But if technology has an increasingly important part to play in enabling the less
formal areas of learning, does this mean organizations should be channelling most of their investment into the area where most learning takes place — informal learning?
Not exact matches
Also for those whose who may not have the time or be able to afford a
formal education in the
areas I mentioned, but do have an interest in
learning more and may have time for taking online courses where classes can be taken at times
of one's own convenience, I recommend Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) providers, such as Coursera (coursera.org) or edX (edx.org).
Instead, it is suggested, a team
of spokesmen in
areas such as «migration» and «
learning» should emerge — called the 2020 group — which would be able to set out an alternative set
of policy positions to the leadership, while avoiding any kind
of formal split.
The unique fellowship program, offered in conjunction with the Department
of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
of Rutgers University - New Jersey Medical School (RU - NJMS), and the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, features several innovative and distinctive components: an individualized training plan, mentors from various
areas of psychosocial and biomedical research,
formal training and
learning activities, and a career development lecture series.
Leadership in the
area of turning a unifying vision for eLearning into reality, not only in
formal education but also in the developing
learning cultures
of business organizations in the 21st century, needs to be
of such a convicting and commanding nature that to ignore it for the status quo would lead to the atrophy
of learning in organizations.
Our findings indicate that discussions about teaching and
learning occur informally between colleagues and peers; they occur less frequently in the context
of structured team meetings, content -
area meetings, or
formal team leaderfollower channels.
The inservice activities for instructional personnel shall focus on analysis
of student achievement data, ongoing
formal and informal assessments
of student achievement, identification and use
of enhanced and differentiated instructional strategies that emphasize rigor, relevance, and reading in the content
areas, enhancement
of subject content expertise, integrated use
of classroom technology that enhances teaching and
learning, classroom management, parent involvement, and school safety.
I'm not aware
of any research organization, institution
of higher
learning, or government research agency in the United States that has done a
formal study on whether TNR in a limited
area reduces colony size.
The AEDC data are collected by teachers who complete an online checklist for each child in their first year
of formal full - time school (∼ 5 years old) covering the five ECD
areas previously noted
of physical development, social competence, emotional maturity, language, and cognitive development (eg, academic
learning), and general knowledge and communication.17 Children are scored on each
of these domains, and categorised as «developmentally vulnerable» (≤ 10th centile), «developmentally at risk» (between 10th and 25th centiles) and «developmentally on track» (≥ 25th centile) 17 Children who are developmentally at risk on one or more ECD domain (ie, DV1) is typically reported in AEDC publications.
Lenten says it's early days yet for the program but the «hope and desire» is to see Koori education embedded formally in Parkville programs, to become a
formal Victorian Certificate
of Applied
Learning (VCAL) vocational subject, and to drive content in other subject
areas.
(a) Document a minimum
of twenty - four hours
of academic preparation or board approved continuing education coursework in counselor supervision training including training six hours in each
area as follows: (i) Assessment, evaluation and remediation which includes initial, formative and summative assessment
of supervisee knowledge, skills and self - awareness; components
of evaluation e.g. evaluation criteria and expectations, supervisory procedures, methods for monitoring (both direct and indirect observation) supervisee performance,
formal and informal feedback mechanisms, and evaluation processes (both summative and formative), and processes and procedures for remediation
of supervisee skills, knowledge, and personal effectiveness and self - awareness; (ii) Counselor development which includes models
of supervision,
learning models, stages
of development and transitions in supervisee / supervisor development, knowledge and skills related to supervision intervention options, awareness
of individual differences and
learning styles
of supervisor and supervisee, awareness and acknowledgement
of cultural differences and multicultural competencies needed by supervisors, recognition
of relational dynamics in the supervisory relationship, and awareness
of the developmental process
of the supervisory relationship itself; (iii) Management and administration which includes organizational processes and procedures for recordkeeping, reporting, monitoring
of supervisee's cases, collaboration, research and evaluation; agency or institutional policies and procedures for handling emergencies, case assignment and case management, roles and responsibilities
of supervisors and supervisees, and expectations
of supervisory process within the institution or agency; institutional processes for managing multiple roles
of supervisors, and summative and formative evaluation processes; and (iv) Professional responsibilities which includes ethical and legal issues in supervision includes dual relationships, competence, due process in evaluation, informed consent, types
of supervisor liability, privileged communication, consultation, etc.; regulatory issues include Ohio laws governing the practice
of counseling and counseling supervision, professional standards and credentialing processes in counseling, reimbursement eligibility and procedures, and related institutional or agency procedures.
I have not completely abandoned this
area of work and continue to upgrade myself through
formal courses, reading case law and commentary and self -
learning — though my focus did change years ago to more fully encompass estate planning, estate administration, business succession planning and elder law.