CampusPress,Reflexivity,andBroadeningEmployability

StevenSparling

LondonCollegeofMusic

CampusPresswasuAlisedforLevelSixProfessionalPracAceto:•  createapersonalwebsitethatfuncAonedasamarkeAngtool

•  compileapersonalelectronicporEolioofaudiAonmaterials

•  engageinreflecAveblogginginresponsetovariousprompts(arAcles,podcasts,videos)

•  learntouseanindustrystandardwebsiteplaEorm

Dunbar-Hall,P.,Rowley,J.,Webb,M.andBell,M.,2010.ePorEoliosformusiceducators:parameters,problemsandpossibiliAes.InProceedingsofthe29thworldconferenceoftheinterna4onalsocietyformusic

educa4on(p.61).

“ePorEoliosarenotonlyoutcomebased–theycanassiststudentstoacquireanddevelopskillsininforma4ontechnology.Theyprovideawaytolinkstudentlearningtouniversity-widegenericskills–graduateaUributes…Thedecisionstheyrequireallowstudentshighlevelsofcrea4vityandindependenceinpresenta4onofthemselvesasreflec4vemusiciansandeducators.Theyraiseissuesofprofessionaliden4tyandself-reflec4on,andallowdiscussionofotherareasofpre-servicepreparaAon,inthiswaybecomingamediumforteachingandlearninginthemselves.”

Uwlcampuspress.net

StudentUseofBlogging

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Blom,D.,Rowley,J.,BenneU,D.,Hitchcock,M.andDunbar-Hall,P.,2014.KnowledgeSharing:ExploringInsAtuAonalPolicyandEducatorPracAcethroughePorEoliosinMusicandWriAng.ElectronicJournalofe-

Learning,12(2),pp.138-148.

“GiventhecomplexnatureofcareersacrossthecreaAvesectors,thedevelopmentofemployabilityskillsisahighpriorityforeveryinsAtuAon.Aselsewhere,studentsattheuniversityexplorepracAcaltechniquesandtheory,developingbothcollaboraAveandcreaAveskills.Whatthestudentstendnottoconsideristherelevanceofthislearningtotheirfuturelivesandcareers;andinanalreadyovercrowdedcurriculumthereisliUlespaceforthisdiscussion.TheprojectaimedtodeterminewhetheranePorEoliocouldbeameansofexploringpossiblefutureselvesandcareers,assis4ngstudentswiththetransi4onfromstudent-hoodtograduateprofessional…..”(pp.144-6)”

nothing,11.20%

under£5K,37.70%

£5-10K,18.30%

£10-20K,19.10%

£20-50K,11.40%

£50-100K,1.50%over£100K,0.70%

Equity2013MembershipSurveyn=3804

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48.9%earnunder£5k

WordpressUsage

usedfor28%ofwebsites(represenAng59%ofthe

marketshare)

ManageWP(2016)Moresurprisingsta4s4csaboutWordPressusage.Availableat:hUps://managewp.com/staAsAcs-about-wordpress-usage(Accessed:11May2017)

•  Opportunitytoreflectonfutureselves,explorecareeropAonsandmakedecisionsabouthowtheywillposiAonthemselvesinacrowdedmarket

•  EngageinreflecAvepracAce,withindividualfeedbackfromtutor

•  Learntonavigateawidely-usedsokwareprogrammethatgivesthemfurtheremployableskillstosupportporEolioworking