Can we use sport, web 2.0 and social & informal learning to develop & enhance social competences?

Abstract

A recent European Commission survey shows that only 15% of Europeans are active in sports. On the other part, sport became one of the EU's supporting, coordinating and supplementing competencies. Moreover, we are now living in a technological based society where more and more people are using Web 2.0 technologies in their daily life activities. Therefore a legitimate question has arisen: can we combine those for informal and social learning purposes? Thus, during this paper we will present the results of a study developed using Web 2.0 technologies, where people have shared their opinion and experiences regarding the sport usage/habits. © 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.