Technology for work-based learning Simon Grant and Peter Rees Jones JISC CETIS Conference Aston, 2008-11-25

Simon Grant and Peter Rees Jones

JISC CETIS Conference

Aston, 2008-11-25

Building on present practice and supporting technology Simon Grant JISC CETIS Conference Aston, 2008-11-25

Simon Grant

JISC CETIS Conference

Aston, 2008-11-25

Central topic Not focusing on e-learning as e-learning if the issues for work-based e-learning are just the same as for any other e-learning but rather: technology which supports learning in the workplace, and the relationship between learning and work, including relating the needs of employers and employees start from current examples of work-related learning potential, problems, issues, questions

Not focusing on e-learning as e-learning

if the issues for work-based e-learning are just the same as for any other e-learning

but rather:

technology which supports learning in the workplace, and the relationship between learning and work, including relating the needs of employers and employees

start from current examples of work-related learning

potential, problems, issues, questions

Work as integral part of learning Work is not usually an integral part of e.g. course Work as integral part of learning includes Work experience (part of school curriculum)‏ Placement (part of several degrees)‏ Year abroad (typically part of language degrees)‏ Explicit learning about work (addressed later)‏ Technology is uneven Some e-portfolio provision Is any technology support needed or wanted? Do employers want to be involved?

Work is not usually an integral part of e.g. course

Work as integral part of learning includes

Work experience (part of school curriculum)‏

Placement (part of several degrees)‏

Year abroad (typically part of language degrees)‏

Explicit learning about work (addressed later)‏

Technology is uneven

Some e-portfolio provision

Is any technology support needed or wanted?

Do employers want to be involved?

Employer-led skills training Training directly for the job, employer sponsored Includes the widely adopted “Train to Gain” http://www.traintogain.gov.uk/ Ordinary training courses from commercial providers HEIs/FEIs may be at work, on campus, in training centre Skills frameworks like SFIA may help identify need What kind of systems currently exist to manage skills in the workplace?

Training directly for the job, employer sponsored

Includes the widely adopted “Train to Gain”

http://www.traintogain.gov.uk/

Ordinary training courses from

commercial providers

HEIs/FEIs

may be at work, on campus, in training centre

Skills frameworks like SFIA may help identify need

What kind of systems currently exist to manage skills in the workplace?

Professional development Facilitated and/or set out by professional bodies Some professional bodies adopting e-portfolio tools but what (if any) is the relationship to employers? Are professional bodies interested in what matters to non-professional employers, and vice versa? Some cases of integration? health? other recognised professions? what else?

Facilitated and/or set out by professional bodies

Some professional bodies adopting e-portfolio tools

but what (if any) is the relationship to employers?

Are professional bodies interested in what matters to non-professional employers, and vice versa?

Some cases of integration?

health?

other recognised professions?

what else?

Self-motivated learning related to work OU provides a good example often related to work, though also often not also does courses for employers provides distance e-learning and portfolio tools What is the difference between self-motivated work-related learning learning in the workplace including employer priorities? What technology addresses the relationship between employers' interests and employees' interests, in learning education and training?

OU provides a good example

often related to work, though also often not

also does courses for employers

provides distance e-learning and portfolio tools

What is the difference between

self-motivated work-related learning

learning in the workplace including employer priorities?

What technology addresses the relationship between employers' interests and employees' interests, in learning education and training?

Learning based on experiences emerging from work Action Learning established for decades – see e.g. Wikipedia Action Research may have drawn on Action Learning, though not obviously Inquiry-based learning another variation on the same theme, and there are more All these practices relate work and learning intimately What technology is used to support these practices? or could be used?

Action Learning

established for decades – see e.g. Wikipedia

Action Research

may have drawn on Action Learning, though not obviously

Inquiry-based learning

another variation on the same theme, and there are more

All these practices relate work and learning intimately

What technology is used to support these practices?

or could be used?

On-the-job employability Increasingly, companies making large numbers redundant help them with their re-employability Classic employability portfolio case in NL: NedCar wanted to lay off thousands, then possibly take back later However, probably not much learning involved Should this be part of work-based learning model?

Increasingly, companies making large numbers redundant help them with their re-employability

Classic employability portfolio case in NL: NedCar

wanted to lay off thousands, then possibly take back later

However, probably not much learning involved

Should this be part of work-based learning model?

Employer engagement challenge You can only engage employers by meeting their needs They have some idea on skills gaps, training needs The motive is there, Leitch or no Leitch Professional bodies have an idea on CPD HEIs have an idea on PDP Individuals (learner-employees) have ambitions How do we bring these together? Can any established technology help? What new technology is needed?

You can only engage employers by meeting their needs

They have some idea on skills gaps, training needs

The motive is there, Leitch or no Leitch

Professional bodies have an idea on CPD

HEIs have an idea on PDP

Individuals (learner-employees) have ambitions

How do we bring these together?

Can any established technology help?

What new technology is needed?

Discussion Let's start with a round of introductory contributions 0 – 5 minutes on this central topic clarification only at this stage please make notes of questions to raise in discussion Then go into open discussion Hope to gather up round of new ideas how my opinion has changed what I have learned We will try to summarise and feed back centrally

Let's start with a round of introductory contributions

0 – 5 minutes on this central topic

clarification only at this stage

please make notes of questions to raise in discussion

Then go into open discussion

Hope to gather up round of new ideas

how my opinion has changed

what I have learned

We will try to summarise and feed back centrally

Discussion summary follows

Technology for work-based learning 1 Distinguish training from higher-level skills abstract and conceptual knowledge – are they seen as valid? APEL and other accreditation need streamlining external regulations impose real drag – free up? Evidence may come from surprising places 360 ° feedback important, and more tick / check boxes not enough approaches to assessment and evaluation portfolio; peer; self (but accreditation of these?)‏ Get more requirements from industry and learners e.g. could take account of talent management ideas Vast range of employers and workplaces perhaps not one size fits all

Distinguish training from higher-level skills

abstract and conceptual knowledge – are they seen as valid?

APEL and other accreditation need streamlining

external regulations impose real drag – free up?

Evidence may come from surprising places

360 ° feedback important, and more

tick / check boxes not enough

approaches to assessment and evaluation

portfolio; peer; self (but accreditation of these?)‏

Get more requirements from industry and learners

e.g. could take account of talent management ideas

Vast range of employers and workplaces

perhaps not one size fits all