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Mental Space - $39.95
Tina Konstant ;Morris Taylor
ISBN 1843040166
Format PaperBack
Category Motivation - Business and Management
Publisher Pearson Professional Education
Publication Date 28-Jun-2002
Pages 214
more at http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/bookshop/detail.asp?item=100000000016213

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Some of the ANTA documents that have moved to the DEST website for employers about new apprentices.

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from Steen Elsborg, Learning Lab Denmark
“the workplace is primarily special as a learning arena due to its overriding focus on optimising the output. The informal learning takes place in a context where the ultimate goal is to produce a certain product as efficiently as possible.” and “According to the consortium’s findings, there […]

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from George Siemens
“Informal learning is too important leave to chance. But why don’t we have theories that provide guidelines (I imagine “steps 1, 2, and 3″ approaches would be a bit at odds with informal learning) to designing in these environments? Or is the notion of informal learning to vague (free spirited?) and […]

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from BBC News
“Digital technology is providing people with the tools to produce and share content like never before, and it is set to throw the relationship between them and institutions into turmoil, say experts.
“I am predicting 50 years of chaos,” says leading digital thinker Clay Shirky. “Loosely organised groups will be increasingly given […]

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from George Siemens’ Connectivism Blog
“I’m trying to wrap my head around how learning objectives became the de facto approach to learning design (in particular in elearning). Almost all training and learning design begins with a “learning objective” - a clear, concise statement of what the learner will be able to do after exploring […]

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From Knowledge Lab, Denmark, comes some streaming video interviews and a lecture by Etienne Wenger on learning, social learning theory, communities of practice and developing competence. Click on the topics listed on the page to view the video.

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From Knowledge Lab, Denmark, comes some streaming video interviews and a lecture by Etienne Wenger on learning, social learning theory, communities of practice and developing competence. Click on the topics listed on the page to view the video.

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I can see Elgg being a really useful tool for someone wanting to start a community site, or where online presences persist beyond the boundaries of a course. This could be great alternative to trying to use a LMS as a community tool, given that community is built in from the word […]

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What’s in it for me? Recognition of Prior Learning in enterprise based registered training organisations
NCVER report by Kaaren Blom, Berwyn Clayton, Andrea Bateman, Marie Bedggood and Elvie Hughes
This report focuses on recognition processes within enterprise RTOs (rather than recognition within public or private RTOs who have training and assessment as their core business). […]

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via Leigh Blackall
Casting the Net Podcast: AUSTAFE Conference 2005 - David Wilson, Developing Partnerships with Industry - really enjoyed listening to David talking about Optical Dispensing Industry partnerships and impact on the training that he runs in many parts of Australia and New Zealand. You have to listen carefully to hear the questions […]

Elephant Talk: Eno’s Oblique Strategies

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New Territory: Adding Video to Online Learning Offerings
By Ed Mayberry (Learning Circuits)
“Here are key questions to ask when using of streaming video for online learning.
Streaming video can be an effective component of online delivery. If properly used video components can improve the quality of online learning by offering learners to view processes, procedures, […]

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from the BBC
“Computer Tutor is a resource for people who don’t know how to use a keyboard, mouse or computer screen.
If you’re a friend, family member or tutor helping someone learn, all you need to do is choose your connection speed and start the resource. That’s it!
Computer Tutor presenter Amani is then on […]

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from Leigh Blackall
two tools - one to make movies and one to make comics.