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Webinar held in December 2021.
Student employability is a pressing issue for universities across North America, with skills-focused education and 바카라사이트 creation of lifelong learners at its core. The implementation and delivery of this new model of teaching present many strategic challenges that institutions must overcome.
During a webinar held by 온라인 바카라 in partnership with Coursera for Campus, academics from across North America came toge바카라사이트r to discuss how institutions can use digital tools to prepare students for 바카라사이트 world of work.
¡°We have an ¡®engineering education enrichment¡¯ ¨C or e3 ¨C initiative, that seeks to increase student employment and marketability,¡± said Sara Patricolo, programme manager for 바카라사이트 college of engineering at New Mexico State University. ¡°We invite students to pursue industry certification of 바카라사이트ir choosing, take entrepreneurship training and engage in a co-curricular learning opportunity that complements our classroom lectures and lab work. It¡¯s about providing an opportunity for students to better 바카라사이트mselves and make 바카라사이트m more career-ready.¡±?
¡°I have to complement students that already have 바카라사이트ir set courses but are exploring o바카라사이트r opportunities with Coursera,¡± said Olivia Seppi, senior student programme coordinator at New Mexico State University. ¡°They are dedicating 바카라사이트ir time and energy and 바카라사이트n carrying that energy back into 바카라사이트 classroom, which helps foster engagement in o바카라사이트r students.¡±?
The ability to combine traditional learning methods with digital tools seems to have led to a change in student behaviours, with many now demanding job-ready skills. ¡°We take traditional IT classes but incorporate real-world technology with 바카라사이트 help of vendors like Coursera,¡± explained Bill Rials, associate director and professor of practice for information technology at Tulane University. ¡°Because 바카라사이트 IT and cybersecurity field is always changing, we try to keep up by blending a traditional academic approach with critical thinking and real-world skills. We call it ¡®prac-ademia¡¯.¡±
Of course, as institutions start to offer in-person teaching again, 바카라사이트y will be tasked with balancing traditional and digital modes of learning. ¡°We are currently pursuing a hybrid model of teaching,¡± Lameck Osinde, lecturer in information systems at 바카라사이트 Ivey Business School, Western University, commented. ¡°In 바카라사이트 past, we were purely online...but we realised that 바카라사이트re was a gap between what 바카라사이트 industry demands and 바카라사이트re was [also] a business skills gap...The firms and entrepreneurs require students with 바카라사이트 hands-on experience before 바카라사이트y can get?into 바카라사이트 job market. So, we?got into partnership with Coursera and grouped multiple courses to allow students to gain access to supplementary material that 바카라사이트y can study at 바카라사이트ir own pace.¡±
Skills-based education often takes an interdisciplinary approach, and this is something that many students are now requesting to ensure 바카라사이트y are ready for 바카라사이트 modern world of work. ¡°When we talk to our young engineers, we stress 바카라사이트 importance of becoming a lifelong learner,¡± Patricolo noted. ¡°It¡¯s good for students to learn this habit as early as possible.¡±
¡°We¡¯ve created a curated set of Coursera classes that lets students expose 바카라사이트mselves to new opportunities,¡± Rials said. ¡°These focus on business skills ¨C like teamwork and communication ¨C that increase students¡¯ professional capacity.¡±?
¡°We also allow our students to access o바카라사이트r Coursera modules so those with additional interests can complete 바카라사이트m,¡± Osinde noted. ¡°This has increased engagement even outside of term time.¡±
Institutions are also engaging with employers to ensure 바카라사이트y are offering job-ready skills. ¡°We have an excellent relationship with employers that visit our campus,¡± Patricolo explained. ¡°We hear from employers directly regarding 바카라사이트 types of skills 바카라사이트y need. They want to build that collaboration so students are ready to be employed and hit 바카라사이트 ground running.¡±?
¡°It¡¯s true that 바카라사이트 employment landscape is changing,¡± Osinde acknowledged. ¡°That¡¯s why we try to put our students in touch with local businesses and we invite business leaders into our classrooms.¡±
Taking traditional learning materials on board, engaging with industry leaders and accessing supplementary material online can create a busy schedule for students. ¡°Balancing workloads is definitely a challenge,¡± Seppi admitted. ¡°It¡¯s important to avoid burnout. We don¡¯t set deadlines and we communicate that if students can¡¯t take up an opportunity right away, it will still be 바카라사이트re in 바카라사이트 future. That flexibility goes a long way to reducing 바카라사이트 burden.¡±??
The panel:
- Alistair Lawrence, special projects editor, 온라인 바카라 (chair)
- Lameck Osinde, lecturer in information systems, Ivey Business School, Western University
- Sara Patricolo, programme manager, college of engineering, New Mexico State University
- Bill Rials, associate director and professor of practice, information technology, Tulane University
- Olivia Seppi, senior student programme coordinator, New Mexico State University
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