decoding working places as learning spaces
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Decoding working places as learning spaces
Petr NovotnýDepartment of Educational Sciences Faculty of Arts, Masaryk UniversityBrno, Czech Rep. www.phil.muni.cz/wupvwww.projektcias.cz
… to present the concept of WPL?
The world/economy in change Learning, education and HR What's workplace learning Benefits of WPL Threats of WPL Sustainability of WPL
First task!
Form a group of three people (as heterogenius as possible)
Discuss your work experience (even if its limited)
Answer the question: What did you learn while working?
3 questions to start with
What is workplace? What is learning?
What is workplace learning?
Workplace learning
Evans et al., 2006
Workplace learning
Learning in the workplace
Learning through the workplace
Learning for the workplace
Starting point Notwithstanding the differences in the degree
to which the issues of workplace learning have been addressed and the level of its implementation in various countries, it may be said that neither planning, nor course or effects of workplace learning have been described sufficiently enough to enable the use of empirical evidence in formulating well-informed judgements and recommendations for implementation of workplace learning.
Cluster of topics
Individual learning process Organisational learning Conditions of learning
– organisational culture and support for learning within the organisation
– economic sector Human resource development
What are we dealing with?
An explanatory scheme A model of learning A method of AE/vocational training A paradigmatical shift
A mixed philosofical background of the concept
Benefits of workplace learning
Workplace learning - benefits
Productivity Alternative wey of achieving competences Mobility – both horizontal and vertical Equalizing opportunities Self esteem promotion Adaptation to work Etc.
Try to draft the relation between the two variables
Return of investments into human resources (Checchi, 2006)
Workplace learning risks
Illegal / illegitimate learning Clashes of learning cycles Tendency to advocate NON-
participation on education and training
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Clash of learning cycles
Individual learning Organizational learning
Innovation cycle
(Cutcher-Gershenfeld, Ford, 2006)
Clashes of interests on workplace learning
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Another task…
Participation on specific training
Participation on general training
Risks
Personal interest
Organizational interest
Broader interest
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Clash of interests of actors (Leuven, 2007)
Participation on specific training
Participation on general training
Risks
Personal interest
Performance Possibilities of growth and change
No?
Organizational interest
ProductivityEfectiveness
Flexibility of human resources
Loyality
Broader interest
Economic activity
EmploymentEmployability
No?
Attempts to use workplace learning potential Professional learning communities Organisational learning
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The last – and most important - task Suggest a set of measures you would
apply to organisation to support positive effects of workplace learning.
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