Speaker: Esther Barrett, subject specialist (teaching, learning and assessment), Jisc How can we support our learners and trainees develop their employability skills? In this workshop we will identify the key employability attributes of a twenty first century student, and explore ways to embed digital skills and experience into their learning journey.

1. Northern Ireland
Tuesday 19 June

2. Employability in the
digital age
Dr Esther Barrett, Subject specialist, Jisc

3. C21 workplace

4. C21 learners

5. Employable student

6. How can technology help?

7. Basic work readiness

8. »Ethical and moral behaviour
»Appearance and presentation
»Spoken, written and online communication
»Language etiquette
»Numeracy
»Social skills
Basic work readiness

9. Shop job interview

10. Selfies
»What are the pros and cons
of posting selfies?

11. Online language
»Blogs about online language
and how it’s used

12. Citizen maths

13. »Digital resources to demonstrate and debate behaviour,
appearance, social skills
»Digital activities to support functional skills and learning inside
and outside the classroom
»Digital language awareness to support learners with
appropriate interactions online
Basic work readiness

14. Lifelong learning

15. »Self directed planning, assessment and review of learning
»Self directed updating of skills
»Learning in all contexts, formal and non formal
»Seeking feedback from peers, tutors and employers
»Recording and reflecting on learning
Lifelong learning

16. Socrative

17. Online courses

18. »Online learning, MOOCs, VLEs and access to
resources anytime
»Online quizzes and surveys
»Web and video conferencing opportunities to communicate
and collaborate
»Videos, blogs, podcasts, social media and other online
platforms to record learning and reflection or invite comments
Lifelong learning

19. Lifelong employability

20. »Self awareness to evaluate skills capabilities and attributes
»Developing intelligence about careers, markets,
jobs, employers
»Identifying career options and skills required
»Developing a strategic plan
»Networking and engagement
»Having collateral eg CV, digital resources, evidence of skills
»Effective communication and presentation of these
Lifelong employability

21. Google each other

22. What is linkedin

23. National Careers Service

24. »Research using sites like the National Careers Service
»Social networking to follow relevant organisations, ask
questions and engage
»Sites to self promote and engage with others - DIY website,
blog, YouTube channel, Twitter, FB page, Pinterest, Instagram
»Sharing and collaborating to build up relationships
»Open badges
Lifelong employability

25. Professional skills and knowledge

26. »Collaboration, leadership
»Communication, influencing, negotiation
»Enterprise, commercial and business awareness
»Planning, organisation and project management
»Investigation, analysis and problem solving
»Languages
»Self management
Professional skills and knowledge

27. What is your favourite collaborative tool and why?

28. Professional skills and knowledge
»Communication tools like Skype, Google, FB, Twitter,
Periscope, blogs, web and video conferencing,
instant messaging
»Collaborative tools like Padlet, Lino It, TodaysMeet, Google
Drive, O365, Dropbox, social media
»Organisational tools like Google calendar, Outlook, Evernote,
Google Keep, mind maps, Trello, Basecamp, Yammer
»Online language courses like Say Something In…, BBC, Alison
»Time management tools like shared calendars, Focus Booster

29. Authentic experience

30. »Experience of working with employers, community or
voluntary groups
»Application of learning, skills, knowledge and experience
to work
»Reflecting on authentic experience
»Communicating and evidencing learning from
authentic experience
Authentic experience

31. »Tell us about your work experience when you were young
»It could be a placement from school, voluntary work or your
first summer or part time job
»What was it and how did you feel?
Your experiences

32. Your experiences

33. »Researching opportunities online to gain work experience
»Using video, podcasting, blogging to reflect on experience
»Sharing and collaborating with peers and colleagues using
social media and other tools
Authentic experience

34. Personal attributes

36. »Adaptability and flexibility
»Confidence, humility and assertiveness
»Creativity and vision
»Aspirations, motivation and persistency
»Responsibility and initiative
»Sensitivity to contexts; cultural, business, global, political
Personal attributes

37. Experience and skills using technology gives you
»Relationship development – online and offline
»Working effectively and efficiently as a team
»Having confidence to try new things and be creative
»Access to information and people in other contexts
»The ability to appear this way in your social media profiles
Personal attributes

38. Wrap up

39. Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND.
Dr Esther Barrett
Subject specialist
esther.barrett@jisc.ac.uk
Thank you