A few teachers in the Modern Foreign Languages Department at my teaching practice school Broekland are interested in teaching language in accordance to the new learning approach in the lower years. The new learning is the term used to refer to new learning outcomes, new kinds of learning processes, and …

The propagandization of a Net Generation adds nothing to our understanding of the digital behaviour of young people. Indeed, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the whole concept of a Net Generation rests on incorrect assumptions. Hence, arguments based on a Net Generation are not only irrelevant …

The sources of productivity have always been the main subject of economic debate because they are the main determinants of profitability and competitiveness. In order to improve productivity we should be able to identify the sources of productivity. This article presents a method for measuring the sources …

In this chapter I would like to introduce the knowledge management concept known as communities of practice (CoPs) and show a direct link between CoPs and human resource development (HRD). CoPs are a proven way to effectively manage knowledge as well as promote organizational learning, so it is a logical …

In april 2007 heeft Avans Hogeschool nieuwe portalsoftware in gebruik genomen. Het doel van deze portalsoftware is het integreren van de verschillende ict-systemen binnen de hogeschool. De toegang tot deze systemen is geoptimaliseerd door een enkelvoudige login. Om de vindbaarheid van de vele duizenden …

Menig schoolkind houdt zich hier dagelijks mee bezig: het vervoegen van werkwoorden en het plaatsen in de verleden en de voltooid verleden tijd. Is het niet bijzonder om het werkwoord leren in de verleden en de voltooid verleden tijd te plaatsen als de tendens in de huidige samenleving is om een leven …

The concept of lifelong learning refers to the several skills able to provide for needs of music graduates. Such as it occurs with other areas, the domain of music is in constant modification, either for the incorporation of new technologies, either had the cultural demands or for the multiplicity of …