Workshop at the Annual Sheffield Learning & Teaching Conference 2018

1. Capability Connect:
A tool for planning skills development across
learning programmes
Anna Nibbs, Ali Riley, Gary Wood
USE Academy

2. Enterprise Capabilities
● Authentic problem-solving
● Innovation and creativity
● Risk-taking
● Taking action
● True Collaboration
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3. Enterprise Capabilities and SGAs
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Enterprise Capability Sheffield Graduate Attributes
Authentic problem-solving Confident in applying your knowledge and skills to
authentic challenges
Innovation and creativity Creative and innovative, and able understand and
manage risk
Risk taking Creative and innovative, and able understand and
manage risk
Taking action Professional and adaptable, resilient and flexible in
your approach
True collaboration Experienced at working in partnership with others,
including communities and external partners

4. What is Capability Connect?
● Simple visual planning tool
● Use the counters and the
frame (or the grid on the
paper version) to plan out a
learning programme
● Plan where specific
capabilities will be developed
across this learning
programme
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5. ● Lifelong learning students on Working With Communities
Foundation Degree
● Mature learners – not very engaged in University life beyond their
department
● Learning aim: understand value of research in solving social
problems
● SU live project: “From a student perspective, what might be
potential barriers to involvement in SU activities, and what solutions
or approaches might resolve these?”
Example
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6. Example
● Authentic problem solving
● Innovation & Creativity
● Risk Taking
● Taking Action
● True Collaboration
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7. Adaptations
● Different sets of skills (e.g. Sheffield Graduate Attributes, academic
skills, lab skills etc.)
● Different scales
○ individual sessions
○ modules
○ programmes
● Students could use as a tool for reflection on skills development
● … and so on!
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8. Discussion
What are your priorities/areas of responsibility?
Module Development
Embedding skills at programme level
Supporting skills development
How could you adapt and use the tool?
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9. Thank you
Anna Nibbs
a.nibbs@sheffield.ac.uk
Ali Riley
a.h.riley@sheffield.ac.uk
Gary Wood
g.c.wood@sheffield.ac.uk
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