Teoria e pratica della formazione
Contents
- 1 Aggiornamento del 05/06/09
- 2 <a href="http://www.managesmarter.com/msg/content_display/training/e3ia4b7dd4f31026b7e2a499508c3b310f5">A Formula to Make Learning and Development Stick</a>
- 3 <a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/06/all-hail-future-aparna-nancherla.html">All Hail the Future! - Aparna Nancherla, Training + Development</a>
- 4 <a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/06/online-learning-jisc-welcomes-vision.html">Online Learning: JISC welcomes vision for Higher Education in a Web 2.0 world - Public Technology UK</a>
- 5 <a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/HuffingtonPost/Can-You-Teach-Creative-Writing/10762339">Can You Teach Creative Writing?</a>
- 6 <a href="http://www.smallbusiness.co.uk/channels/employing-staff/news/1048976/uk-needs-microbusiness-skills-council.thtml">UK 'needs micro-business skills council'</a>
- 7 <a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/06/online-learning-escience-in-practice.html">Online Learning: EScience in Practice - William Y. Arms, Manuel Calimlim & Lucia Walle; D-Lib Magazine</a>
- 8 <a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/06/twitter-goes-to-college-zach-miners-us.html">Twitter goes to college - Zach Miners, US News and World Report</a>
- 9 <a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/06/online-learning-bryant-stratton-to-hold.html">Online Learning: Bryant & Stratton To Hold Graduation in Second Life for Online Students - Dian Schaffhauser, Campus Technology</a>
- 10 Aggiornamento del 15/05/09
- 11 <a href="http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/youth/tools/partner_search_en.php">Search and find Youth partners</a>
- 12 <a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/04/institute-for-emerging-leadership-in.html">Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online Learning</a>
- 13 <a href="http://www.managesmarter.com/msg/content_display/training/e3i2fea4bd91d0d44f9411198cab5535630">Measurements for Evaluation and Management of the Training Department (PART 2 OF 4)</a>
- 14 <a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/04/engaging-students-in-virtual-learning.html">Engaging Students in Virtual Learning - Denise Harrison, Campus Technology</a>
- 15 <a href="http://springwise.com/telecom_mobile/txteagle/">Quick tasks via SMS for phone users in the developing world</a>
- 16 <a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/04/importance-of-teacher-professional.html">The Importance of Teacher Professional Development - Mary Ann Wolf, Huffington Post</a>
- 17 <a href="http://www.etf.europa.eu/Web.nsf/(RSS)/E65C8123E1782966C12575A7003907BF?OpenDocument&LAN=EN">ETF celebrates 15 years on Europe Day</a>
- 18 <a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/04/please-sir-can-i-have-some-more.html">Please Sir, can I have some more… elearning, blended learning, wikis, forums, blogs? - Francis Marshall, Training Zone</a>
- 19 <a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/04/five-questionsfor-george-siemens-lisa.html">FIVE QUESTIONS...For George Siemens - Lisa Neal Gualtieri, eLearn Magazine</a>
- 20 <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ScienceblogsChannelEducation/~3/pNXoRsoF7q8/overpaying_for_educational_und.php">Overpaying for Educational Underachievement [Neuron Culture]</a>
- 21 <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/e_i/news/article_8903_en.htm">Showcasing regional innovation</a>
- 22 <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/itemshortdetail.cfm?item_id=3080">Conference ''Tourism Industry: Employment and Labour Market Challenges''</a>
- 23 <a href="http://www.istat.it/salastampa/comunicati/non_calendario/20090430_00">I nuovi indici del lavoro e delle retribuzioni nelle grandi imprese in base 2005 e Ateco 2007</a>
- 24 <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/itemlongdetail.cfm?item_id=3083">Modernisation of EU research funding on the right track - Questions and Answers</a>
- 25 <a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/05/schools-tools-teaching-tech-savvy.html">Schools’ tools teaching tech-savvy generation - CLAIRE MILLER, Gainesville Times</a>
- 26 <a href="http://www.etf.europa.eu/Web.nsf/(RSS)/321D09D95C8B2D01C12575AE002B3A02?OpenDocument&LAN=EN">Mutual learning puts you in the driving seat</a>
- 27 <a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/05/employer-perceptions-of-online-degrees.html">Employer Perceptions of Online Degrees: A Literature Review - Norina L. Columbaro & Catherine H. Monaghan, OJDLA</a>
- 28 <a href="http://www.etf.europa.eu/Web.nsf/(RSS)/301E3A81898EC6EEC12575A80050E266?OpenDocument&LAN=EN">New ETF project to promote mutual learning</a>
