Innovation In Personalised Learning, Shelley Kinash
Jul 2014
Innovation In Personalised Learning, Shelley Kinash
Professor Shelley Kinash
Program
Innovations In Personalised Learning, Shelley Kinash
Jul 2014
Innovations In Personalised Learning, Shelley Kinash
Professor Shelley Kinash
This workshop will cover how to design mobile learning and blended learning to meet the needs of diverse learners.
Global Graduate Employability Research: A Report To The Business20 Human Capital Taskforce (Draft)., Shelley Kinash, Linda Crane, Cecily Knight, David Dowling, Kristy Mitchell, Matthew Mclean, Mark Schulz
May 2014
Global Graduate Employability Research: A Report To The Business20 Human Capital Taskforce (Draft)., Shelley Kinash, Linda Crane, Cecily Knight, David Dowling, Kristy Mitchell, Matthew Mclean, Mark Schulz
Professor Shelley Kinash
The research team has identified eleven themes emerging from the survey data. These themes are currently being pursued through interviews and focus groups with students, graduates, employers, higher education teachers and career development professionals. A minimum of 40 interviews / focus groups will be reported in the next version of the report. The results, interpretations and recommendations may change through the next phase of the report on the basis of these interviews and focus groups. For this reason, this version of the report is to be considered as DRAFT.
The graduate employability themes being addressed through interviews / focus groups …
Improving Graduate Employability: Strategies From Three Universities, Shelley Kinash, Linda Crane, Mark Schulz, David Dowling, Cecily Knight
Mar 2014
Improving Graduate Employability: Strategies From Three Universities, Shelley Kinash, Linda Crane, Mark Schulz, David Dowling, Cecily Knight
Professor Shelley Kinash
This paper addresses how educators can best support graduate employability. Employability means that higher education institutions and employers have supported student acquisition of the knowledge, skills and attributes that lead to career success for graduates. Three Australian universities disseminated a pilot call for graduate employability success stories. Educators responded from multiple disciplines and with diverse strategies. Qualitative analysis derived common themes in the strategies employed. The strategy emerging with the greatest frequency was supporting the development of graduate portfolios. The pilot project allowed the research team to refine the data collection methodology from a general call for success stories to …
Rehabilitating Elephants: Higher Education Futures Australia, Shelley Kinash
Dec 2013
Rehabilitating Elephants: Higher Education Futures Australia, Shelley Kinash
Professor Shelley Kinash
Substituting the words higher education for the word elephant reveals a similar state of affairs. The very existence of university and college campuses is threatened by the rise of Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) and industry-designed and operated vocational training. Would-be prospective students are questioning the value of higher education. There are no guarantees that university (as opposed to TAFE) education will lead to careers that are more satisfying and with higher salaries. Universities are often accused of perpetuating ivory tower thinking that leaves students ill-prepared for work. Large-size long lectures are less engaging than watching short videos, surfing websites …
