Seminar B

Seminar B: Workplace Learning

B1: Workplaces as Transformative Learning Spaces
Assoc. Professor Elina Maslo, University of Latvia, Latvia

B2: Workplace Learning: Change of Scene
Mr Dmitrijs Kulss, University of Latvia, Latvia

B3: Workplace Learning in Lithuania: Observations and Discoveries
Assoc. Professor Daiva Bukantaite, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania

B4: TOPICA: Challenges and Solutions to Business Personnel as Academic Lecturers
Dr. Pham Minh Tuan, Director of TOPICA Program, Dean of the Faculty of Banking and Finance, Hanoi Open University

B5: Community of Learning at Workplace: Case of tourism and education sectors in Malaysia
Assoc. Professor Ruhizan Mohd. Yasin, Malaysia National University

B6: Workplace Learning in Thailand: Motivation and Benefits in Automotive Parts and Hotel Industries
Dr. Patcharawalai Wongboonsin, Chulanglongkorn University, Thailand

B7: Working to Learn: Insights into the Workplace Learning of Education Professionals from the United Kingdom
Professor Karen Evans, University of London, UK

B8: Opportunities for Learning in the Workplace as Shown in the Workplace Learning Survey
Asst. Professor Petr Novotný and Professor Milan Pol, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

Extended Seminar B

Presentation 1: Workplace learning a sensitive matter?
Presenter: Theo van Dellen (Linda Greveling), University of Groningen, Department of Lifelong Learning, The Netherlands

Presentation 2: Workplace Learning in China
Presenter: Prof. Jian-Min Sun, Renmin University of China, China

Presentation 3: Current Status and Mechanism of Workplace Learning in Japan - Positive intention and approaches for WPL, but Focusing on Limited Scope
Presenter: Associate Prof. Kenji Hirata Ph.D, (Shoko Morimoto), Toyo University, Japan

Presentation 4: The Entrance to the Secret Garden: Workplace Learning: access the research field in Austria
Presenter: Katharina Lunardon, University of Innsbruck, Austria

Presentation 5: Learning at work: employee perceptions and practices: Austrian National Report
Presenter: Research Network Coordinator: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Lynne Chisholm, University of Innsbruck, Austria

Presentation 6: Teacher Perception of Benefits from Workplace Learning and Teacher Job Satisfaction
Presenter: Aija Persevica, University of Latvia, Latvia

Presentation 7: Workplace Learning: An Importance of Personal Development
Presenter: Mag.paed. Ludmila Babajeva, University of Latvia, Latvia