Equella. If you are someone who likes to count things … - Artichoke. … you will make something of the fact that the word “competition” only occurs once in the New Zealand Curriculum document. Or “Why everything you have been told about genetics, talent and IQ is wrong” Or “What students are” versus “What students do” I will admit that I am a bit of a fanboy for the outcomes based thinking of educationalist and academic John Biggs. I like using multiple alternative representations when I am trying to understand new ideas and ways of knowing and Biggs and Collis’ Structured Overview of Learning Outcomes is a representative framework that is never too far away when I stumble over something new.
6.1 Profiling your learners. The aged care, community services and carpet laying industry sectors will benefit from new industry and government investment in e-learning initiatives to boost workforce development.
Industry investment of over $600,000 will add to co-investment of $350,000 from the Industry System Change business activity of the National VET E-learning Strategy, to support a planned approach to the use of technology to meet the training needs of the sectors. The Strategy is an initiative of the Australian and State and Territory Governments. “The focus of this activity is using e-learning to support the training needed for employment” says Kerry Manikis, Business Manager of the Industry System Change activity. “Industries will benefit from the improved access, reduced time loss and responsiveness to business need that e-learning brings. STOP Training! Redbean - I am being lured back to the world of Learning and Development.
Not against my wishes but possibly against my better judgement. Two reasons why that is: 1. learning and development is stuck in a rut… regardless of the problem, the need, the capability, the possible solutions all learning and development implementations invariably end up in some form of stand and deliver training event. There are notable exceptions of performance -based learning, experiential activities and action learning or brilliant use of interactive-technology and learning support.