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ACHIEVE : Graduate Attributes Making the Implicit Explicit

ACHIEVE : Graduate Attributes Making the Implicit Explicit. Dr Mary Pryor & Dr Joy Perkins University of Aberdeen. www.abdn.ac.uk/graduateattributes. Why did we develop Aberdeen Graduate Attributes ?. To:

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ACHIEVE : Graduate Attributes Making the Implicit Explicit

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  1. ACHIEVE: Graduate Attributes Making the Implicit Explicit Dr Mary Pryor & Dr Joy Perkins University of Aberdeen www.abdn.ac.uk/graduateattributes

  2. Why did we developAberdeen Graduate Attributes? To: • Reflect an increased focus on the student experience: a crucial element of Aberdeen’s Curriculum Reform Project. • Revitalise staff and student engagement with a rebranded personal development planning process. • Enhance student employability in the global employment market.

  3. How are we embedding Aberdeen Graduate Attributes in the student experience? • Each course to state explicitly how it supports the development of Aberdeen Graduate Attributes. • Communication strategy to raise awareness of Aberdeen Graduate Attributes to students, staff and employers. • Central website ACHIEVE, which offers students resources to assess and reflect upon their skills and development needs in the curriculum and the co-curriculum.

  4. ACHIEVEThe Graduate Attributes WebCT site Launched as part of Curriculum Reform for all new Level 1 students • Offers students the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the range and meaning of the Graduate Attributes. • Provides students with a comprehensive range of resources to help them to assess their various skills levels and reflect upon their development needs. • Signposts co-curricular options e.g. work placements & the University’s STAR award & links them to appropriate university services e.g. Student Learning Service & Careers.  

  5. Curriculum Reform: ACHIEVE • Making the implicit explicit online: • Interactive learning resources • Self-assessment tests & exercises • Reflect & record in ePortfolio The ACHIEVE WebCT site offers resouces that enable you to assess and reflect upon your present skills and development needs.

  6. …the next phase… ACHIEVE Challenges: • Build into the site a sense of progression in working towards achieving the graduate attributes. • Develop, enhance and extend the resource. • Conduct a meaningful evaluation of the project. ACHIEVE

  7. Graduate Attributes: Making the implicit explicit… …to students, staff & employers. Four challenges to discuss: Area A: Making graduate attributes explicit in academic courses. Area B: Encouraging student engagement with graduate attribute agenda. Area C: Opportunities for students to engage with graduate attributes beyond their academic courses. Area D: Raising awareness of graduate attributes with a diverse range of employers.

  8. Questions • How do we encourage academic staff to make graduate attributes an explicit component of their courses? • How do we encourage student engagement with the graduate attribute agenda? • What opportunities are there for students to achieve graduate attributes within the co-curriculum? • How do we raise the value of the concept of graduate attributes with employers?

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