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Developing Employability Programmes with Interactive Curriculum Technologies. Charlotte Corke, World of Work Careers Centre Jim Turner, Academic Enhancement Unit. Employability Skills. Team working, numeracy, communication, planning, problem-solving, ICT skills …. plus Self awareness
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Developing Employability Programmes with Interactive Curriculum Technologies Charlotte Corke, World of Work Careers Centre Jim Turner, Academic Enhancement Unit
Employability Skills • Team working, numeracy, communication, planning, problem-solving, ICT skills …. plus • Self awareness • Able to evidence skills
World of Work Skills Certificate • Employer-driven • “Dry run” at recruitment process • Written application – personal statements • One to one interview with employer
First stage – Bronze • All about Self Awareness • Statement written to evidence 9 criteria, in the areas of: • Understanding and knowing yourself • Work values, motivation, drive and energy • Relating to others • Future planning
What’s the learning? • Encouraging reflection • Writing effective evidence • Facilitated by interactive technologies • Interactive online content • Online assessment
Interactive content • Skills audit: http://goo.gl/HMmtu
Online assessment • Submitted via Blackboard • Downloaded an stored on Sharepoint • Feedback provided using an Excel template
Bronze Fred Bloggs (lbsxxxxx)
New for 2012-13 Academic Year • First stage (Bronze) embedded into first year (Level 4) of all programmes • Huge challenge • Consistent solution • Capable of managing volume • Maintain quality and personalised nature of feedback
Outcomes? • 5,126 students engaged • 90% submission rate • 4,614 statements marked and feedback returned within 3 weeks • By a team of 23 external reviewers > Completed World of Work milestones will be reported on HEAR
Online marking • Turnitin online marking tool • Customised QuickMark sets
Reviewers’ feedback • Much sleeker and easier to use. • Helps me to focus on students work as I’m only looking at one document. • I can view what I have written a lot easier to check between markings, so I can go back and review. • I can concentrate more on what the student is saying and I can give better responses or add info from internet. • Easier to spend time on the reading and assessing of the statements. • The fact that students can see their statement and my comments on same page must help them to link the two and for it to be more meaningful. It is for me anyway.
Spread of ratings for different criteria Strong Adequate Weak Insufficient
Staff and student feedback • Students and staff from the Sports Development programme reflect on their experience of embedding Bronze YouTube link