Higher Education Study Skills (HESS)

Using HESS to Support Professional Practice

 

Hazel English UPC HELP CETL, South Devon College 11th May 2010

Blended Learning Strategy 2007-2010 - Offering wider learning opportunities through flexible study

The key potential benefits of increasing the use of Blended Learning in UPC are to:

• to develop distance learning in a way that includes sound pedagogical models to an increasingly receptive and demanding educational market;• provide high quality learning and support to distance learners equivalent to that provided to campus attendees;• increase the flexibility, accessibility and personalisation of learning

Blended Learning within UPC

UPC Aims for e-resources

• Provide highest quality teaching & learning e-resources

• Support staff through staff development

• Continually address accessibility issues – Registered University Teachers (RUT’s)

• Bring together 20 VLE’s and access e-resources

• Identified need for a generic study skills tool from staff & students also through quality processes such as programme committee meetings & JBS

• Built on model evaluated from HELP CETL – City of Bristol College

• Focus groups staff & students identifying what they wanted & how they wanted it?

• Consulted UPC librarians and UoP librarians – constant input throughout

HESS - The Concept & Research

Findings / Requirements

• Students required online study skills support 24/7 for whole FD

• Giving greater flexibility to learning & re-confirm learning

• Familiarity of UoP e-resources in preparation for stage 3

• Progressive through academic levels to develop skills – Stage 1,2 &3

• Teaching resource & self study – to include downloadable & interactive resources, quizzes for formative assessments

The Design / Interface

• Design of the interface – 3D Toolbox, UPC identity through colours to engage learners

• Student friendly, unique, delivered through a familiar environment, Moodle

• Easy to navigate• e-resources that supported FD’s by

stage• Direct Links to ~Metalib, Intute,

LearnHigher

Using HESS to support the Professional Practice module

City of Bristol College – Motor Vehicle Foundation Degree:

4 modules delivered online

– Study Skills– People in Organisation– Finance and Accounting– Professional Practice

UPC HESSUPC HESS

• Learners introduced to HESS in their Study Skills induction

• – and linked to specific materials from HESS in other modules.

• Why did we need HESS?

• Limited f2f contact

• Integrated approach to delivering 3 of the modules

• HESS toolbox provided 24/7support

Extract from Learning Outcomes

• Assess own current skills and plan for development to meet personal and professional development

• Identify the legal, ethical and regulatory framework in which the employer and employee must operate

Thank you

Any questions ?

Hazel English

Julie.swain@plymouth.ac.uk,Hazel.english@cityofbristol.ac.uk

Formative activity for Professional Practice • Create an online presentation (e.g. a

slideshow) which you will post to the Discussion Forum in week 6, describing some aspect of the legal, ethical or regulatory framework in your organisation

• I looked at the presentation and found that the things I liked were that it was bright and kept me interested. I also thought it was very detailed and informative because once I had finished viewing the presentation I had a good understanding of the pro's and con's of the solutions to ethical problems being experienced by Organisation X.

• The only thing that I would change is the layout of the text. I feel it could have been broken up more as it would have made it easier to digest the information.

• After viewing this presentation i found it to be very thorough, an excellent use of powerpoint.

• Its informative, creative and has obviously had alot of time spent on it.

• good use of images and the good and bad idea works well

Does my employability look big in this?A guide to writing irresistible

CVs

Content

• Getting your head around the principles

• Choosing the best layout to showcase your experience & capability

• Describing your capability

• Making full use of your assets

• Resources

• OU Guide to Reading and Note-taking

• UoP Guide to Reading Effectively• Check your research skills• UoP Guide to Giving Presentation

s• Find Your Learning Style• Setting SMART Objectives• UoP Career Adviser

Some Hess materials to support Professional Practice.

Thank you

Any questions ?

Hazel English

Julie.swain@plymouth.ac.uk,Hazel.english@cityofbristol.ac.uk