Facilitating Work-Based Learning
A Handbook for Tutors
1st Edition
Published on 6. October 2015
296 pages
978-1-350-30623-3 (ISBN)
Description
Work-based learning routes are a versatile and innovative way to gain higher education qualifications. This book reflects that flexibility and prepares tutors for helping work-based students learn in a variety of ways at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Offering practical information and advice, the book covers the major aspects of work-based learning, which include:
- Accreditation of prior learning (APL)
- Work-based projects
- Learning agreements
- Relevant innovative assessment methods
- Quality assurance and enhancement mechanisms
- How technology can be utilised as a learning tool.
Featuring activities, case studies and useful hints and tips informed by a range of international scholars, it's the ideal companion for tutors of work-based learning students.
- Accreditation of prior learning (APL)
- Work-based projects
- Learning agreements
- Relevant innovative assessment methods
- Quality assurance and enhancement mechanisms
- How technology can be utilised as a learning tool.
Featuring activities, case studies and useful hints and tips informed by a range of international scholars, it's the ideal companion for tutors of work-based learning students.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
15 bw illus
ISBN-13
978-1-350-30623-3 (9781350306233)
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10/2015
Red Globe Press
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Person
Ruth Helyer is Head of Workforce Development (Research & Policy) at Teesside University, UK and a National Teaching Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Content
Notes on Contributors
Foreword
Introduction
Key subjects and words
1. How does Work-Based Learning fit into Higher Education?
2. Learning, Teaching and Assessment in Work-based learning
3. Flexible Frameworks and Building Blocks
4. Negotiation and Work-based Learning
5. Recognising and accrediting prior experiential learning
6. Turning practitioners in practitioner-researchers
7. Supporting Work-based learners
8. Quality enhancement and work-based learning
9. Using social media to enhance work-based learning
10. Learning in the workplace globally
11. Learning to learn
12. A transcultural dance: enriching work-based learning facilitation
13. Promoting learning through work-based experience: mimetic learning in action
Appendix 1: Ethics and the work-based learner
Appendix 2: Some research terms
Bibliography
Index.
Foreword
Introduction
Key subjects and words
1. How does Work-Based Learning fit into Higher Education?
2. Learning, Teaching and Assessment in Work-based learning
3. Flexible Frameworks and Building Blocks
4. Negotiation and Work-based Learning
5. Recognising and accrediting prior experiential learning
6. Turning practitioners in practitioner-researchers
7. Supporting Work-based learners
8. Quality enhancement and work-based learning
9. Using social media to enhance work-based learning
10. Learning in the workplace globally
11. Learning to learn
12. A transcultural dance: enriching work-based learning facilitation
13. Promoting learning through work-based experience: mimetic learning in action
Appendix 1: Ethics and the work-based learner
Appendix 2: Some research terms
Bibliography
Index.