- 29 <a href="http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/funding/2009/call_nlls_2009.html">Support for European cooperation in Education and Training - Call for proposals</a>
- 30 <a href="http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/funding/2009/call_eqf_2009.html">European Qualifications Framework (EQF) - Call for proposals</a>
- 31 <a href="http://www.etf.europa.eu/Web.nsf/pages/Events_EN?OpenDocument&emb=http://www.etf.europa.eu/EventsMgmt.nsf/(RSS)/D7FCF1743B46397FC125757F0046ACC7?OpenDocument&LAN=EN">Event: 27/05/2009 - LEARN project Study Visit to CPI, Slovenia - From ‘best practice’ to ‘next practice’</a>
- 32 <a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/05/stimulus-aims-to-help-close-digital.html">Stimulus aims to help close digital divide for online learning and more - Maya T. Prabhu, eSchool News</a>
- 33 <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/714&format=HTML&aged=0&language=IT&guiLanguage=en">Praga celebra la III edizione del Premio Europeo per l’apprendimento permanente</a>
- 34 <a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/05/how-to-become-successful-online-learner.html">How to become a successful online learner - Lauri Harrison, Global Campus Examiner</a>
- 35 <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TEDTalks_audio/~3/9H4SFrRfPxs/533">TEDTalks : A bold vision for teaching arts and sciences -- together - Mae Jemison (2002)</a>
- 36 <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/739&format=HTML&aged=0&language=IT&guiLanguage=en">Le scuole europee si rinnovano</a>
Aggiornamento del 05/06/09
<htm><a href="http://www.managesmarter.com/msg/content_display/training/e3ia4b7dd4f31026b7e2a499508c3b310f5">A Formula to Make Learning and Development Stick</a>
<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/06/all-hail-future-aparna-nancherla.html">All Hail the Future! - Aparna Nancherla, Training + Development</a>
<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/06/online-learning-jisc-welcomes-vision.html">Online Learning: JISC welcomes vision for Higher Education in a Web 2.0 world - Public Technology UK</a>
<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/HuffingtonPost/Can-You-Teach-Creative-Writing/10762339">Can You Teach Creative Writing?</a>
Creative-writing programs are designed on the theory that students who have never published a poem can teach other students who have never published a poem how to write a publishable poem.
(The full text of this article is available free)
<a href="http://www.smallbusiness.co.uk/channels/employing-staff/news/1048976/uk-needs-microbusiness-skills-council.thtml">UK 'needs micro-business skills council'</a>
A designated Small Business Sector Skills Council is needed to help the UK's smallest companies.
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) claims that micro-businesses, or those which employ less than five people, are currently excluded from the government's training programmes.
Research by the group shows that 88 per cent of micro-firms had not benefited from the Train to Gain scheme because they are not aware of it or believe they will not qualify, despite a £350 million pot being set aside to help the country's smallest enterprises.
Furthermore, 78 per cent call for the government training programmes to be more flexible and provide education in specialist areas such as health and safety, IT, marketing and other essential business management skills.
Colin Willman, FSB education and skills chairman, says that companies which employ a small number of people should not have to send them out of the workplace to meet their training needs.
'What we really need is dedicated training for the smallest firms, in the form of a new Small Business Sector Skills Council,' he adds.
Last month, the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills revealed that £11 million has been invested in creating almost 3,000 new apprenticeships.
<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/06/online-learning-escience-in-practice.html">Online Learning: EScience in Practice - William Y. Arms, Manuel Calimlim & Lucia Walle; D-Lib Magazine</a>
<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/06/twitter-goes-to-college-zach-miners-us.html">Twitter goes to college - Zach Miners, US News and World Report</a>
At the University of Texas-Dallas, history professor Monica Rankin needed a better way to get students involved in the classroom. The 90-person lecture hall was too big for back-and-forth conversation. So, with help from students in the school's emerging media program, she had her students set up accounts on Twitter—a micro-blogging service—and then use the technology to post messages and ask questions that were displayed on a projector screen during class.
