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Promoting the EQF Learning Outcomes Approach within European Universities

Promoting the EQF Learning Outcomes Approach within European Universities. The Learning Outcomes approach: a gateway to integrate open and informal learning within Higher Education. UNILO : a European consortium supporting the «Learning Outcomes Revolution» in the EHEA.

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Promoting the EQF Learning Outcomes Approach within European Universities

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  1. Promoting the EQF Learning Outcomes Approach within European Universities The Learning Outcomes approach: a gateway to integrate open and informal learning within Higher Education

  2. UNILO: a European consortium supporting the «Learning Outcomes Revolution» in the EHEA HigherEducationinstitutions, consulting/private researchorganisations and Qualification Authorities from 9 countriescommitted to: • Encourage the take up of Learning outcomes in Highereducationinstitutions, in particular by course/programme managers, careersguidanceofficers and students; • Enhance the use of Learning Outcomes; • Create self-sustainingcapability, whichcontinue promoting the Learning Outcomes approachafterthe end of the project.

  3. The UNILO Consortium • University of Granada (ES) • Scienter Espana (ES) • University of Padua (IT) • Scienter (IT) • The Estonian Qualification Authority (EE) • Erlangen University (DE) • Jagiellonian University (PL) • University of Porto (PT) • University of Nicosia (CY) • Budapest University of Technology (HU) • Cambridge Professional Development (UK)

  4. What are Learning Outcomes for? • Learning Outcomes allow courses/programmes to be expressed in terms of what a learner/student is expected to be able to do by the end of the course/programme (knowledge, skills, competences) • They represent the common currency of lifelong learning systems: EQF,QF-EHEA, and more…

  5. Supporting the «Learning Outcomes Revolution»: Why? • Avoid the development of two isolated frameworks, the EQF and the QF-EHEA through the common “language” of learning outcomes, hereby promoting life-long and life-wide learning • Support transparent dialogueamong and within learning systems, also on an international(-ization) perspective • Build bridges with the labour market and the world of work, making higher education relevant to society and unfolding its transformative potential • Make higher education’s offer transparent and enhance quality assurance and student awareness

  6. What can an authentic LOs approach change? • Recognition of any form of learning strategy and related outcomes • Transformation of teaching and assessment practices towards a learning outcomes approach • Approach to international mobility and recognition of titles • Responsiveness to labour market and social needs

  7. Supporting the «Learning Outcomes Revolution»: How? • Identify current use of Learning Outcomes and their constraints and opportunities… • The Institutional “State of Art” • The Awareness level and current implementation • The criticalities, sensitive issues, and bottlenecks in adopting a learning outcomes approach in the different stakeholders views • Identify and Investigate “Leading Examples” of LOs implementation in HE… • Create a Community of Practice of those interested in the use of LOs in Higher Education • Develop and distribute a toolkit for effective implementation of Los in HE

  8. The UNILO toolkit • A set of instruments helping various HE stakeholders - including course developers, careers officers, QA manager, employers and students - in making the best of Learning Outcomes

  9. The UNILO toolkit • Organizational self-assessment tool • Guidelines for Los assessment • Student’s guide to Learning Outcomes • Things to avoid • Useful examples • ICT tools • Glossary • Process

  10. Get involved in UNILO! • Visit UNILO website atwww.unilo.eu • Participate in the community of practicehttp://empleo.ugr.es/unilo/community.asp • Visitus on facebook and followus on Twitter Thankyou! cdondi@scienter.org dproli@scienter.org

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