Using Technology to Enhance Student Employability

Thursday 8th November (1.00 - 3.00)

Laura Hollinshead is a Learning Technology Advisor based in the Institute of Learning Enhancement and Innovation and helps to support staff to implement learning technology in their teaching practice. Laura currently works closely with the UDB and has a particular interest in how technologies can be used to support student employability.

Chris Bell is currently a Learning Technology Advisor, located within the Institute of Learning Enhancement and Innovation. Chris has over ten years' experience of working with tutors, in both FE and HE, to embed technology effectively into their teaching and learning practice.

Session Outline

This session will explore how technology can be used in conjunction with the wider University Career Development Centre to help keep student employability central to teaching practice, both in terms of the uptake of individual tools and the delivery of content. By looking at the use of social media, and Blackboard, participants will explore how students can autonomously curate their own digital presence to build a wider online portfolio and later integrate this within module design and academic practice.

Follow up sessions:

Participants may also be interested in attending the session on Tuesday 11th December which will focus on the new QAA quality code for learning and teaching in Higher Education.

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The Institute for Learning Enhancement and Innovation offer many courses and workshops around the theme of employability. Please see our LEI Events homepage or contact LEI-StaffDevelopment@derby.ac.uk