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Improving VET Systems

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on Thu, 2011-04-07 11:51

David Passmore of the Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative presented findings from a methodological study completed by him and Wan Azlinda bt Wan Mohamed at the Annual Conference of International Vocational Education and Training Association, July 31-August 2, 2001. In “Underemployment and Participation in Vocational Education: A Methodological Study” Passmore and Mohamed attempted to measure underemployment among high school graduates in the United States and examine the relationship between participation in vocation education in secondary schools and subsequent

Estimating Shortages of Engineering Personnel: Theoretical and Methodological Approaches

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on Thu, 2011-04-07 11:49

Presentation slideWatch a quick overview of “Estimating Shortages of Engineering Personnel: Theoretical and Methodological Approaches”, narrated by David Passmore of the Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative. The adequate supply of labor in economies and discussion of labor shortages are discussed in this audio slide show. The presentation was prepared by David Passmore of the Penn State University, USA; Chang-Jung Lin, of Chaoyang University of Technology, ROC; and Ying-Li Chen of the Penn State University, USA

Elimination of Electricity Rate Caps in Pennsylvania, 2011-2015

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on Thu, 2011-04-07 11:47

Electricity Pole with workers, slide showPennsylvania ranked third in electricity generation among the states in 2005 according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. PJM Interconnection—an organization of electricity distributors, power generators, transmission owners, power marketers, and large consumers—forecasts a need for approximately 500 megawatts of new electricity generation annually to meet Pennsylvania’s growth requirements. A supply of reliable electrical power at competitive rates is a key factor in Pennsylvania’s industrial competitiveness and in maintaining the security and welfare of Pennsylvanians.

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Benchmarking Impacts

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on Thu, 2011-04-07 11:33

In October, 2008 Rose Baker and David Passmore of the Penn State Institute for Research in Training & Development presented “Benchmarking Impacts” at the Annual Users Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Conference was sponsored by Regional Economic Models, Inc. (REMI).

The presentation addressed the outcomes of policy impact simulation and how they are valued. Questions that were posed included:
• How large must an impact be to have importance for policy?
• Many studies report what seem to be small impacts. But, what is “small”?
• How small is too small to have meaning for policy?
• What

Baker/Passmore Make Presentations in Ireland -- Virtually

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on Thu, 2011-04-07 11:23

On May 21, 2010, Rose Baker and David Passmore made presentations at the 10th Annual Irish Learning Technology Association Conference, EdTech 2010 at the Athlone Institute of Technology in Athlone, Ireland. However, ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland resulted in cancellation of their travel to Ireland. They did the next best thing: They delivered their presentations virtually over the Internet.

Baker and Passmore traveled as far as Philadelphia when they found out that their USAirways flight to London (and on to Shannon, Ireland) was canceled.

Your Electrifying Utility Bill

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on Thu, 2011-04-07 11:12

Front cover of preliminary rate cap elimination reportElectricity rate caps, imposed in Pennsylvania about a decade ago, will be eliminated by 2011. The Penn State Workforce Education & Development Initiative created a preliminary forecast of the impact of rate cap elimination on the Pennsylvania economy. Rose Baker and David Passmore presented this forecast to the Penn State Society for Workforce Education & Development.

On 29 February 2008,the Workforce Education & Development Initiative released a preliminary tables and a briefing paper by Rose Baker and David Passmore at http://RateCapPrelim.notlong.com (Revised 7 April 08).

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Playing the Market in Human Resource Futures

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on Thu, 2011-04-07 11:10

HR FuturesThe HR Futures Forum is an elite group of HR executives who address trends and issues through the human resource strategic planning process. David Passmore and Rose Baker of the Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative had the opportunity to present “Playing the Market in Human Resource Futures” at the bi-annual convention held in Beaverton, OR on 6 October, 2005. The presentation focused on ideas future markets in HR.

An idea future market is a speculative (i.e., betting) market created for the purpose of making forecasts.

Self-Organizing E-Learning Opportunities

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on Thu, 2011-04-07 11:07

Self-Organizing E-Learning OpportunitiesE-learning and self-organizing systems are quickly gaining steam as new technologies and web-based interaction become the standard source for gaining knowledge. New educational methods have been derived from self-organizing systems theory and practice. These are applicable to organizational and enterprise learning mediated by networks.

David Passmore of the Penn State Institute for Research in Training & Development has prepared numerous papers on this subject and has had the opportunity to present this topic at a variety of locations including the 2003 E-Learning Conference in Taiwan, the

Stock Markets for Policy and Practice in Patient-Focused Care

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on Thu, 2011-04-07 11:02

PFC Symposium SeriesManagement decisions are crucial to the success of any education technology innovation. Making these types of decisions generally prove to be costly, require extensive research, and can be complicated. Therefore, using ideas futures markets has been suggested as a way to gain these answers by alleviating aforementioned obstacles. Evidence so far suggests that prediction markets are at least as accurate as other institutions predicting the same events with a similar pool of participants.

David Passmore and Rose Baker of the Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative presented “

Teaching Strategies and Effective Emerging Techniques in Distance Education

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on Thu, 2011-04-07 10:59

US Army War College SealIn October of 2006, David Passmore of the Penn State Workforce Education and Development Initiative presented “Teaching Strategies and Effective Emerging Techniques in Distance Education” to the United States Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, PA. Passmore focused on enriching social learning pertaining to the college’s education online system.


Passmore suggested three emerging opportunities that have potential to make distance education more collaborative and constructive: collective intelligence, Web 2.0, and information futures markets.

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