The document discusses preparing students for living and working in a digital world. It outlines the agenda for a workshop on this topic, including perspectives from employers, further education, and higher education. The workshop aims to explore what skills students need, share innovative practices, and discuss challenges and solutions through panel discussions. It also provides an overview of research findings on employability in a digital age and frameworks for integrating technology to enhance skills.
Are you future ready? Preparing students for living and working in a digital world
1. Are you future ready?
Preparing students for living and working in a digital world
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Aims of workshop
> To explore what the ‘employable student’ looks like in
a digital age
> To share examples of innovative practice and ideas to
enhance student employability from both further and
higher education
> To provide opportunities for discussion and Questions
and Answers around challenges and solutions to
enhancing practice
> To share guidance and supporting resources
> UseTodaysMeet to share your ideas, questions and
reflections:
https://todaysmeet.com/Futureready
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Overview
> Context setting and findings from Jisc research
> 3 perspectives:
> Employer perspective – Deborah Edmonson,Talent
director, Cohesion Recruitment
> FE perspective – Kieran McKenna, Head of project
based learning and student enterprise, South Eastern
Regional College
> HE perspective – Ian Pirie, Emeritus professor,
University of Edinburgh
> Table discussions and prioritising key questions for
the panel
> Plenary panel Questions and Answers
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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%)”
“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.”
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CBI/Pearson Education and Skills Survey 2015
(CBI / Pearson, 2015)
Michel Catinat, Head of Unit ’Key EnablingTechnologies
and ICT’” at DG Enterprise and Industry, European
Commission (European Commission, 2015)
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Jisc employability toolkit
> 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?
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A holistic approach to programme design
and technology adoption
Connected curricula Five dimensions for adopting technology
T-profile curricula
Employer
engagement
Assessment for
learning
Technology-
enhanced
authentic and
simulated learning
experiences
Technology-
enhanced lifelong
learning and
employability
Digital
communications
and engagement
with employers
Technology-
enhanced
employability
skills
development
Employer-
focused digital
literacy
development
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Connected curricula
T-profile curricula
Employer
engagement
Assessment for
learning
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Technology for employability
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Technology-
enhanced
authentic and
simulated learning
experiences
Technology-
enhanced lifelong
learning and
employability
Digital
communications
and engagement
with employers
Technology-
enhanced
employability
skills
development
Employer-focused
digital literacy
development
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Technology for employability
> Active and “real world” learning
experiences – supported by
technologies – that help to develop
employability skills
> Simulated experiences
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Technology-
enhanced
authentic and
simulated learning
experiences
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Technology for employability
> 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
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Technology-
enhanced
authentic and
simulated learning
experiences
Technology-
enhanced lifelong
learning and
employability
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Technology for employability
> 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
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Technology-
enhanced
authentic and
simulated learning
experiences
Technology-
enhanced lifelong
learning and
employability
Digital
communications
and engagement
with employers
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Technology for employability
> Learner skills diagnostics
> Technology-enhanced development
for skills gaps
> Computer-aided assessment
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Technology-
enhanced
authentic and
simulated learning
experiences
Technology-
enhanced lifelong
learning and
employability
Digital
communications
and engagement
with employers
Technology-
enhanced
employability
skills
development
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Technology for employability
> Developing student technology-
enhanced employability skills
> See breakdown of digital literacies
by employability skill, page 7. of
the toolkit
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Technology-
enhanced
authentic and
simulated learning
experiences
Technology-
enhanced lifelong
learning and
employability
Digital
communications
and engagement
with employers
Technology-
enhanced
employability
skills development
Employer-focused
digital literacy
development
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The employable student in a digital age
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Find out more
> Toolkit http://ji.sc/employ-guide
> Aids dialogue, decision-making and
planning for developing student
employability and adoption
of technology
> 20 HE and FE case studies and vignettes
> Digital capabilities framework and learner
profile http://ji.sc/building-digicap
> Join the conversation on the blogs:
> employabilityproject.jiscinvolve.org/
> digitalcapability.jiscinvolve.org/
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jisc.ac.uk
Except where otherwise noted, this work
is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND
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Lisa Gray
Senior co-design manager
lisa.gray@jisc.ac.uk
Contact
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The EmployerView: Preparing students for a digital world
Deborah Edmonson,Talent director, Cohesion
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28. How can Universities
help?
