scholarly journals Exploring industry-university partnerships in the creation of short courses and micro-credentials

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Fitzgerald ◽  
Henk Huijser
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Position Paper ◽  
Course Development ◽  
University Partnerships ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Short Courses ◽  
University Industry

This paper explores industry-university partnerships in the creation of short courses and microcredentials. It is a position paper that precedes a pilot study. We scan the higher education environment for current practices and begin to explore the notion of a more consistent and strategic approach. Partnerships refer to both industry as partners in course development, and industry as partners in developing meaningful learning experiences in the context of professional and career development. The pilot study that this paper is connected to aligns with national and international frameworks and explores university-industry partnerships, to ensure such partnerships can be leveraged to offer better value to learners with regards to workplace and lifelong learning.

scholarly journals КЉУЧНИ ФАКТОРИ УСПЕШНЕ КОМУНИКАЦИЈЕ ВИСОКООБРАЗОВНЕ ИНСТИТУЦИЈЕ СА БУДУЋИМ СТУДЕНТИМА

TEME ◽  
2017 ◽  
pp. 557
Author(s):  
Jelena Gajic ◽  
Radmila Živković ◽  
Nenad Stanić
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Communication Channels ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Prospective Students ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Successful Recruitment ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
University Reputation ◽  
Strategic Approach

Today’s higher education environment has become increasingly competitive and universities need to assume a strategic approach in communication with prospective students. Numerous studies have shown that modern digital communication channels are increasingly more used to promote the attributes of universities, while traditional channels are no longer considered that important. The principal aim of this study is to examine the importance of certain attributes and communication channels the students in Serbia rely on when choosing the most appropriate faculty. The research was conducted for the period 2007-2013. The results obtained clearly show that the Internet, friend recommendations and presentations at high schools are the most effective communication channels, whereas the university reputation, study system and quality of the study program are considered the most important attributes when making a decision to enroll in a certain faculty. Based on the research findings, the mathematical model for forecasting the respodents’ behaviour in the following five-year period was developed. It enables developing the communication platform that would contribute to enhancing the quality of the overall management processes of an higher education institution, market orientation, encourage successful recruitment of prospective students, their enrollment and retention.

scholarly journals EscapED: A Framework for Creating Educational Escape Rooms and Interactive Games to For Higher/Further Education.

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Jane Clarke ◽  
Daryl J. Peel ◽  
Sylvester Arnab ◽  
Luca Morini ◽  
Helen Keegan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Further Education ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Interactive Games ◽  
Future Design ◽  
Education Environment

Game-based learning (GBL) is often found to be technologically driven and more often than not, serious games for instance, are conceptualised and designed solely for digital platforms and state of the art technologies. To encourage a greater discussion on the potential benefits and challenges of a more holistic approach to developing GBL that promote human centered interactions and play for learning, the authors present the escapED programme. The escapED programme was conceived following the recent entertainment trend of escape rooms and is used for developing non-digital GBL approaches within education. escapED aids the design and creation of educational Escape Rooms and Interactive Gaming Experiences for staff and students in further/higher education settings. The paper first presents a pilot study that was used to assess the feasibility and acceptance of University teaching staff of embedding interactive GBL into a higher education environment. The authors then present the escapED theoretical framework that was used to create the prototype game for the pilot study as a tool to aid future design and development of on-site interactive experiences. The paper also presents an external developer report of using the escapED framework to develop a prototype game for teaching research methods to Southampton University students. Finally, the authors present a discussion on the use of the escapED framework so far and plans for future work and evaluation in order to provide engaging alternatives for learning and soft skills development amongst higher education staff andstudents.

scholarly journals Learning A La Carte: A Theory-Based Tool For Maximizing Student Engagement

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Sibold
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Course Development ◽  
Critical Component ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
Primary Model ◽  
A La Carte

