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The Dean’s AwardDesigning and Implementing Faculty Based Employability Workbooks
Barbara S Becker Technologies for Learning, Libraries and Learning Innovation, Leeds Beckett University
PebbleBash 2016
Leeds Beckett University
2016
-17
2012
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2013
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2015
-16
2014
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2011
-12
2010
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Pilot Project ! Production
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Employability
“A set of achievements – skills, understandings and personal attributes – that makes graduates more likely to gain employment and be successful in their chosen occupations, which benefits themselves, the workforce, the community and the economy.”
Knight, P and Yorke, M. (2003) Employability and Good Learning in Higher Education Teaching in Higher Education, Vol. 8, No. 1
Graduate Attributes“A graduate attribute is an amalgamation of skills, knowledge and attitudes, built up through a student's time at university, which they are capable of articulating and demonstrating to the wider world, for example when seeking employment and when working.”Internal Guidance Document
Graduate Attributes
Enterprising
Global Outlook
Digitally Literate
Student Focus Groups
Embedded in every:
CourseLevel
Module
Current Dean’s Prize• Four Faculties across the University• Each Faculty Dean awards a number of prizes each
year: Highest Academic Achievement Outstanding Academic Progression
• Only to L6 students
In 2013-15 Employability used to be embedded in every Course curriculum using PDP modules
It started with Deb…
Scope
Faculty
School School School
Business & LawStudents: 8000Schools: 3
Faculty
School School School
Arts, Environment & TechnologyStudents: 10,500Schools: 5
School of Cultural Studies & HumanitiesStudents: 2,800
Technology AdopterGood employer engagement High levels graduate employment
‘Thinker Philosophy’‘Worker Philosophy’
Aim & ObjectivesAim:To develop employability skills and the defined graduate attributes of our students to enhance their learning experience and their employment aspirations.
Objectives:• Combine ‘soft skills’ with academic skills & engagement• Encourage academic skill development, through reflection• Co-Curricular activity with continuous support by Career
Consultants & Academics• Rewards offered for progression and achievements
Project TeamsAssociate Director: Employability & Student ProgressionFaculty Dean / Head of SchoolAcademic LeadCareers Consultants Learning Systems Advisor
Teams set up by August 2015
Pilot Launch: March 2016
Top Down
And then…
Common Design1st Touch point VLE module created for each Award Students can self-enrol on module
2nd Touch Point Module LTI Link to PebblePad (SSO)
Common Design• Students can self-enrol onto Workspace • Given guidance to ‘collect the resource’ in
module• Academic & Careers staff manually enrolled
onto workspace• Act as Approvers and mentors
Business & Law Design• PebblePad nested workbook• Three levels of achievement• Bronze – Silver – Gold not aligned to year of study• Each Award level contains 5 skill topics
Soft Skills Personal Development Social Action / Volunteering Work Experience & Preparation Academic Skills
• Tasks within each Skill separated into Essential Stretch
Business & Law Design• Students initially only see Bronze Award• Approval tools used to verify each award level• Next level is released following approval• Incentives offered to complete each level• Final Award process
Dean’s Comments Digital Badge Grand Prize!
Cultural Studies Design• Lowest graduate employment• Low understanding of marketable employment skills• PebblePad nested workbook developed• 3 stages: Plan, Engage & Achieve• Emphasis on mapping existing skills to employment
agenda• No academic skills element to award• No corporate ‘branding’ so owned by student
Monitoring Success PlanPotential students = 11,000Project duration = 3 years
Numerical• No of students who enrol on module and workspace• No of students who complete each level • No of students who Achieve award (target 20%)
Empirical• Student feedback via survey and follow up Focus
Group
So what happened?Business & Law• 130 Students identified for pilot• March 2016 deadline launch postponed to June 2016• Lost Academic Lead June 2016
Cultural Studies • postponed to Sept 2016• Difficulty in finalising design / text / task decisions• Requested to design ‘themselves’
University reshaping to School business units
FutureLeeds Business School• Dean of Business School on board• Redeveloping workbook in v5• Launching to L4 (1st Years) in 2nd Semester (Jan)• Incorporating video heads up from Dean/Employers• 1st Results expected Summer 2017
Cultural Studies• Revisiting• Include digital badges for core skill achievement
Thank You!