Martin Mulder is Emeritus Professor of Education and Director-Owner of MM Consultancy for Education and Training. He published widely with his colleagues and students about issue related to competence development, vocational and professional education, higher education, teacher education, and learning technology.
The final programme of the conference ‘Competence Theory, Research and Practice’ is currently online. It can be downloaded from here. 161012 Conf Programme booklet3
There are over 150 registrations by now, from 27 countries, from all continents. For further information and late registrations go to www.competence2016.nl, or email competence2016@wur.nl
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Key note ‘Competence for the unknown future’, at the ASEM LLL Hub conference ’21st Century Skills’, held on 4-5 October 2016 at the Danish School of Education, Aarhus University, Copenhagen, Denmark. Download PPT here: 161005 MM Keynote Copenhagen ASEM. Check http://asemlllhub.org/events/forum2016/media/videos/ for the video of the keynote (and that of other keynote speakers). Kindly let me know your reactions. Thanks. Continue reading Competence for the unknown future
Registration for my farewell speech, on October 20th, 16:00hrs in Wageningen, is now open. Check http://www.wur.nl/en/activity/Farewell-Martin-Mulder.htm
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Research on design principles for hybrid learning configurations published.
Source: Cremers, P.H.M., Wals, A.E.J., Wesselink, R., & Mulder, M. (2016). Design principles for hybrid learning configurations at the interface between school and workplace. Learning Environments Research, (19)3, pp. 309–334.
Continue reading Design principles for hybrid learning configurations
Research published on the learning potential of regional learning arrangements (RLEs). Evidence shows that the following design principles are influencing boundary crossing by RLEs: working in multidisciplinary student groups, working intensively with multiple stakeholders, and a high coaching intensity. Continue reading The learning potential of regional learning environments
See: http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319417110#
Springer has announced the publishing of the edited volume ‘Competence-based Vocational and Professional Education. Bridging the Worlds of Work and Education’. It will appear at the end of October this year. A total of 50 chapters written by over 85 authors. I hope the book will help students, researchers and policy experts to get an overview of this field. Continue reading Competence-based Vocational and Professional Education announced
Worku Tuffa Birru successfully defended his thesis ‘Competence Modelling for Export Performance Improvement in Ethiopia’ and received his PhD from Wageningen University. Examiners were Professors Onno Omta, Michael Gessler, Susanne Weber and Ruerd Ruben. Co-promotors were Dr Thomas Lans and Dr Piety Runhaar.
Impressions form the ECER-VETNET sessions in Dublin, August 23-25, 2016. Pending ratification by the EERA Council, Ludger Deitmer was awarded the Honorary Network Membership by VETNET itself for his sustained, unique and visible contribution to the Network. Congrats, and well-deserved. (I have to check the camera settings, as I find most pictures not 100% focused – apologies).
Continue reading Impressions ECER-VETNET 2016: Ludger Deitmer Honorary Network Member
On August 24 VETNET organised a lively panel discussion on Dual systems of Vocational Education in various European countries. I had prepared a PPT for this panel, but it was not needed to present PPTs. So, I used it as background. For interested VET colleagues, I have placed the PPT here: 160824 ECER Dublin Dual Education
On August 23 the opening session of VETNET at the ECER conference in Dublin took place where I gave a presentation on Distinct Contributions of Educational Researchers in VETNET. The PPT of this presentation can be downloaded from here. Share your reactions at martin.mulder@wur.nl. Enjoy.
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