• Expectations
• Business
Communication
• Conversations
• Digital Footprint
• Perception
• Excel
• Research
• Employer Interaction
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South Eastern Regional College
Kieran McKenna, Head of project based learning and student enterprise
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31. Are You Future Ready – preparing
students for living and working in a
digital world
Kieran McKenna
Head of Enterprise & Entrepreneurship
33. South Eastern Regional College (SERC)
£46m annual turnover
4 Main Campuses throughout South
East of Northern Ireland
1,025 expert and professional staff
35,000 enrolments per annum
Over 5,200 business clients
Partnering with 40+ local schools
34. Vision
‘To provide an innovative
curriculum that will inspire,
transform, and enrich lives’.
35. Our Strategy
1 2
3 4
5 6
1. Establish Strategic Objectives
Enterprise, Entrepreneurship, Innovation.
2. Systems Development Approach
Development of Whole-Brain Learning and
Enterprise Portal eResources.
3. Management
Reporting, tracking, set performance targets.
4. Continuous Professional Development
Establish a robust methodology to implement
Project Based Learning and Enterprise.
5. Learning resources
Share best practice on what works best. ‘Know &
Show’, case studies.
6. Review and Evaluate
Continuously review, evaluate and develop further
enhancements; Share.
36. Entrepreneurship
Guest Speakers
Student Volunteering
Project Based Learning (PBL)
Delivered CPD to all curriculum staff
PBL/Enterprise Fairs
Appointed 14 PBL mentors from curriculum
Using industry standard PBL design cycle
Competitions
Worldskills, BT Young Scientist, NI BEST Awards.
37. Entrepreneurship - success
BT Young Scientist
Applied science students Holly King
and Molly McConnell were 'Highly
Commended' at the BT Young
Scientist Competition 2016
39. Innovation
CAST/CAPS
Annual participation with Toyama National College of Technology in
Conference for Advancement of Science and Technology.
CDIO
Only UK FE member of the worldwide CDIO Initiative, working with
world leading universities developing the next generation of engineers.
Industry Projects
Innovation Funding
International Partnerships
‘r&D’ Facilities
41. Enterprise
Business Mentoring
Student Companies
Whole-Brain learning
Development of creativity and
innovation.
Get The Edge
College strategic project driving
innovation, enterprise and
entrepreneurship.
42. Our Strategy
1 2
3 4
5 6
1. Establish Strategic Objectives
Enterprise, Entrepreneurship, Innovation.
2. Systems Development Approach
Development of Whole-Brain Learning and
Enterprise Portal eResources.
3. Management
Reporting, tracking, set performance targets.
4. Continuous Professional Development
Establish a robust methodology to implement
Project Based Learning and Enterprise.
5. Learning resources
Share best practice on what works best. ‘Know &
Show’, case studies.
6. Review and Evaluate
Continuously review, evaluate and develop further
enhancements; Share.
43. Whole-Brain learning
Development of eResource for whole-brain analysis
Inform learners how they learn best and identify AFIs
Provide tailored feedback on how learners can become
more whole-brain learners
Identify learners with potential to be entrepreneurs
56. And finally… Are we future ready?
Brain hemisphere percentages of 4531 full-time students
57. And finally… Are we future ready?
Entrepreneurial Success Factor of 4531 full-time students
58. And finally… Are we future ready?
Whole-Brain Learning app
Individual learning preference
analysis and feedback.
SERC Enterprise Portal
4000 students completing PBL/Enterprise
activities.
600 PBL based Enterprise activities available
on SERC Enterprise Portal
Peer assessment
SERC students GET THE EDGE
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University of Edinburgh
Ian Pirie, Emeritus Professor
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Questions for our panel
Each table to share their key 3 question to our panel…
UseTodaysMeet to share your
ideas and reflections:
https://todaysmeet.com/Futureready
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Editor's Notes
These approaches bring together 3 elements to consider when seeking to embed employability into programme design
Along with 5 ways of thinking about the role of technology.
