V Jornadas eMadrid sobre “Educación Digital”. Marina Larios, INOVA Consultancy, UK: Maximising soft skills development via OERs. 2015-06-30

1. Maximising Soft Skills
Development via OERs
A Case Study of Mentoring Circles™
Marina Larios - Inova Consultancy

2. Mentoring Circles™

3. Mentoring Circles™
 Methodology developed by Inova Consultancy (UK) in
2001
 Delivered in more than a dozen European countries
 Developed by Occupational Psychologists, Coaches,
Human Resources Experts, Organisational
Development Consultants & Female Entrepreneurs

5. Solutions
Coaching
Mentoring
Action learning

6. Solutions

7. OERs – Impact
Using OERs as part of a blended learning
programme provides:
 Increased opportunities to network and connect
 Share experiences and tell stories
 Be part of an active, like-minded community
 A range of multi-media resources to fit different
learning styles
 Greater flexibility for learning at your own pace,
in your own time

8. OERs – The Jelly Bean Exercise

9. OERs – Body Language

10. Soft skills chart

11. Feedback
 “Finding support in the circle enabled me to stretch my
wings.”
 “Great to share ideas, advice and support. Very useful
networking.”
 “It’s been a great experience; I look forward to be a
part of others like this.”
 “The most worthwhile thing was sharing ideas, seeing
how others approached things and bouncing ideas off
people.”
 “I am so much more confident now and I have a
clearer vision for my business”

12. Feedback

13. Further information
www. http://inovacircles.org.uk/