Welcome to the fourth episode of Season 2 of the SEFI podcast! This episode follows on from our last episode with Sofie Craps which focused on professional identity, to discuss other ways in which we can prepare students for the workplace.
In this episode we talk to Dr. Christopher Smith from Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland (UK), co-chair of the SEFI Special Interest Group (SIG) on Continuing Engineering Education and Lifelong Learning, who has made use of his experience of graduate employment practices in industry to help him design flexible work-based learning programmes and thus gain an international reputation in the field.
Show notes: https://www.sefi.be/2023/06/19/podcast-season-2-episode-4-european-engineering-educators-is-online/
Join Dr Natalie Wint (University College London) and Dr Neil Cooke (University of Birmingham) to learn about how we can help students develop their professional identity.
Timestamps
0.00 Welcome and introduction to episode
0.23 Podcast Intro
0.37 Experiences of work-based learning from Natalie and Neil
2.38 Chris’ Background
4.14 Glasgow Caledonian University
6.11 What does work-based learning mean in the context of engineering education?
7,49 How work-based learning fits in with the wider education system
9.44 Examples of how engineering education programmes have introduced work-based learning.
11.39 Gray’s topology of work-based learning (for work, at work, through work)
13.30 Considerations when designing work-based learning programmes: where do we start?
14.48 Framework for work-based learning
17.20 Relationships between stakeholders involved.
19.13 Co-creation of work-based learning: Arnstein’s ladder of participation
22.23 Examples of ‘tokenism’ within work-based learning
23.58 Strengthening relationships: increasing employer engagement.
27.28 Challenges involved in work-based learning.
29.04 Assessment practices
30.32 Benefits to students
33.11 Final advice from Chris
36.23 Key takeaways from Natalie and Neil.
Resources:
A selection of Chris’ work in this area can be found below:
https://researchonline.gcu.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/58495328/Smith_etal_ISEE_2022_Examining_required_flexibility_in_delivery_of_graduate.pdf
https://researchonline.gcu.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/74519901/p1644_p1653.pdf
Other work referenced in the episode:
Gray’s different types of work base learning:
Gray, D. (2001). A Briefing on Work-based Learning. York: Higher Education Academy
Ferrandez, RM and Kekale, T and Devins, DM (2016) A Framework for Work-Based Learning: Basic Pillars and the interactions between them. Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 6 (1). ISSN 2042-3896 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-06-2014-0026
Arnstein’s ladder of participation:
Arnstein, S. R. (1969) A Ladder Of Citizen Participation, Journal of the American Institute of Planners, 35:4, 216-224, DOI: 10.1080/01944366908977225
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