There is clear evidence of the value of work placements and experiences in enabling students to gain employment, but not all universities can provide quality placements for all students.
So this dimension relates to the role of technology in augmenting, simulating and enabling engagement with ‘real world’ experiences. As well as the role of technology (e.g. e-Portfolios to support physical placement opportunities (see the University of Nottingham vignette).
Examples
E.g. Glasgow Caledonian University – using wikis for collaborative problem solving with employers. S&B autos with their virtual paint spray workshop
Benefits.
Eg to learners
different student groups can try out new skills easily and cost effectively, e.g. at S&B autos.
For institutions, benefits can be the cost-effectiveness of an approach, avoidance of health and safety concerns and scalability of the experience.
Is about the key importance of supporting learners in the development of ‘lifelong employability’ which is a key employability capability in its own right.
Focuses on self-directed, personal and professional learning (planning, reflecting, recording and review), concepts underpinning our understanding of ‘e-portfolio-based learning’.
Aligns with lifelong learning, assessment for learning, and aligns with research evidencing the importance of self-review, self-regulation and management as critical skills for life.
With regular accessible feedback (from a range of audiences) that informs an ongoing learner
Techs include e-portfolios, blogs, other personal learning spaces, badges
Examples
Ian will talk more about their approach with student led credit-bearing modules.
Benefits
Benefits to students include
Development, through activities such as peer and self-review, the ability to self-evaluate, a critical skill for the workplace.
Ability, through the technology, to access and store feedback over time and reuse it to inform future assignments
Have evidence of their abilities selected over time to reuse for future applications for study or employment
This is about enabling learners to develop personal and professional networks, and their professional and digital identities, as well as enabling learners to develop banks of evidence they can use to present their ‘rounded’ selves to a range of audiences at a time
Technology use here includes social networks, e-portfolio showcasing tools.
Examples
University of Southampton – Mission Employable – worked with a team of ‘students as partners’ and used a range of multimedia and social media to engage with peers, alumni, staff and employers.
Birmingham City University where they are developing e-portfolio showcases to employers as part of a personal development module – important role in supporting students to articulate the skills they have to employers.
Benefits
Moves us past the ‘one conversation with one employer’ traditional model, enabling multiple engagements.
Enables students to reach employers e.g. overseas they wouldn’t have reached before
Enables students to draw on a large body of evidence for presenting to different employers at different times
This is where we may have more traditionally thought of the role of technology, in supporting learners to undertake diagnostic tests to surface any skill gaps, and online careers services to support transition e.g. around career planning, job hunting and interview training.
Examples
For example the University of London Careers group employability MOOC, and at South Devon College where learners are asked to complete a Moodle course based on examining the skills asked for by local employers. Abingdon and Whitney college work with local employers to provide online mock interviews, providing feedback to students on presentation.
Benefits
For institutions - can be a cost-effective way to provide careers guidance to a range of audiences. Although can be a danger if conversations with for example mentors aren’t incorporated.
For learners and employers – they are again working on their self-directed learning approaches and diagnosis of their own skill gaps.
And finally, a potentially overarching theme is that of digital literacies –
You need some threshold dig lits to engage with all of the above, but also as a result of engaging with the above, learners will develop them.
Some institutions have gone further in developing and furthering digital entrepreneurism – e.g. at South West College and Innotech.
Often however we do not make the link explicit bw specific employability skills and the technologies that can enable those. SEE OUR MODEL which breaks down the digital capability requirements by employability skill – Page 7 of the toolkit
Please add in diagram on p.7 of the Jisc employability toolkit: http://repository.jisc.ac.uk/6429/1/Technology_for_employability_toolkit_FINAL.pdf
Highlight the full report
Case studies
Toolkit
All available from project page.
Good afternoon
My name is Kieran McKenna and I’m excited to share with you some of the digital innovative practice we offer in SERC.
I want to briefly introduce SERC, outline our strategy and approach to integration of Enterprise & Entrepreneurship and finally reflect on how our approach prepares students for living and working in a digital world.
South Eastern Regional College is located in County Down, Northern Ireland and has main four main campuses situated approximately 48km apart
AT ANY GIVEN TIME DURING THE YEAR WE HAVE 2,000 STUDENTS ON PLACEMENT WITH BUSINESSES
ESTABLISHING A ROBUST DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT OUR SYSTEMS
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
INVESTING IN CPD
DEVEOPING AND SHARING LEARNING RESOURCES
REVIEWING AND EVALUATING
I WILL CONCENTRATE ON FIRST 4
THE FIRST IS CRITICAL A SOLID INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH FUNDEMENTALLY NEEDS INVESTMENT.
I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ONE RBS’s FAILINGS WAS NOT TO INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND THIS WAS EVIDENCED BY CRASHING SYSTEMS, LACK OF CONTROL AND LOSS OF CONFIDENCE BY CUSTOMERS X
I WANT TO MOVE ONTO SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
SERC PROVIDES CORE SOFTWARE AND DATA EXTRACTION SUPPORT TO THE NI COLLEGES AND OUR PARENT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT WITH ANOTHER COLLEGE SRC QUALITY ASSURING OUR WORK.
IN ADDITION WE HAVE TAKEN AN HOLISTIC APPROACH BY INTEGRATING OUR CORE SYSTEMS AND BUILDING UPON THESE A RANGE INTEGRATED SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
A NUMBER OF THESE APPLICATIONS ARE DEPLOYED EXTERNALLY, COMMERCIALLY AND ACROSS THE SECTOR.
SO TO THE OVERVIEW X
I WANT TO MOVE ONTO SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
SERC PROVIDES CORE SOFTWARE AND DATA EXTRACTION SUPPORT TO THE NI COLLEGES AND OUR PARENT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT WITH ANOTHER COLLEGE SRC QUALITY ASSURING OUR WORK.
IN ADDITION WE HAVE TAKEN AN HOLISTIC APPROACH BY INTEGRATING OUR CORE SYSTEMS AND BUILDING UPON THESE A RANGE INTEGRATED SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
A NUMBER OF THESE APPLICATIONS ARE DEPLOYED EXTERNALLY, COMMERCIALLY AND ACROSS THE SECTOR.
SO TO THE OVERVIEW X
I WANT TO MOVE ONTO SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
SERC PROVIDES CORE SOFTWARE AND DATA EXTRACTION SUPPORT TO THE NI COLLEGES AND OUR PARENT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT WITH ANOTHER COLLEGE SRC QUALITY ASSURING OUR WORK.
IN ADDITION WE HAVE TAKEN AN HOLISTIC APPROACH BY INTEGRATING OUR CORE SYSTEMS AND BUILDING UPON THESE A RANGE INTEGRATED SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
A NUMBER OF THESE APPLICATIONS ARE DEPLOYED EXTERNALLY, COMMERCIALLY AND ACROSS THE SECTOR.
SO TO THE OVERVIEW X
I WANT TO MOVE ONTO SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
SERC PROVIDES CORE SOFTWARE AND DATA EXTRACTION SUPPORT TO THE NI COLLEGES AND OUR PARENT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT WITH ANOTHER COLLEGE SRC QUALITY ASSURING OUR WORK.
IN ADDITION WE HAVE TAKEN AN HOLISTIC APPROACH BY INTEGRATING OUR CORE SYSTEMS AND BUILDING UPON THESE A RANGE INTEGRATED SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
A NUMBER OF THESE APPLICATIONS ARE DEPLOYED EXTERNALLY, COMMERCIALLY AND ACROSS THE SECTOR.
SO TO THE OVERVIEW X
I WANT TO MOVE ONTO SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
SERC PROVIDES CORE SOFTWARE AND DATA EXTRACTION SUPPORT TO THE NI COLLEGES AND OUR PARENT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT WITH ANOTHER COLLEGE SRC QUALITY ASSURING OUR WORK.
