Dr Barrie Cooper University of Exeter

Dr Barrie CooperUniversity of ExeterClick to edit Master title styleMany academic staff dont feel it is their job to develop GAs

Academic staff are often atypical both as role models and former students

Many academic staff dont feel well-enough equipped to teach, assess or promote GAsChallenges with respect to academic staffClick to edit Master title styleMany students are unaware of the GAs being developed

Many students dont feel that employability training is what they signed up for

Students may not see a direct benefit until their graduating yearChallenges with respect to studentsClick to edit Master title styleMake the implicit explicit, both for staff and students

Embed the development of GAs across the curriculum

Skills experts and discipline experts should work together to scaffold development of GAs and design appropriate assessmentsWhat can be done?Click to edit Master title styleGetting assessment right is keyChanging teaching without due attention to assessment is not sufficient ...

The types of questions that we set show students what we value and how we expect them to direct their time.Smith and Wood (2000)Click to edit Master title styleAt Oxford Brookes, Mary Deane has been working with staff to map five identified GAs:academic literacy;research literacy;critical self awareness and personal literacy;digital and information literacy;global citizenship.Mapping the curriculum Oxford BrookesClick to edit Master title styleModule teaching teams work with skills developers to determine the extent to which each attribute is

taught,practised,assessed.Mapping the curriculum Oxford BrookesClick to edit Master title styleAt Exeter, I have been working with students to map twelve identified GAs:

communication; numeracy; team working; problem solving; project management; research skills; self management; commercial awareness; creative thinking; positive attitude to work; IT skills; career management skills.Mapping the curriculum ExeterClick to edit Master title styleStudents determined the extent to which each attribute wastaught,practised,assessedand made recommendations regarding the curriculum.www.creativestem.co.ukMapping the curriculum ExeterClick to edit Master title styleIdentify an example of academic staff and skills experts working together to promote GAs and complete the following grid:ActivityBenefits to academic staff memberBenefits to skills expertBenefits to studentsChallengesClick to edit Master title style