Enhancing the Work Placement, the role of SCEPTrE

1. Enhancing the Work Placement, the role of SCEPTrE Clare Dowding SCEPTrE

2. Enhancing the Work Placement, the role of SCEPTrE Main areas of SCEPTrE support to the university and beyond: Support for staff. One year full-time placements. Acknowledgement of learning through part-time work. Surveys connected with the placement year and how students learn. SCEPTrE Fellowships supporting the placement year practically and academically. Experimentation with equipment and software, especially web 2.0 technologies. Links with businesses, voluntary and community groups. Business mentoring scheme.

3. Established as a university mid 1960s Research intensive and cultural commitment to professional education. 14,441 students – 9,652 undergraduate, 4,789 postgraduate Multicultural campus 30% students are non UK/EU - 15% undergraduates and 45% postgraduates 35% of Surrey Alumni live in 159 countries outside the UK Students are given the option to undertake a placement as the third year of a four year degree. Four Faculties: Management and Law Health and Medical Sciences Arts and Human Sciences Engineering and Physical Sciences

4. Enhancing the Work Placement, the role of SCEPTrE Support for staff: Fellowship schemes SCEPTrE monthly drop-ins for the professional training community (informal chat about relevant issues over coffee and cake) TeNT awards (Teaching with New Technologies), in conjunction with e-learning department professional training year surveys: how students wish they had prepared in L1 L3 student returners’ package curriculum design and professional capabilities

5. Enhancing the Work Placement, the role of SCEPTrE Placements and part-time work at SCEPTrE: • Networker and Event Organiser one year full-time placement • Technologist one year full-time placement • CoLab – up to 10 part-time jobs. Students come from all Faculties and levels (U/G & P/G) 5 networkers (surveys, events, projects, promotions, etc). 5 technologists (filming & editing, podcasts, web design, demonstrations, discovery workshops, etc). Up to 5 hours a week in term time (£7.50p per hour). Aim of enterprise is to become self-financing (£3K+ this year to date).

6. Enhancing the Work Placement, the role of SCEPTrE Learning Through Experience certificate Concept maps are produced at the beginning and end of the process. A reflective blog is written throughout the activity. A synthesisis made of eight dimensions of learning through work. A narrative is produced, drawing out their understanding of the learning achieved. If significant learning is articulated, the certificate is awarded. The student is mentored throughout the process.

7. Enhancing the Work Placement, the role of SCEPTrE Part-time work certificate Skills and experiences questionnaire & personal and professional development plan Reflective diary or blog Developing your knowledge and understanding of learning in the work environment Reflective account Undertake a minimum of 100 hours work

8. Enhancing the Work Placement, the role of SCEPTrE Student surveys: • Student Perspectives on Immersive Experiences. • Learning to be Professional: Student Stories of their Professional Training Year. • Life-wide Learning and a More Complete Education: Analysis of Student Views. Staff and consultant surveys: http://learningtobeprofessional.pbworks.com/FrontPage • Michael Eraut, 8 dimensions of learning through work. http://learningtobeprofessional.pbworks.com/How-professionals-learn-through-work • Jenny Willis, developing professional capability. http://learningtobeprofessional.pbworks.com/Developing-Professional-Capability-through-Professional-Training-at-the-University-of-Surrey

9. Enhancing the Work Placement, the role of SCEPTrE SCEPTrE Fellowships • digital story telling http://learningtobeprofessional.pbworks.com/Jane-Leng • use of webcams in placement mentoring • exploring current professional practice • web-based resource to support development of professional communication skills

10. Enhancing the Work Placement, the role of SCEPTrE Software and equipment: • Values exchange – considering/discussing ethical issues • SenseMaker – surveys using narratives for analysis • XING – business game, used in FLUX competition • secondlife – SCEPTrE island • Surveymonkey – multiple choice questions & short comments • Venture Simulation – business game • Turning Point hand sets – testing assumptions • Tektura wallpaper – write-on walls

11. Enhancing the Work Placement, the role of SCEPTrE Links with Businesses, Voluntary and Community Groups Placement Briefing breakfasts http://sceptreserver.co.uk/sceptre/?page_id=380 (at bottom of page) Taste of Technology events http://sceptreserver.co.uk/sceptre/?page_id=1176 Food 4 Thought event Innovation & Growth team Library ‘Technovation’ competition Getting more individual and community engagement with library services using the opportunities afforded by new technologies – particularly Web 2.0. FLUX competition – XING business game Surrey Lifelong Learning Partnership SenseMaker survey Learning Through Experience certificate

12. Enhancing the Work Placement, the role of SCEPTrE Business mentoring scheme • Very small scale – 5 students • Final year students who had not taken a placement year • Aim to help them with their job search and employability skills • Matched with SME and national employers • Minimum of 4 contacts, 2 of which are face-to-face • Time scale November to June