15 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYtfiX8c3hU&t=1920s Look back at this session that focuses on rewarding student engagement through Work Integrated Learning (WIL). Helene and Patricia have employed a specialised student-centric approach within higher education using work placements, in which they create a tripartite relationship between the learner, industry partner and educational institution to bridge the gap between theory… Continue reading 2022 ALN Conference: Using work placements to embed humanistic, active learning
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Idea #43: Using role play to explore professional situations for practice-based courses
Are you interested in preparing learners for practice? This chapter by Sue Pinnick, in the 100 Ideas for Active Learning (Betts & Oprandi, 2022), focuses on the use of role play to help learners explore ideas of professionalism in different scenarios to prepare them for work-based settings. Access the chapter here Share with us Leave comments… Continue reading Idea #43: Using role play to explore professional situations for practice-based courses
Idea #42: The ‘Diamond Nine’: encouraging student engagement with graduate attributes
Engaging students with graduate attributes can be challenging. Students may see graduate attributes as high-level, generic statements and they may find it difficult to translate them for their academic subject. Dr Joy Perkins describes how by using the "Diamond Nine", an active learning strategy, staff can facilitate students' discussions, collaboration, and contextualisation of graduate attributes;… Continue reading Idea #42: The ‘Diamond Nine’: encouraging student engagement with graduate attributes
Idea #13: To agree or not to agree? Working towards consensus under conditions of mutual respect
Are you interested in cultivating students' ability to work towards consensus, particularly in group work? Look back at this chapter in the “100 Ideas for Active Learning” (Betts & Oprandi, 2022) book where Eugenia Tzoumaka presents an an active learning idea building on the rationale of the traditional team-building scenarios, which is ideal for courses where… Continue reading Idea #13: To agree or not to agree? Working towards consensus under conditions of mutual respect
Idea #40: Developing mutually beneficial partnerships
Are you interested in developing collaborative teaching partnerships and embedding live industry briefs within the curriculum? Look back to this chapter which proposes a collaborative learning activity entitled “Everyone’s a winner” (Johnston, 2022) in 100 Ideas for Active Learning (Betts & Oprandi, 2022). Access the chapter Share with us Leave comments on collaborative teaching partnerships. Have you… Continue reading Idea #40: Developing mutually beneficial partnerships
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