embedding employability via wbl abroad
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Embedding employability via WBL Abroad. Laurence Giraud- Johnstone School of Creative and Cultural Industries. Acknowledgements. For all their help and valuable contribution I should like to thank especially: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Laurence Giraud-Johnstone School of Creative and Cultural
Industries
For all their help and valuable contribution I should like to thank especially:
Dr Lesley Hamilton, E-Learning Developer, Centre for Academic and Professional Development
Dr Louisa Sheward, Lecturer, Centre for Academic and Professional Development
Martin Smith, Media Specialist, ICT
Background Methodology Audience participation & findings
◦ Students’ worries◦ Students’ expectations◦ Skills audit◦ End of year students’ reflections
Conclusions
Why a Work Based Learning Abroad in a Foreign Language module?
Work placements abroad Learning outcomes
◦ Linguistic skills◦ Cultural awareness◦ Essential generic employability skills
A pre-departure checklist Skills audit and personal
development planning A logbook/ diary A series of structured
questionnaires An end-of-year summary
report Individual interviews
1. Accommodation worries2. Worries about teaching3. Isolation worries4. Social integration worries5. Language worries6. Financial worries7. Bureaucracy 8. Survival/practical skills
worries9. Incident worries10. Lack of confidence
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0% 0%
18%
9%
0%0%
9%9%9%
45%
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0% 0% 0%
20%
0%
40%40%
0%0%0%
1. Increased personal confidence2. Valuable teaching experience3. Improved insight into new way
of life4. Knowledge enhancement of the
cultural heritage of the foreign country
5. Meet new people/ new friends6. Improved Independence7. Travelling8. Improved Language skills9. Increased employment skills10. Improved budgeting
Subject/Discipline Knowledge and Understanding
Applied Knowledge and Understanding
KnowledgeUnderstanding of ConceptsKnowledge Enhancement
ProfessionalismPractice and ExperienceResearch
Generic Cognitive Skills Communication, ICT and Numeracy
Reading and Gathering InformationJudgement/Problem SolvingAnalysisCreativity
Written CommunicationVerbal CommunicationVisual CommunicationListeningQuestioningWork with NumbersWork with IT
Autonomy, Accountability, Working with Others
Personal Attributes
Team WorkingInitiativeLeadershipPersonal Development PlanningSelf AwarenessSelf Reliance
Adaptability and FlexibilityAssertivenessPlanning and Time ManagementCommitment and MotivationResilienceConfidence
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
45%
0%
18%
0%
9%9%
18%
1. Personal attributes/ capabilities
2. Autonomy, Accountability,Working with others
3. Generic Cognitive Skills4. Practical skills5. Communication /ICT /
Numeracy skills6. Discipline Knowledge and
understanding7. Applied knowledge and
understanding
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
0%
9%
0%
55%
18%18%
0%
1. Personal attributes/ capabilities
2. Autonomy, Accountability, Working with others
3. Generic Cognitive Skills4. Practical skills5. Communication/ICT/
Numeracy skills6. Discipline Knowledge and
understanding7. Applied knowledge and
understanding
Sections◦ Placement◦ Academic◦ Practical◦ Personal◦ Social
Claire Natalie Natalie Jorge Amanda Angela Ashley Ashley Alison Alison Chioma
Emma Janine Marc Marc Mhairi Nikki Rachel Rachel Suzanne
Graham MacAlpine Jennifer Lynch Katie Leck Lynn Burt Arthur Kennedy Carol-Anne Tominey Caroline Gillies Joanne Neilson
Katarzyna Pietrzak Mark Ross Nicola Bonnar Nicola McLauglin Nicola Reid Rachel Geddes Scott Roberts
Greater understanding and awareness of foreign language and foreign culture
Development of essential generic employability skills and attributes
Better balance of attributes and skills (Exc. Generic Cognitive skills)
Ability to recognise development of attributes and skills
Personal growth/ maturity