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Emerging Technologies for Learning

April 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Applications of emerging technologies for learning are evolving very rapidly at the moment. Reseach reports and cases on technology-enhanced learning are popping up everywhere in the web. The British BECTA organisation published an interesting report on the “Emerging Technologies for Learning“. In the report six experts describe different emerging technologies and their impact on learning. […]

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Tags: human resource development · learning research · corporate learning · daan assen · generation Y · informal learning · innovation · mobile learning · serious gaming · learning design · web 2.0 · e-learning

Training as Development Aid

February 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Last week I read an interesting article by Mirjam van Praag about training as development aid for entrepreneurs in Developing Countries. She describes an approach that combines microfinance for these entrepreneurs with training in business administration. This is not only lifting the success rate of the entrepreneurs, but it also reduces the risks for financials […]

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Tags: daan assen · sustainability · social responsibility · entrepreneurship · learning policy · informal learning · learning culture · human resource development · innovation

Training Generation Y: the UPS case

January 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Within the field of Training & Development the learning style of generation Y employees is a hot topic. The central question is how to prepare these youngsters for their role in the workforce. In traditional instructor-led courses this generation growing up with Social Networks and Instant Messaging will be bored within 10 minutes. Should we adapt […]

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Tags: talent management · generation Y · corporate academy · corporate learning · human resource development · learning design · web 2.0 · learning culture · e-learning

Evidence-based Learning

November 27th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Opinions about the most effective ways of learning differ. And, although we speak about blended learning approaches and differences in preferred learning styles there are limited evidence-based learning approaches available. Both in education and in corporate learning professionals are doing their job based on impressions, trends and old habits. In the Dutch Financial Times there […]

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Tags: daan assen · learning policy · corporate learning · human resource development · learning research

Entrepreneurship: What they don’t teach you in a MBA

August 22nd, 2007 · 1 Comment

This week I formally kicked off for my ultimate corporate learning experience: the start of my own company. This milestone is set with the registration at the Chamber of Commerce today. In September 2007 we (me and two partners) will be in business with Atrivision. We will focus on the link between organisation, learning and technology […]

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Tags: human resource development · entrepreneurship · informal learning · innovation · web 2.0 · workflow learning