IN ADDITION WE HAVE TAKEN AN HOLISTIC APPROACH BY INTEGRATING OUR CORE SYSTEMS AND BUILDING UPON THESE A RANGE INTEGRATED SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
A NUMBER OF THESE APPLICATIONS ARE DEPLOYED EXTERNALLY, COMMERCIALLY AND ACROSS THE SECTOR.
SO TO THE OVERVIEW X
I WANT TO MOVE ONTO SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
SERC PROVIDES CORE SOFTWARE AND DATA EXTRACTION SUPPORT TO THE NI COLLEGES AND OUR PARENT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT WITH ANOTHER COLLEGE SRC QUALITY ASSURING OUR WORK.
IN ADDITION WE HAVE TAKEN AN HOLISTIC APPROACH BY INTEGRATING OUR CORE SYSTEMS AND BUILDING UPON THESE A RANGE INTEGRATED SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
A NUMBER OF THESE APPLICATIONS ARE DEPLOYED EXTERNALLY, COMMERCIALLY AND ACROSS THE SECTOR.
SO TO THE OVERVIEW X
ESTABLISHING A ROBUST DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT OUR SYSTEMS
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
INVESTING IN CPD
DEVEOPING AND SHARING LEARNING RESOURCES
REVIEWING AND EVALUATING
I WILL CONCENTRATE ON FIRST 4
THE FIRST IS CRITICAL A SOLID INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH FUNDEMENTALLY NEEDS INVESTMENT.
I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ONE RBS’s FAILINGS WAS NOT TO INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND THIS WAS EVIDENCED BY CRASHING SYSTEMS, LACK OF CONTROL AND LOSS OF CONFIDENCE BY CUSTOMERS X
I WANT TO MOVE ONTO SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
SERC PROVIDES CORE SOFTWARE AND DATA EXTRACTION SUPPORT TO THE NI COLLEGES AND OUR PARENT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT WITH ANOTHER COLLEGE SRC QUALITY ASSURING OUR WORK.
IN ADDITION WE HAVE TAKEN AN HOLISTIC APPROACH BY INTEGRATING OUR CORE SYSTEMS AND BUILDING UPON THESE A RANGE INTEGRATED SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
A NUMBER OF THESE APPLICATIONS ARE DEPLOYED EXTERNALLY, COMMERCIALLY AND ACROSS THE SECTOR.
SO TO THE OVERVIEW X
I WANT TO MOVE ONTO SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
SERC PROVIDES CORE SOFTWARE AND DATA EXTRACTION SUPPORT TO THE NI COLLEGES AND OUR PARENT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT WITH ANOTHER COLLEGE SRC QUALITY ASSURING OUR WORK.
IN ADDITION WE HAVE TAKEN AN HOLISTIC APPROACH BY INTEGRATING OUR CORE SYSTEMS AND BUILDING UPON THESE A RANGE INTEGRATED SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
A NUMBER OF THESE APPLICATIONS ARE DEPLOYED EXTERNALLY, COMMERCIALLY AND ACROSS THE SECTOR.
SO TO THE OVERVIEW X
I WANT TO MOVE ONTO SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
SERC PROVIDES CORE SOFTWARE AND DATA EXTRACTION SUPPORT TO THE NI COLLEGES AND OUR PARENT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT WITH ANOTHER COLLEGE SRC QUALITY ASSURING OUR WORK.
IN ADDITION WE HAVE TAKEN AN HOLISTIC APPROACH BY INTEGRATING OUR CORE SYSTEMS AND BUILDING UPON THESE A RANGE INTEGRATED SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
A NUMBER OF THESE APPLICATIONS ARE DEPLOYED EXTERNALLY, COMMERCIALLY AND ACROSS THE SECTOR.
SO TO THE OVERVIEW X
The EntreBRAINeur and Enterprise Portal online applications, effectively use IT to enhance the learning experience
The EntreBRAINeur and Enterprise Portal online applications, effectively use IT to enhance the learning experience