Right after the ECTEL conference I went to the Symposium on Competence Management (Fachtagung Kompetenzmanagement) at Potsdam on October 5 – together with Christine Kunzmann. We presented our concepts and experiences with systematic human resource development and the relationship to competency-oriented workplace learning support (see our ECTEL contribution).
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The conference took place October 1-4 near Heraklion (Crete) and was primarily organized by the PROLEARN Network of Excellence. The conference had about 200 participants and was just right in size to allow for efficient community fostering.
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Andreas Schmidt:
Ontology-based User Context Management: The Challenges of Dynamics and Imperfection
In: Proceedings of International Conference on Ontologies, Databases and Applications of SEmantics (ODBASE 2006), On the Move Federated Conferences (OTM), Springer, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS), vol. 4275, 2006, pp. 995-1011
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Simone Braun, Andreas Schmidt:
Socially-Aware Informal Learning Support: Potentials and Challenges of the Social Dimension
In: Proceedings of the Joint International Workshop on Professional Learning, Competence Development and Knowledge Management, in conjunction with the First European Conference on Technology-Enhanced Learning (ECTEL 06), Heraklion, 2006
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Andreas Schmidt, Simone Braun:
Context-Aware Workplace Learning Support: Concept, Experiences, and Remaining Challenges
In: Innovative Approaches for Learning and Knowledge Sharing. Proceedings of the First European Conference on Technology-Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL 06), Heraklion, Crete, October 2006, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 4227, pp. 518-524
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