Professor Jack van der Vorst, new General Director of the Social Sciences Group of Wageningen University visited the chair group of Education and Competence Studies on February 18. The group presented its policy, strategy and activities and discussed various issues. Only a relatively small delegation of ECS could be present because of many other commitments.

Continue reading Prof Jack van der Vorst visited ECS

Gulikers, J., Biemans, H. & Mulder, M. (2009). Developer, teacher, student and employer evaluations of competence-based assessment quality. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 35, 2/3,  pp. 110-119. Continue reading Developers and teachers more critical about assessment quality than students and employers

There are 19 days left until the deadline for the Call for submissions for the international conference ‘Competence Theory, Research and Practice’ expires, which is on March 21, 2016. All conference submission information can be found on www.competence.nl

 

 

Hogeschool Utrecht and Windesheim made a video recording on my views on competence theory, research and practice, especially in vocational and professional education. Check https://youtu.be/AnE9-M5uEpI (in Dutch only). Thanks Ilya Zitter for initiating this.

 

Petra Cremers, from the Hanzehogeschool for Applied Sciences successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, titled ‘Designing Hybrid Learning Configurations at the Interface between School and Workplace’. Continue reading Petra Cremers successfully defended dissertation on 10 February 2016

Find a selection of the pictures taken during the International Conference onf Extension Education at Varanasi, India here.

Continue reading Images from International Extension Education Conference, BHU, Varanasi, India

Today I had the privilege of giving a keynote on Emerging Trends in Competence-Based Extension Education Science at the International Extension Education Conference on Education, Research and Services, at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), in Varanasi, India. Continue reading Agricultural Extension Education Leadership Award BHU

On February 10, 2016, 1.30 PM, Petra Cremers will defend her PhD thesis, entitled ‘Designing hybrid learning configurations at the interface of school and workplace’. Continue reading Public Thesis Defence Petra Cremers February 10, 2016, 1.30 PM, Aula Wageningen University

The paper of George Kasule on professional development of teaching staff in university education in Uganda has been accepted for publication. Continue reading Paper of George Kasule on professional development of teachers in Uganda accepted for publication

During the Christmas holiday I have decided to go on retirement from Wageningen University on January 1st, 2017. Continue reading Farewell address on October 20, 2016