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Enhancing Student Employability through TechnologyLisa Gray and Peter Chatterton

23 June 2016

Who we are

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Jisc is the UK higher, further education and skills sectors’ not-for-profit organisation

for digital services and solutions

Operate shared digital infrastructure

and services

Provide trusted advice and practical assistance for

universities, colleges and learning providers

We…

Negotiate sector-wide deals with IT vendors and

commercial publishers

Who we are

Lisa GrayJisc

Peter ChattertonIndependent consultant

Geoff RebbeckIndependent consultant

Context

“Businesses look first and foremost for graduates with the right attitudes and aptitudes to enable them to be effective in the workplace –nearly nine in ten employers (89%) value these above factors such as degree subject (62%)”

CBI/Pearson Education and Skills Survey 2015 (CBI / Pearson, 2015)

“Managers, entrepreneurs, and business executives must have e-competences to grow, export and be connected to the global digital markets. In a digital economy, e-leadership skills are essential.”

Michel Catinat, Head of Unit ’Key Enabling Technologies and ICT’” at DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission (European Commission, 2015)

Jisc employability study

» Aim:

Exploration of the role of technology in supporting the development of student employability skills

» Case study research (HE, FE and skills)

» Sector engagement› Workshop, webinar, blog, online survey

» Report› Case studies and vignettes

› Challenges

› Framework for technology use

› Good practices / guidance

› Recommendations

http://bit.ly/employabilityproject


Focus

» 3 approaches to thinking about technology-enhanced employability

› Connected curricula approach– A holistic approach to programme design and technology

adoption

› A five-dimensional model for adopting technology

› What does the “employable student” look like in a digital world?

Effective practice examples

Institution Subject

University of Greenwich Greenwich Connect: a joined up approach to employability in a digital world

University of Northampton Student employability development through social innovation and enterprise

Glasgow Caledonian University Problem-solving real business issues using wikis

Birmingham City University A range of creative approaches to developing student employability

Keele University ILM accredited e-portfolio-based employability award

University of Edinburgh Student-led e-portfolio-based assessments for evidencing graduate attributes

University of Birmingham Online employability skills pathway of the Personal Skills Award

University of Greenwich Greenwich Connect: a joined up approach to employability in a digital world

University of London Employability skills MOOC

Staffordshire University Staffordshire Graduate Employability project

Bath Spa University International virtual internship programme

Oregon State University collaboration Global student collaborative venture to compete in international student racing

Case studies – HE

Effective practice examples

Institution Subject

The Mindset Joint venture between Reed employment and 13 colleges – in campus branches

S&B Autos Supporting motor vehicle apprenticeships through Moodle and virtual reality

Job Centre Plus Using technology to support those out of work

Welsh Baccalaureate Digital literacies embedded into the qualification

St Helens College Building relationships with employers through LinkedIn

South Devon College Using an online employability course

South West College, NI Using technology to support partnership projects between students and industry

Portland College Project using video, accessed by QR codes to support learners with disabilities

Reading College A college-wide move away from the VLE to learner-centred approaches

City of Glasgow College An e-portfolio for stonemasons to best record their experiences in the workplace

Case studies – FE and skills

A holistic approach to programme design and technology adoption

T-profile curricula

Employer engagementAssessment for

learning

Connected curricula 5 dimensions for adopting technology

• Self-directed learning

• Self-regulated learning

• Self-directed employability

• Digitally literate

Connected curricula

T-profile curricula


learning

Employability

• Employability (however it is defined) is embedded into curricula learning outcomes and assessment.

• Employability development commences at the beginning of the student journey.

T-profile curricula (for a digital world)

Discipline

Employability

Discipline

• Curricula provide students with authentic learning (inc. A&F)• Employer (alumni?) mentoring• Employers engaged in curriculum design

Employer engagement (inc digital engagement)

• Curricula adopt “assessment for learning” approaches • Formative assessment and feedback requires students to

reflect on/express their evolving employability/learning• Strong emphasis on action on feedback (& follow-up)• Collection of evidence (digital artefacts)

Assessment for learning (discipline & employability)

Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module X

discipline programme learning outcomes

employability programme learning outcomes


T-profile curricula


learning

Connected curricula 5 dimensions for adopting technology

Technology for employability

02/12/2015

Technology-enhanced

authentic and simulated learning

experiences

» Active and “real world” learning experiences – supported by technologies – that help to develop employability skills

» Simulated experiences

University of Greenwich

Further education and skills

S&B Automotive academy


Technology-enhanced


experiences

» Self-directed personal and professional learning (planning, reflection, managing, recording, review) – supported by technology

» (Digital) feedback and engagement with a variety of stakeholders including employers to help develop learner self-regulatory skills

» Employer-supported / related assessment for learning

» Recording/recognition

Technology-enhanced lifelong

learning and employability

University of Edinburgh

SLICCsStudent‐Led Individually Created Courses

» Co-curricula experiential learning: final year UG arts students

» Learning outcomes set - include employability

» Students design learning activities and plan how learning outcomes will be evidenced

» Tutor signs-off academic viability

» No formal lectures – supervisory model with induction workshops

» Students regularly self-reflect/assess and articulate their employability skills as they evolve

» E-portfolio used for reflecting, dialogue, evidence, showcasing

» “Agency” project


Technology-enhanced


experiences

» Researching, identifying and developing contacts and relationships with employers

» Developing “digital” and “employability” identity

» Developing “digital collateral” as evidence of student “rounded self”

» Showcasing student “rounded self” to employers and personal clients



Digital communications and engagement with employers


Technology-enhanced


experiences

» Learner skills diagnostics

» Technology-enhanced development for skills gaps

» Computer-aided assessment




Technology-enhanced

employability skills development


Technology-enhanced


experiences

» Developing student technology-enhanced employability skills




Technology-enhanced


Employer-focused digital literacy development


Technology-enhanced


experiences




Technology-enhanced


Employer-focused digital literacy development

Discussion

» Do these approaches resonate with you?

» How could you envisage using them to enhance curriculum redesign?

» What would the barriers be in doing so?


What does the employable student look like? in a digital age

Our seven-dimensional model of the “employable student”

Digital capability underpins all aspects

Discussion

» Is this approach useful - particularly mapping digital literacies to capabilities?

» How would you anticipate using it and what challenges might you face?

» How would you enhance it?

The “employable student” in a digital age

Jisc resources

» Summary report

» HE and FE case studies and vignettes

» Full report including:

› 20 case studies + vignettes (HE/FE/skills)

› Challenges

› 5 dimensional model – technology for employability

› Guidance:

– programme teams

– institutions

› Recommendations for sector bodies

» Toolkit

› Aids dialogue, decision-making and planning for developing student employability and adoption of technology http://bit.ly/employabilityproject


Find out more

» Lisa Gray [email protected]

» Peter Chatterton [email protected]

» Geoff Rebbeck [email protected]

» Project page: http://bit.ly/employabilityproject

» Join the conversation on the blog: employabilityproject.jiscinvolve.org/

» and on twitter #jiscemployability

» Please contribute case studies to our blog – contact Lisa.


mailto:[email protected]




http://employabilityproject.jiscinvolve.org/


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