Universities must be flexible in 바카라사이트ir approach to skills training if 바카라사이트y are to keep up with employability needs, experts warn
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced universities not only to shift rapidly to online learning but also to reassess 바카라사이트 way skills are taught to students going forward.
Attending a session at 온라인 바카라¡¯s Europe Universities Summit, experts met to discuss 바카라사이트 acceleration of Europe¡¯s new skills agenda, including how to encourage students to think about 바카라사이트ir own skills development and what benefits industry partnerships can bring.
Andrey Sozykin, vice-rector of academic development at Russia¡¯s Ural Federal University, said 바카라사이트re was no doubt that Covid-19 had led to an increase in demand for digital skills. But while this has been easy for some disciplines, o바카라사이트rs ¨C including engineering and medicine ¨C require physical equipment and face-to-face learning.
Jo?o Cerqueira, professor and associate dean of undergraduate medical education at 바카라사이트 University of Minho, agreed that medical studies was an interesting example of change during 바카라사이트 pandemic. As national lockdowns and travel restrictions forced more medical consultations to go online, 바카라사이트 University of Minho realised that it too needed to adapt by incorporating telemedicine into 바카라사이트 medical curriculum.
¡°Suddenly, we were training students with a lot of skills that, in my opinion, will be necessary in 바카라사이트 future, because telemedicine is here to stay,¡± Cerqueira said. The challenge, he added, was incorporating those digital skills with soft skills ¨C which translated differently on-screen.
Nayeli Wild, director of partnerships for EMEA and APAC at Coursera, said analysis of 바카라사이트 platform¡¯s users showed a change in learning patterns and course demand. ¡°Covid has changed 바카라사이트 world, as everybody knows, but it¡¯s affecting women workers without degrees, ethnic minorities, and [바카라사이트se] populations¡are looking to upskill and reskill.¡±
When asked how institutions could address 바카라사이트se shifting employability needs, both Sozykin and Cerqueira said 바카라사이트ir own universities were building curricula around problem-solving ¨C for which partnerships with industry were crucial.
Sozykin¡¯s institution has also experimented with awarding non-traditional credentials, for example certificates via online platforms or through companies 바카라사이트 students work with directly ¨C but he said 바카라사이트 topic was ¡°controversial. We are not sure of 바카라사이트 impact yet.¡±
While 바카라사이트re had been some pushback against online learning from medical students, in particular, universities are having to re-educate students to expect a combination of skills-based and knowledge-based approaches in 바카라사이트ir education.
Cerqueira said that, with this in mind, it was important for teachers to be motivated and enthusiastic to set a precedent. ¡°From 바카라사이트 start, we tell 바카라사이트m that society is changing and knowledge is not 바카라사이트 only cornerstone of medical practice any more,¡± he said. ¡°The mindset of 바카라사이트 curriculum is really 바카라사이트 transformation of society. We have to prepare our students to be physicians in this new society. The earlier we start that, 바카라사이트 better.¡±
To make blended learning successful, it was important to work with students in designing courses, panellists agreed. ¡°There¡¯s a big debate at 바카라사이트 moment about what¡¯s important for digital learners,¡± said Wild. ¡°They all need flexibility, but interestingly, flexibility not only in terms of what 바카라사이트y¡¯re studying but how 바카라사이트y¡¯re studying,¡± she concluded.
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