STEEL: Sharing Technology Enhanced Employability Learning

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STEEL Sharing Technology Enhanced Employability
Learning

• Linzi Anderson and Laura Dean

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Employability

• Employability learning learning activities
  designed to promote/develop skills attributes
  needed to be successful in work

UKCES model of employability skills
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Employee learning

• Employee learning learning aimed at specific
  professional or employee groups, often delivered
  as continuing professional development

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Our approach

• Evidence-based practice
• Intervention based on evidence
• Intervention evaluated for effectiveness
• Synthesis
• Literature review
• Case study methodology
• Online survey (internal pilot)
• Follow up interviews
• Invited cases
• 26 cases

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Our approach

• Analyses
• Categorisation e.g. level, technology, drivers
• Thematic (later)
• Mapping against employability model
• Staff Guide showcasing 12 case studies
• Outputs
• Synthesis report
• Staff guide
• Wiki with additional resources

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Case Studies

• Illustrations for each element artificial divide

UKCES model of employability skills
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Themes

• Reflection on practice
• Evidencing professional competencies
• On course
• Pre-course
• Self assessment and audit

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Recommendations

• Be clear about your priorities and requirements
• Look at relevant completed projects before
  getting started
• Build evaluation and developing an evidence-base
  into the project from the beginning
• Avoid making assumptions about learners
  technology preferences
• Encourage involvement of all not just
• techno-enthusiasts

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• For further information
• Janet Finlay
• j.finlay_at_leedsmet.ac.uk

• Laura Dean
• l.a.dean_at_leedsmet.ac.uk

http//leedsmetsteel.wikispaces.com/