<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/06/online-learning-bryant-stratton-to-hold.html">Online Learning: Bryant & Stratton To Hold Graduation in Second Life for Online Students - Dian Schaffhauser, Campus Technology</a>
Aggiornamento del 15/05/09
<htm><a href="http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/youth/tools/partner_search_en.php">Search and find Youth partners</a>
<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/04/institute-for-emerging-leadership-in.html">Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online Learning</a>
<a href="http://www.managesmarter.com/msg/content_display/training/e3i2fea4bd91d0d44f9411198cab5535630">Measurements for Evaluation and Management of the Training Department (PART
2 OF 4)</a>
<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/04/engaging-students-in-virtual-learning.html">Engaging Students in Virtual Learning - Denise Harrison, Campus Technology</a>
<a href="http://springwise.com/telecom_mobile/txteagle/">Quick tasks via SMS for phone users in the developing world</a>
<a href="http://www.springwise.com/telecom_mobile/txteagle/"><img src="http://www.springwise.com/pix/spotlight/txteagle.jpg"></a>
Both <a href="http://springwise.com/life_hacks/shorttask/">ShortTask</a> and <a href="https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome">Amazon's Mechanical Turk</a> enable Internet-connected computer users to earn money performing quick tasks for organizations far and wide. Now, a new project aims to bring similar income opportunities to those in the developing world using the ubiquitous mobile phone.
Targeting the more than 2 billion literate mobile phone subscribers in the developing world, <a href="http://www.txteagle.com">txteagle</a> aims to help alleviate high unemployment levels in many rural areas of countries like Kenya with a crowdsourcing approach that offers new ways to earn extra money. The service connects corporations with small tasks to be completed—currently, the most common ones include software localization and translation into local dialects for companies like Nokia—and native people who can complete them in minutes by cell phone. Tasks are sent to multiple phone users by text message—"translate the phrase, 'address book' into Giriama," for example—and answers are accepted as accurate when the majority of users provide the same response. Compensation is determined by the number of times an individual’s response agrees with the consensus; penalties are imposed for wrong answers, while "don’t know" responses make no contribution. Over time the system learns a particular user's expertise, and can actively select the most appropriate tasks for them. It can also weight answers from long-term and historically accurate users higher than others, making it necessary to involve fewer other individuals when those users respond. Payment is made either to a bank account connected with an individual's phone number—accessible at any post office or local kiosk—or via airtime credit transfers.
The txteagle service is currently deployed in Kenya via Mobile Planet and Safaricom, and will soon be launching in Rwanda through MTN Rwanda and in the Dominican Republic through Viva. Additional partnerships in Africa and South America will be announced later this year, txteagle says. Also in the works is a version of the service that uses the commonly found Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) protocol instead of SMS. One to partner with, try out or otherwise get involved in...?
Website: <a href="http://www.txteagle.com">www.txteagle.com</a>
Contact: <a href="mailto:info@txteagle.com">info@txteagle.com</a>
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<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/04/importance-of-teacher-professional.html">The Importance of Teacher Professional Development - Mary Ann Wolf, Huffington Post</a>
<a href="http://www.etf.europa.eu/Web.nsf/(RSS)/E65C8123E1782966C12575A7003907BF?OpenDocument&LAN=EN">ETF celebrates 15 years on Europe Day</a>
<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/04/please-sir-can-i-have-some-more.html">Please Sir, can I have some more… elearning, blended learning, wikis, forums, blogs? - Francis Marshall, Training Zone</a>
<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/04/five-questionsfor-george-siemens-lisa.html">FIVE QUESTIONS...For George Siemens - Lisa Neal Gualtieri, eLearn Magazine</a>
<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ScienceblogsChannelEducation/~3/pNXoRsoF7q8/overpaying_for_educational_und.php">Overpaying for Educational Underachievement [Neuron Culture]</a>
As I've noted before, the U.S.'s health-care and education systems share some fundamental flaws: In both medical care and schooling we spend far more than other countries and get substandard results; in both cases, the overspending and poor results occur partly because our decentralized "systems" mean everyone does and measures everything differently, so you can't compare apples to oranges to even find out what works.