It is well-established that motivation is a critical component of one’s best performance of a task.  A primary model in the field of motivation is the self-determination theory (SDT).  The three pillars of SDT include competency, autonomy, and relatedness; when supported these have been shown to improve the quality, consistency, and persistence of one’s effort at a task.  It is the purpose of this article to examine relevant SDT research, and utilize relatable trans-disciplinary findings in support of the discussion of a novel course development technique that maximizes student engagement in the higher education environment—the assessment menu

Student Veteran Stressors in Higher Education: A Pilot Study

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Cate ◽  
Michael Gerber ◽  
David Holmes
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Student Veteran

A CUSTOMISED FRAMEWORK FOR EFFECTIVE PODCAST INTEGRATION IN A SOUTH AFRICAN HIGHER EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-32
Author(s):  
Shane Pachagadu ◽  
Liezel Nel
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
South African ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
African Higher Education ◽  
South African Higher Education ◽  
Effective Integration

Numerous studies have explored the potential of podcast integration in teaching and learning environments. This paper first presents and organises perspectives from literature in a conceptual framework for the effective integration of podcasting in higher education. An empirical study is then discussed in which the guidelines presented in the framework were evaluated for applicability in a selected course at a South African University of Technology. Since the results of the study revealed a number of aspects not accounted for in the conceptual framework, the framework was customised to make it more applicable for the particular higher education environment. The customised framework identifies four principles and a series of related guidelines for the effective integration of podcasts in a South African higher education teaching and learning environment. This framework can become a valuable resource for effective podcast integration in similar environments.

AN INDUCTIVELY DERIVED RESEARCH FRAMEWORK FOR STUDENT SATISFACTION IN ODL: THE HIGHER EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-57
Author(s):  
Marry Mdakane ◽  
Christo J. Els ◽  
A. Seugnet Blignaut
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Specific Aspect ◽  
Written Narratives ◽  
Research Framework ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Language Groups ◽  
Education Environment

Student satisfaction, as a key psychological-affective outcome of tertiary education, is a direct measure of the success of Open Distance Learning (ODL). It is therefore vital for ODL Higher Education Institutions to assess and improve student satisfaction constantly. Existing theories on student satisfaction are mostly derived from deductive research, i.e. from research that considers the existing body of knowledge, followed by an investigation of a specific aspect or component, in order to reach a specific conclusion. We, however, maintain the inductive stance that a research framework for student satisfaction in ODL should be derived from students themselves. Accordingly, we purposively collected qualitative data from N=34 South African postgraduate ODL students, representative of various cultural language groups, with regard to student satisfaction. Supported by Atlas.ti, we composed an integrated dataset comprised of students’ responses to two focus-group interviews, as well as students’ written narratives in response to qualitative questions. Through meticulous qualitative data-analysis, we detected data categories, sub-categories, patterns and regularities in the integrated dataset. Theories and findings from the existing corpus of knowledge pertaining to student satisfaction in ODL illuminated our qualitative findings. This paper reports on the knowledge we gained from our participants pertaining to their student satisfaction with the Higher Education (HE) environment, the first of three main research components of an inductively derived research framework for student satisfaction in ODL.

Higher Education for the Creation of Prosperity, Sustainability in Security and Development in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (13) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amelia Yuliana Abd Wahab ◽  
Munir Shuib ◽  
Abdul Rahman Abdul Razak Shaik
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
The Creation

1. The Neoliberal Logic of Service-Learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Snider Bailey
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Community Partnerships ◽  
Market Forces ◽  
Community Based ◽  
University Partnerships ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Relationship

<?page nr="1"?>Abstract This article investigates the ways in which service-learning manifests within our neoliberal clime, suggesting that service-learning amounts to a foil for neoliberalism, allowing neoliberal political and economic changes while masking their damaging effects. Neoliberalism shifts the relationship between the public and the private, structures higher education, and promotes a façade of community-based university partnerships while facilitating a pervasive regime of control. This article demonstrates that service-learning amounts to an enigma of neoliberalism, making possible the privatization of the public and the individualizing of social problems while masking evidence of market-based societal control. Neoliberal service-learning distances service from teaching and learning, allows market forces to shape university-community partnerships, and privatizes the public through dispossession by accumulation.

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