Thijs LAEVEN, Amsterdam Archiefschool Brussels DLM Forum ‘99 A Dutch experience in digital records education and training innovation and collaboration; towards a transnational course

‘Change of perspective’ a five days seminar cycle on electronic records by the Archiefschool of the Netherlands towards a new role for the “new” recordkeeping professional

traditional “lifecycle” perspective phases in lifecycle well demarcated functions strictly separated single discipline & specialisation object orientation document tracking & tracing ‘wait-and-see’ operating at the back end

changing perspective multi discipline & integration process orientation digital documents and contexts ‘I-can-help-you’ operating at the front end interwoven with primary process different functions same concerns

changing perspective for the “new” recordkeeping professional = in fact based upon: Post-custodial approach Records continuum paradigm Business process orientation

to support the migration from the traditional to the new perspective: five days seminar cycle

pedagogical characteristics dual learning active learning experience learning anticipation learning collegial (network) learning cyclic learning

learning cycle discussion of theory related to practice treatment of cases to apply theory preparatory reading: state of the art application on the job to daily practice problems orientation applicationoff-the-job exploration applicationon-the-job

overview of the seminar cycle

problem & solution approach elements / aspects of the ‘problem or risk analysis’ elements / aspects of the ‘solution policy paper’ Day 4 Day 3 Day 2 Day 1 Day 4 Day 3 Day 2 Day 1 Day 5 = integrated policy paper

cohesion & consistency measures cyclic character problem orientation teachers’ guide × students’ guide advance organisers control tasks developers’ project group train-the-trainer program

evaluation results understanding literature lacking facilities on-the-job possibilities of transfer improvements embedding in pedagogic context three parties agreement stronger problem orientation

further innovations / initiatives by the Archiefschool permanent platform for exchanging experiences interactive problem solution & policy making access to (remote) sources of expertise  leading to:

further innovations distance learning in open learning space “postcustodial” education: time and place independent unraveling pedagogical setting and body of knowledge  eventually: wwwebization