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Prof. Mary Thorpe (IET) Ingrid Nix, Lecturer Learning and Teaching Technologies (FHSC)

Higher Education Academy Seminar Series, Enhancing Employability Skills 17 March 2010. Employer Engagement and Development of Skills for Employability. Preparing for technology-enhanced practice Learner perceptions of skills development within the OU Social work degree Part 1.

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Prof. Mary Thorpe (IET) Ingrid Nix, Lecturer Learning and Teaching Technologies (FHSC)

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  1. Higher Education Academy Seminar Series, Enhancing Employability Skills17 March 2010 Employer Engagement and Development of Skills for Employability Preparing fortechnology-enhanced practice Learner perceptions of skills development within the OU Social work degreePart 1 Prof. Mary Thorpe (IET) Ingrid Nix, Lecturer Learning and Teaching Technologies (FHSC)

  2. Outline • Part 1 Ingrid Nix • Context & challenges • Overview of OU Social work degree skills strategy • Examples of activities • Part 2 Mary Thorpe • Learner perspectives • Level 1 undergraduates (PB-LXP findings) • Part 3 Ingrid Nix • Learner perspectives • Level 3 undergraduates and graduates (P4P findings)

  3. Part 1: Context • 21st century practice skills – increasing use of ICT • Care council requirements – ‘ECDL equivalent’ computer skills (Wales, Scotland, & England) • Sept 2009 modifications to ICT requirements (England GSCC) • Changing emphasis incl. blended learning (technology-enhanced learning) as a means to develop skills for study and for practice (see Handout p.1, item 6.4)

  4. Context and challenges • Unqualified practitioners sponsored by employer (‘Grow your own’) • Already working in practice, bringing experience & expectations • Older, perhaps lacking experience of ICT • Varied work settings and roles • Geographic and demographic breadth

  5. Skills through blended learning Develop – apply – critique skills from coursework to PLO Key Information & Communication Technologies InformationLiteracy Online discussions Case studies – CD/CD-ROM

  6. OU ICT and IL skills activities • What do they look like? What achieve? • Some examples….. • (see also p.3 of handout – Calendar sequence)

  7. K113 Information literacy • e.g. Accessing an online journal • step-by-step illustrated guidance for IL and ICT • builds on ICT skills for accessing VLE course website, accessing OU services, OU Library…

  8. K113 Assessed task: Formatting a report • Before After

  9. K113 Assessed task: create a reference list • Using RefWorks online database • A database record • A bibliography produced by RefWorks

  10. K113 End of course assessment • Analysing information using spreadsheets • Repeat skills self-assessment done at start of course, analyse progress • Post graph of analysis in tutor group online, discuss priorities to develop next year • ECA ICT task: Summarise reflections & include spreadsheets graph showing own priorities

  11. Level 2: SW practice related ICT skills • Present research to your team using PowerPoint • Create a presentation based on an extract of Scottish service users’ and carers’ views: What makes a good social worker?

  12. Level 2: SW practice related ICT skills • Prepare a care plan budget (case study scenario) • Mavis wishes to return home after her accident. Help her devise a care plan budget.

  13. Level 3: Informing your practice with empirical evidence • Think about the research supply chain and then browse some suggested journals for research outputs relevant to your practice. • British Journal of Social Work • Child & Family Social Work • Age and Ageing • Disability & Society • Mental Health Review journal Unit 8 Activity 3.1

  14. Level 3: Articulating ethical values • Values Exchange - online interactive framework • Case studies step-through analysis • Compare perspectives course-wide (not just tutor group)

  15. Summary: developing skills for practice • Course websites – electronic course materials (to access information in a variety of ways) • Online communication forum and discussion tools • Library facilities – online journals, databases • Media-rich case studies, interactive simulations • Applications - to locate, capture, share and present information • Develop > Apply in practice > Critically evaluateLevel 1 Level 2 Level3

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