The E-Learner

Issue No. 3

1st December 1999

Published by
© European Consortium for the Learning Organisation.

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Welcome to the third edition of The E-Learner, ECLO's electronic newsletter for members.

The E-Learner complements our existing hardcopy newsletter that will continue to carry articles and information of interest to ECLO members.

As always, we welcome contributions from members, as it is impossible to keep on top of the wealth of information on the World Wide Web on topics of interest to you all.

For your ongoing reference The E-Learner will be archived in the members' zone of our web site.

Editor: Mike Kelleher

ECLO2000
The call for contributions closes on December 10th. If you intend making a presentation, can you please make sure we receive your ideas on time. Contributions should be sent either in electronic format to eclo@euronet.be or by fax to our office in Wavre at the following number +32 (0) 10 24 79 73. All the details are available on the web site.

The Learner – printed issue no. 11
The last edition of The Learner this millennium is now fresh from the printer and is being posted to you. Should you wish additional copies for distribution, please ask Brigitte Casteur to send you extra copies.

Job Vacancy
Title : Associate Director Learning, Training & Development

Location : Brussels Region , Belgium

Company : one of the worldwide leaders in the research, development, production and commercialisation of human vaccines.

Position : In charge of creating in line with the company's general strategy and the Human Resources strategy, the Learning Organisation:
- Act as an internal consultant and establish long term professional partnerships
- Contribute to the independent development and functioning of the Learning Organisation, teams and people both in economic and human performance terms, in a changing and challenging environment

Profile :
- University degree ideally in Psychology
- Additional courses (MBTI, Coaching, Economics..)
- Professional experience of approximately 15 years essentially in Learning, Training and Development with a Coaching approach
- Personal experience in group dynamics and in providing training
- Experience in project management
- Excellent command of French and English

For further information, please contact : Barbara Roosjen, Research Consultant, AT Kearney Executive Search Brussels, Belgium, Tel +32 2 504 49 08; Fax + 32 2 504 49 13

Forum
Mike Kelleher represents ECLO in the FORUM for European Research into Vocational Education and Training. The work of FORUM is divided into different workpackages. Mike leads the work on Learning in Learning Organisations. The focus of the workshop in Evora, Portugal last weekend was on this issue. If you would like copies of papers presented to this workshop they can be found on the FORUM web site. These papers will be revised over the next few months in the light of feedback received during the workshop and FORUM will publish a book on the subject later in 2000.

Society for Organizational Learning
Mike participated in a workshop in France from 12-14th November. Participants came from India, Norway, Hungary, Sweden, France, UK, Brazil and the US. The workshop concentrated on creating a structure for the emerging SoL International. This workshop established many of the wishes and aspirations of the group who all committed to attend a further workshop in January to examine options for a new legal entity.

Branding HR
According to Shari Caudron, If you want HR to be perceived as more strategic, more valuable, more credible, more whatever, you need to start thinking like a business with a product and market your overall brand image. Take a look at her ideas on the TrainingZone web site.

Coaching
Here is an interesting article on the Linkage site on the use of the Birkman method of coaching.

Knowledge Management and Organisational Learning Conference
Linkage is organising their second conference on the subject in London on 28th February 2000 to 2nd March. Guest speakers include Peter Drucker and Ikujiro Nonanka.

Communities of Practice
Etienne Wenger has produced an interesting article on learning as a social system. This was originally published in The Systems Thinker.

Dialogue
The Dialogue Group in the US has produced an interesting article on the subject of Dialogue. This is based on the work of Glenna Gerard and Linda Ellinor, whose book `Dialogue' is a good introduction to the subject.

E.C.L.O. Board
The E.C.L.O. Board will meet in Brussels on December 11.

Best wishes
This is the last E-Learner of the year. There will not be an edition on January 1st. Let me take this opportunity to wish to all the very best for Christmas and, of course, this rather special New Year.

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