez-Gómez, with funding from the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness within the framework of the R + D + i program. The main objectives of the project, implemented between 2014 and 2017, were: to analyze the organizational and informal learning processes and assess the feasibility of using technologies related to social networks and mobile applications to strengthen the collaborative work developed and institutional of the teaching staff.

For more information about the project: https://edo.uab.cat/content/icedu-an%C3%A0lisi-dels-processos-daprenentatge-organitzatiu-i-informal-en-els-centres-educatius
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