Higher education institutions are expected to provide education and training relevant to labour market demands, conduct research activities that will build a knowledge-based economy, as well as contribute to social cohesion, regional development and global well-being. They must also strive constantly to fulfil their multiple missions, improve the quality of the education provided, increase their … Continue reading OECD asserts the purpose of higher education is to serve labour market demands

Just to apologise if I do not do too much connecting through Mandeley (http://www.mendeley.com/). I am wedded to Zotero (http://www.zotero.org/) for citation management and Bibsonomy (http://www.bibsonomy.org/) for folksonomic tagging and bookmarking. academia.edu (http://www.academia.edu/) is starting to bubble a bit with social networking activity. And, of course Twitter. I wonder if Tweetdeck can read the Mendeley … Continue reading Social networks starting to bubble on my horizon again

I am seeking the source of a particular three-part typology of "authenticity". with respect to learners current and prior knowledge, skill and understanding: authentic to the person now with respect to the epistemology of the discipline/field: authentic to the accepted canons and methodological protocols of the discipline, laws, theorems, etc with respect to the practice … Continue reading Seeking the source for a three-part typology of authenticity in teaching and learning. Help if you can. Thanks

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It is the season of evaluations in universities and other institutions of the post-compulsory and lifelong learning sector.Our evaluation strategy has necessarily been informed in the literature of evaluation (Hounsell 2009) and Brookfield's (1995) "spectacles": (auto) biography learners colleagues the literature, theory Dyke (2006) observes we need to do more of this. Evaluation informed by … Continue reading Evaluation: a reflection in the moment #pcthe

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[slightly edited] I welcome, Mr Dudley (Bob Dudley, CEO of BP), your acknowledgement that, in the Athabasca Basin, steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) of bitumen from tar sands will produce "slightly" higher greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than conventional oil production. We might quibble over the "slightly", but you acknowledge that it WILL be more. So … Continue reading My question put to the #BPAGM today. Climate change discounted 100% in the risk register

In the frigid language of economics, systemic death (population collapse) is the ultimate form of demand destruction.It is difficult, if not impossible, to predict whether a supply collapse will outrun demand destruction during this crucial time frame, or how the two will interact with each other. via theautomaticearth.blogspot.com The grim reality. Business as usual is … Continue reading via Automatic Earth: Devastating Demand Destruction < @paulkingsnorth Dk Mtn back story?

Due to the constantly evolving nature of Web-based Education (WBE) it is often difficult for educators to understand the issues, challenges, impact, and effort required to introduce WBE innovations. This lack of knowledge can contribute to the limited adoption and less than successful implementation of WBE innovations. via davidtjones.wordpress.com A useful read both for the … Continue reading via @dlplaner A Model for Evaluating Potential Web-Based Education Innovations