uws conference june 2013
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Charles Neame
GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART
University of the West of ScotlandLearning & Teaching Conference: 20th June [email protected]
An Anatomy of Employability: Articulating Graduate Capabilities for the Creative ArtsGSA in collaboration withBUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY
HEA Funded Teaching
Development Grant
Bucks: Fine Art, Design •Furniture Design•Textiles•Silversmithing•Jewellery & Ceramics Media •Advertising And Graphics
Jim LambieZobop Stairs 2003
GSA School of Fine Art: Painting, printmaking, sculpture, environmental art & photography
Kolb’s Learning Cycle:Experiential learning
Concrete Experience(CE)
ReflectiveObservation (RO)
Abstract Conceptualisation (AC)
Active Experimentation
(AE)
6Kolb, D.A. 1984. Experiential learning: experience as the source of learning and development. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall
Project aims - 1To articulate and develop:discipline specific modes of delivery for employability in Fine Art, Design & Media using the Oliver model: “Assurance of Learning for Graduate Employability”(http://boliver.ning.com)
Project aims - 2To •ascertain the skills required for early professional success, and; •ensure that students understand what is expected of them beyond graduation and how to achieve it
Project aims - 3To recognize and articulate:•the existing strong skills base amongst the student body and •the wealth of employability activity that takes place outwith the curriculum.
Project aims - 4• To co-design
employability content with student researchers and
• for students to be critically engaged with their professional development.
Project aims - 5To •better understand the contribution to employability of a range of practices and •highlight where these may be further developed in the curriculum.
Project aims - 6To •evaluate and disseminate our findings and •engage a wider audience in their development;
Project aims - 7To broaden the understanding of employability skills and how we discuss them in and across the disciplines…
An Anatomy of Employability.
Project aims1. To articulate and develop discipline specific modes of delivery
for employability in Fine Art, Design and Media using the Oliver model, Assurance of Learning for Graduate Employability;
2. To ascertain the skills required for early professional success, to ensure that students understand what is expected of them beyond graduation and how to achieve it;
3. To recognize and articulate the existing strong skills base amongst the student body and the wealth of employability activity that takes place outwith the curriculum.
4. To co-design employability content with student researchers and for students to be critically engaged with their professional development.
5. To better understand the contribution to employability of a range of practices and to highlight where these may be further developed in the curriculum.
6. To evaluate and disseminate our findings and engage a wider audience in their development;
7. To broaden the understanding of employability skills and how we discuss them in and across the disciplines (Anatomy of Employability).
Progress to date• Initial mapping:
– staff and student perceptions of ‘employability’– Existing employability related curriculum
• Analysis underway• Complexity of employability issues starting to
emerge– Different career routes within disciplines– Different priorities between disciplines
• Importance of communication, interpersonal and learning skills…
Emerging outcomes
Mapping opportunitiesHearing the student voice
Recommendations
1. Highlight employability activities – within timetables– during the activities themselves
2. Ensure alignment between course documents, and the real curriculum
3. Promote a holistic understanding of the curriculum: explore links between curricular and co-curricular activities
Recommendations
4. Identify and fill gaps in provision of formal professional practice activities
5. Coordinate processes for external live project/vacancy opportunities
6. Explore ways to increase cross-school activity7. Identify and advertise examples of good
practice within individual courses
Dissemination
As ‘show and tell’:• Internally: interest and engagement from
other disciplines, e.g. Architecture• Events, e.g. GSA all-staff event on student
engagement• Events such as this: feedback welcome!!
Dissemination
As engagement/continuous development• Between Bucks and GSA, and thus to others?• Through the project process: working with
staff and students
Transferability?
• Where are the opportunities for you?1. What ‘mapping’ exercises would be fruitful in
your departments?2. How could you effectively engage students in
reaching a consensus on employability priorities?
3. Where are the gaps in your curriculum?