Programme for University Industry Interface

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Programme for University Industry Interface

• Deirdre Hogan (Project Manager)
• Alfie Keary (COP Manager)
• Carol Rainsford (Academic Researcher)

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Funding for this project was provided by the
Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment
and the National Training Fund.
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PUII

• A link between University and Industry
• Aims
• To identify the skill sets and technical
  competencies needed by individuals to guarantee
  the future economic development of Ireland.
• To research and pilot new and innovative learning
  models that will deliver in-company
  education and training for next
  generation employability.

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PUII Philosophy
Individual
The immediate product of learning is the
potential to learn more
Data

• Vision To bridge the gap between learning and
  work, so that knowledge at the individual level
  becomes knowledge at the company level, capable
  of creating wealth in the organisation.

Information
Knowledge
Wealth
Organisation
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PUII Philosophy

• To find a solution, PUII will look at

Industry
Individuals
Institutions (Educational)
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PUII Philosophy

• and consider Next Generation

Skills Expertise Certification Flexibility
Interest
Product Process Logistics Finance IT
Employability of the Individual
Employment in Industry
Education by Institutes
The Learner, Technology, Content, Delivery,
Networks, Partnerships, Management
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PUII Organisational Structure
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PUII Executive Board
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Communities of Practice (COPs)

• COP1 - Collaborative Learning in Large Companies
• IBM, Quinn Direct/Quinn Group, Lucent, Honeywell,
  DePuy Ireland, MSL (Manufacturing Service Ltd.),
  Apple, Dell and EI Electronics.
• COP2 - In-Company Technology Enhanced Learning,
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  Training
• Hewlett Packard, Analog Devices, Dell, NetG, Bank
  of Ireland, IBM, Eircom, ESB and FLI (Flexible
  Learning Ireland) Group.
• COP3 - Moving Small Companies Towards
  ddddNext Generation Employability

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Communities of Practice (COPs)

• PUII Outputs
• One Main COP Report
• Papers/Documents/Reports on Best Practice
  Recommendations and How to Move Forward
• Public Seminar
• Pilot Studies/CASE Studies
• Alpha and Beta Test Sites
• Note Outputs will be for public view!

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Communities of Practice (COPs)

• What are the benefits to the participant?
• Platform for interaction and sharing of ideas
• Learning - Best Practice, Ideas, Thinking
• Access to papers, reports, materials from project
• Recognition for the individual
• Recognition for the company
• Direct benefits of reports and further
  action taken after the project

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In-company, Technology Enhanced, Learning,
Instruction and Training
Community Of Practice 2
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ICT Technology

• Playing an ever-increasing role
• Content formats
• Access
• Evaluation
• Monitoring Analysis
• Standards
• Learning On-Demand
• Redefining Learning

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COP Focus

• Use of ICT
• Gain a clear understanding of how ICT is used to
  improve the educational development of
  individuals within companies.
• How ICT may be used in the future.
• Technology aspect of the COP
• Include the software and hardware systems for
  development, deployment, management and
  support of in-company education.

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COP Objectives

• Investigate and analyse
• Company use and application of ICT technology for
  the enhancement of instruction, teaching and
  learning purposes.
• Analyse and evaluate
• Efficiency and effectiveness of
  technology-enhanced instruction, teaching and
  learning from an
• Individual perspective.
• Organisational perspective

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COP Objectives

• Formulate and identify
• Future instruction, learning and teaching
  requirements.
• Analyse how they will be facilitated/enhanced
  using ICT technologies from an individual and
  organisational perspective.
• Evaluate and analyse
• Social, ethical and political issues as they
  relate to a truly learning cultured and
  technologically enabled organisation.

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Definition of Terms

• In-Company Training
• Training provided to company employees. Training
  materials, trainers and technology used are all
  provided within the confines of the organisation.
• Technology Enhanced Learning
• The process of learning aided or delivered
  through the use of any form of technology that
  has a positive impact on the learning process,
  e.g. CD-ROM, Internet,
  Video-conferencing etc.

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Definition of Terms

• Learning
• The continual acquisition of knowledge or skills,
  received by experience, study or being taught.
  Example Learning a language.
• Training
• The act or process of teaching or learning a
  skill or knowledge. Example Training in how to
  use Windows 2000 operating system

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Definition of Terms

• Instruction
• Providing direction or information in how to
  perform a specific task. Example Instruction on
  how to create a template in Microsoft Word.

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Relationship between Learning, Training and
Instruction
Continual knowledge acquisition through experience

• Learning

Training
Task
Task
Task
More Specific
Instruction
Task
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Future Meetings

• 28th January03 Location Dublin?
• 31st March 04 Location ?
• 26th May 04 Location ?
• Public Seminar undecided