Using Technology to Support Work-Related Learning
Workshops
Netskills provided two free-to-attend workshops as part of the JISC/Academy Collaboration Team's campaign to support work-related learning.
The workshops were aimed at lecturers and learning support staff and took place in Oxford (September 2008) and Newcastle (October 2008). Topics included:
- The resources available to support work related and work based learning
- Investigation of learning for work - preparing learners for the workplace
- Supporting learning at work - e.g. learning via work placements
- Using mobile and web 2.0 technologies to enhance work related learning
- Technology enhance learning and employer engagement
- e-Portfolios and professional development
A pre-event online activity was developed consisting of web-based exercises exploring facilities that provide cross-searching of both JISC and Academy resources.
Materials
A set of online resources was developed based on the workshop content: