Glossary

A learning app is an interactive application for mobile devices that specializes in teaching, organizing, and repeating learning content.

Learning by teaching is a collaborative approach in which learners independently develop and teach or provide learning materials to other participants.

Learners can use a learning portfolio or learning diary to document and reflect on their personal learning process and its results.

A learning circle sees several learners come together to support each other in achieving a shared or individual learning goal.

Lunch roulette is the term used to describe a face-to-face or virtual meeting – usually for lunch – between two employees who have never met before or have only met briefly.

A mentoring program sees in-house experts (mentors) support inexperienced employees (mentees).

A microblog is a shorter form of the normal blog.

MOOC stands for “massive open online course.” Traditional MOOCs are open to thousands of learners at a time, free of charge, and are offered via online learning platforms.

An online community is where community members have discussions, ask questions, provide mutual assistance, and share ideas and experiences with each other.