ResourcesRamona Materi, President of Ingenia, is an active speaker and writer on learning topics. She has presented at conferences throughout Canada and in Europe and has been published in industry magazines and academic journals. Here are some resources we thought you might find useful.
ArticlesRamona Materi, President of Ingenia, is an active speaker and writer on learning topics. She has presented at conferences throughout Canada and in Europe and has been published in industry magazines and academic journals. Here are some links to articles we thought you’d find particularly helpful.
Media and Learning: The Debate Do people learn better online or offline?This paper reviews the educational debate that's been going on for more than 25 years. Note: Professor Richard Clark, one of the authors reviewed, read the paper and sent the following comments: “I read with interest your review of my work on learning from media and the comparison with Kozma's views on your web site (one of my students pointed it out to me). You can imagine that I've seen many such reviews over the years - but I wanted you to know that your review is, in my view, exceptional. Few of the people who have tried to summarize this debate have been as accurate, fair and succinct as your "Media and Learning" piece.” A Conversation with Ruth ClarkThoughts on effective e-learning design, from well-known author and instructional designer, Ruth Clark. A Conversation with Clark AldrichChoosing Web Based Training SoftwareMany companies think about designing a Web Based training course.
ReportsIngenia Consulting has authored numerous reports and tools. Here are a selection available to the public.
Sample Ingenia Report - Client CWSIngenia conducted primary and secondary research on workforce adjustment practices across Canada and Internationally for the Centre for Workplace Skills. This report provides best practices and case studies on assisting workers who face job loss. Sample Ingenia Project - Client MiHR1As part of a project for the Mining Industry Human Resources Council, Ingenia created a redeveloped transition kit to support employees at closure of a mine. Here is a sample from that kit, Module 2, which provides guidance for transitioning workers; helpful to anyone facing job loss in any industry. View Sample Ingenia Project - Client MiHR2Ingenia developed a list of non-technical skills needed for high demand managerial occupations in mining and provided a cross-sectoral skills matrix relating these competencies to those required in other industries. This report for the Mining Industry Human Resources Council also included cases studies regarding managers who had transitioned into mining. View Sample Ingenia Report - Client NTLBC Hydro's Northwest Transmission Line will enable major economic development in Northwest British Columbia. Ingenia was retained to develop a Human Resource Strategy for the region. Reviewing existing research, supplementing with additional research, a survey, interviews and information meetings, and in consultation with a 16 person steering committee, Ingenia created an action-oriented strategy to address the anticipated skilled labour shortage. View |
May 2013
Ingenia is working on two Immigrant Employment Council of BC funded proejcts. Working wiith the Kitimat Chamber of Commerce, we are designing and delivering workshops in northern BC communities to inform employers about using a competency-based approach for hiring immigrants. And with the Northern Lights College, we will be creating occupational performance standards and competency assessments for two high-demand, non-trades occupations in Northeast BC.
Having completed our work on a Natural Gas workforce strategy, Ingenia will be working on an implementation plan for the strategy.
Ingenia is developing a Regional Skills Training Plan for the Kootenay region. We previously developed plans for Northwest and Northeast BC.
Ingenia has created more Targeted Community Snapshots to help attract immigrants to communities outside of metro Vancouver for the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training. The first round of Snapshots are now available on the WelcomeBC website.