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Lisa Marie Blaschke, Program Director, Master of Distance Education and E-Learning (MDE)Open Classroom Conference, November 9-10, 2017
02.11.2017
Meeting Employer Needs Through ContinuousProfessional Development: From Theory to Practice
Needs of Today‘s Employers
• Employees who are:• Able to adapt quickly to complexity and
change
• Creative, collaborative, communicative
• Lifelong learners
• Swift onboarding of new employees
• More flexible and accessible education for professional development
Crockett, 2016; Prensky, 2010; Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21), no date; Thomas & Brown, 2011; Trilling & Fadel, 2009
Holistic, Learner-Centered, NetworkedSystem Solutions
Workforce/ Society
Instructors
Students
Institutions
Self-determined learning(Heutagogy)
(Blaschke, 2012; Hase & Kenyon, 2013)
Solutions:
https://www.uni-oldenburg.de/en/c3l-home/open-university-oldenburg/https://www.unioldenburg.de/fileadmin/user_upload/c3l/Studiengaenge/Bildungsmanagement/Download/bildungsmanagement_anrechnung.pdf (German only)
Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR)
Prior Education(Diplomas, Examinations, Certifications, Master)
Work Experience and Professional Development
Individual Calculation ofModulesFixed Calculation
Individual Calculationof Modules
University Studies (30 CP)
College Studies (12 CP)
oder
Solutions:
Project-based,
ExperientialLearning
Personal
Contextual
Action research
Solutions:
E-portfolios >>> PLEs
Information sharing
Professional networks
Information creation/collaboration
Questions for Consideration
• How can we better prepare ourstudents for the complexity ofthe workforce?
• What theories/practices bestprovide the skills students needto become productiveemployees – and lifelonglearners?
References
Blaschke, L. (2012). Heutagogy and lifelong learning: A review of heutagogical practice and self-determined learning. The International Review Of Research In Open And Distance Learning, 13(1), 56-71. Retrieved from http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1076/2087Crockett, L.W. (2016). The critical 21st century skills every learner needs and why. Retrieved from: https://globaldigitalcitizen.org/21st-century-skills-every-student-needsHase, S., & Kenyon, C. (2013). Self-determined learning: Heutagogy in action. Sydney, Australia: BloomsburyAcademic.
P21. (no date). 21t Century Student Outcomes and Support Systems Framework. Retrieved from: http://www.p21.org/overview/skills-framework
Prensky, M. (2010). Teaching digital natives: Partnering for real learning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. http://oetmanhattan.wikispaces.com/file/view/Prensky--Teaching+Digital+Natives-in+press6.pdf
Thomas, D., & Brown, J.S. (2011). A new culture of learning: Cultivating the imagination for a world of constant change. Retrieved from: http://www.newcultureoflearning.com/newcultureoflearning.pdf
Trilling, B., & Fadel, C. (2009). 21st century skills: Learning for life in our times. San Franciso, CA: Jossey-Bass.