The folks at Economix <a href="http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/overpaying-for-educational-underachievement">look at this dynamic</a> in education from a return-on-investment perspective:
Education is a form of investment in a country's labor force and its overall economy. This means that educational shortcomings drag on economic growth. McKinsey estimates that:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60472435@N00/3486681130" title="View 'edugraf' on Flickr.com"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3325/3486681130_40d20f845d.jpg" alt="edugraf" border="0" width="500" height="418"></a> <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/neuronculture/2009/04/overpaying_for_educational_und.php#commentsArea">Read the comments on this post...</a><img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/ScienceblogsChannelEducation/~4/pNXoRsoF7q8" height="1" width="1">If the United States had in recent years closed the gap between its educational achievement levels and those of better-performing nations such as Finland and Korea, G.D.P. in 2008 could have been $1.3 trillion to $2.3 trillion higher. This represents 9 to 16 percent of G.D.P.
Similarly, if the United States had been able to narrow the achievement gap between white students and their black and Latino peers, the country's G.D.P. would have been an estimated $310 billion to $525 billion higher, or 2 to 4 percent of G.D.P.
Unfortunately, throwing money at the system doesn't seem to help, either. As it is, the United States gets comparatively little bang for its buck on education spending. The United States spends more than any other country per point on the PISA math exam, and 60 percent more than the O.E.C.D. average:
<a href="http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/e_i/news/article_8903_en.htm">Showcasing regional innovation</a>
<a href="http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/itemshortdetail.cfm?item_id=3080">Conference ''Tourism Industry: Employment and Labour Market Challenges''</a>
<a href="http://www.istat.it/salastampa/comunicati/non_calendario/20090430_00">I nuovi indici del lavoro e delle retribuzioni nelle grandi imprese in base
2005 e Ateco 2007</a>
<a href="http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/itemlongdetail.cfm?item_id=3083">Modernisation of EU research funding on the right track - Questions and
Answers</a>
How does FP7 work? What is its structure?
FP7 supports a broad range of research activities grouped under four Specific Programmes: "Cooperation," "Ideas," "People" and "Capacities." The total budget is EUR 54bn from 2007 to 2013 (including a Euratom budget of EUR 4bn).
<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/05/schools-tools-teaching-tech-savvy.html">Schools’ tools teaching tech-savvy generation - CLAIRE MILLER, Gainesville Times</a>
<a href="http://www.etf.europa.eu/Web.nsf/(RSS)/321D09D95C8B2D01C12575AE002B3A02?OpenDocument&LAN=EN">Mutual learning puts you in the driving seat</a>
<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/05/employer-perceptions-of-online-degrees.html">Employer Perceptions of Online Degrees: A Literature Review - Norina L. Columbaro & Catherine H. Monaghan, OJDLA</a>
<a href="http://www.etf.europa.eu/Web.nsf/(RSS)/301E3A81898EC6EEC12575A80050E266?OpenDocument&LAN=EN">New ETF project to promote mutual learning</a>
<a href="http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/funding/2009/call_nlls_2009.html">Support for European cooperation in Education and Training - Call for
proposals</a>
<a href="http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/funding/2009/call_eqf_2009.html">European Qualifications Framework (EQF) - Call for proposals</a>
<a href="http://www.etf.europa.eu/Web.nsf/pages/Events_EN?OpenDocument&emb=http://www.etf.europa.eu/EventsMgmt.nsf/(RSS)/D7FCF1743B46397FC125757F0046ACC7?OpenDocument&LAN=EN">Event: 27/05/2009 - LEARN project Study Visit to CPI, Slovenia - From ‘best
practice’ to ‘next practice’</a>
LEARN project Study Visit to CPI, Slovenia - From ‘best practice’ to ‘next practice’ VET Teachers as Change Agents for the Autonomy of VET Schools - - the Role of VET Centres
Study Visit of the LEARN project network to learn of the experience of the Slovenian VET sytem and the National Institute of VET. The event will also provide an opportunity for a meeting of the LEARN Steering Committee and to focus on the LEARN project activties of benchmarking project, preparation of the strategy papers and other project documents.