Request
On this page, you can find requests of other members or organisations to participate in European projects.Do you also have a request? Send it to info@etdf-fefd.eu
Today, a large part of learning takes place in a work
environment, rather than in tertiary and post-tertiary education settings. In
order to stay relevant and contribute to the human capital of future workers,
learning needs to be tightly integrated into organizational work processes,
allowing it to become a fundamental part of workers' everyday activities. One
visible result of this shift is the appearance of (on-the-job) teaching and
instructing in an increasing number of expert job descriptions in many
companies. Workers in this new scenario are not only in demand for on-the-job
learning settings, they are also asked to take on new responsibilities and roles
related to development and delivery. This has to be taken into account when
learning and working processes are integrated.
Papers can be more
specifically aimed at exploring the following themes:
- New social scenarios in Training and Work, eg: the Virtual world in Training and Business; Learning Games and Simulation
- Different innovative learning concepts and practices. Which may cover topics such as: Semantic Web Convergence and Interoperability; Generating Learning Content from Information Sources, Professional Documents and the Web; Integrating Media and Learning Management for Mobile and Instant Learning; Embedded learning, performance support and collaboration;Online validation and qualification, among others.
- Challenges related to the pedagogical design of on-the-job training
- The role of different actors and applications involved in the development of lifelong learning in work environments, including the learner, the teacher, online platforms, or the institutional environment.
Guest Editor: Dietmar Albrecht, Head of Human Resources Development Strategy, Volkswagen Coaching GmbH. The article submission closes on 24 September 2010. The provisional date of publication is December 2010. For further information and to submit your article, please contact: jimena.marquez@elearningpapers.eu or visit http://www.elearningpapers.eu/index.php?page=fix&id=15
Call for Submissions 2nd EAPRIL conference / PBPR conference, Lisbon, Portugal 24-26November, 2010
The theme of the second EAPRIL Conference is Challenges in Professional Learning across the Disciplines. If you are interested in participating to the various events (workshops, lectures, poster sessions, etc.), please click here. Do not forget the deadline for paper submission: Tuesday 14 September 2010
ETF - European Training Foundation is seeking partners for projects in cooperation
The European Training Foundation is now focussing on countries surrounding the EU. They are looking for stakeholders working in these "neighboring" countries in order to build cooperation/dialogue (for the moment it is limited to social partners). The countries of interest are: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, occupied Palestinian territory, Russian Federation, Serbia, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
If you are interested or if you want more information you can contact M. Gérard Mayen (specialist in MED countries) gma@etf.europa.eu or +39 33 92 81 94 15 in Turin.
More information on ETF : http://www.etf.europa.eu/web.nsf?Open
European Commission - Register of Interest Representatives
In an attempt to ensure that the European Union is "open to public scrutiny", the European Commission launched a register for interest representatives. Companies, business associations, consultancies as well as civil society organisations that engage in "activities carried out with the objective of influencing the policy formulation and decision-making processes of the European institutions" are encouraged to register in a voluntary online register ( http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/docs/reg)
The CSCG (Civil Society Contact Group) and ALTER-EU (Alliance for Lobbying Transparency & Ethics Regulation) have criticised the register as much of the required information is insufficient or questionable (click here for a deeper insight on their position) . They have therefore decided to adopt a higher standard of transparency and to register all the same. EUCIS and CSCG invite all Associates to do the same, following the CSCG Lobby Register Guidelines.
WORK IN PROGRESS AT THE EESC
Through EUCISS-LLL and the CSCG, ETDF members have the opportunity to get in touch with the EESC to offer the Commission their experise and help EESC in drawing up its opinion. We can also follow as Observers the work of specific study Groups.
To have a look to the programm of suggested study Groups and planned meeting click here. If you are interested to take part in study Groups or following their work, please contact info@etdf-fefd.eu.
With support from the European Union.