On December 8, during the VET Skills Week of the European Commission held in Brussels, the European Vocational Education and Training Research community got together to speak about priorities for VET research which could support the achievement of the Midterm Delivery Goals of the Riga Conclusions (2015) and the objectives set by the New Skills Agenda. Various rounds were held and the results will be shared soon. Facilitators: Michael Gessler (DE) and Christof Nägele (CH). Continue reading Impression of VETNET researchers’ workshop during the VET Skills Week
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An honour: ‘VET Researcher Award’ received from European Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
During the European Vocational Skills Week in Brussels on December 9, 2016, it was my honour to have received the VET Researcher Award, which was installed by the European Commission, for my life time achievement in VET research. The Award was presented by Marianne Thyssen, European Commissioner, Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility. The European Vocational Skills Week is a new event, organized under the auspices of the European Commission. I am dedicating this Award to all Vocational Education and Training Researchers, Policy experts, Teachers and Students in Europe and beyond (pictures: René van Schalkwijk, with thanks).
Ready for the VET Skills Week of the European Commission in Brussels
Ready for the European Business Forum on VET, Workshop 4: VET Research – Strengthening the Evidence Base, taking place on December 8, and to present a short keynote on ‘VET and companies. Demands and contributions. Case: The Netherlands’ as input for a discussion on informing the European Commission on setting a European VET Research Agenda.
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Carla Oonk successfully defended her PhD thesis
Carla Oonk successfully defended her PhD thesis on Regional Learning Environments on December 7 in the Auditorium of Wageningen University. Co-promotor was Dr. Judith Gulikers. Deputy Rector Magnificus was Em. Prof. dr. Just Vlak. Opponents were Professors Van Boekel, Akkerman, Den Brok and Lagendijk. Congrats to Carla! Download dissertation here: PhD thesis Carla Oonk Continue reading Carla Oonk successfully defended her PhD thesis
Over 1,000,000 hits on mmulder.nl
Dear website visitor. Today this website achieved over 1 Million hits. This is an absolute record. With over one month to go, 2016 will be an amazing year in terms of website visits. Continue reading Over 1,000,000 hits on mmulder.nl
Implementing boundary crossing based design principles for hybrid learning configurations – by Petra Cremers et al published in Instructional Science
Full reference: Cremers, P., Wals, A.E.J., Renate, W., & Mulder, M. (Accepted: November 1, 2016). Utilization of design principles for hybrid learning configurations by interprofessional design teams, Instructional Science. DOI 10.1007/s11251-016-9398-5.