Education

Trends in learning, training, and education.

This New World

26 October, 2012 by • Education, learning, Science • Tags: , , , , • 0 Comments

Changes are occurring because of new technology which has enabled the ability to rapidly acquire massive amounts of information on any topic. These changes have affected not only how organizations train their employees and how the role of teachers will change, but have also created differences in thinking in the individual.  There has been a lot of debate and speculation about how everyone constantly being “plugged in” to so much information and communication all the time is affecting our lives. More

To Train…To Learn, That is the Question

12 May, 2012 by • Education • 0 Comments

Whew! There are a lot of thoughts on the subject — the difference between training and learning…or if there is a difference.  A lot of thoughts, but not exactly set in concrete yet.

Among several definitions for the word, learning, in the online Free Dictionary, it is defined as the “act, process, or experience of gaining knowledge or skill.” A few other sources tend to agree. Training, on the other hand, is considered “the process of bringing a person to an agreed standard of proficiency…by practice and instruction.”

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