Learning Spaces


Book Description

El espacio, ya sea físico o virtual, puede tener un impacto significativo en el aprendizaje. Learning Spaces se centra en la forma en que las expectativas de los alumnos influyen en dichos espacios, en los principios y actividades que facilitan el aprendizaje y en el papel de la tecnología desde la perspectiva de quienes crean los entornos de aprendizaje: profesores, tecnólogos del aprendizaje, bibliotecarios y administradores. La tecnología de la información ha aportado capacidades únicas a los espacios de aprendizaje, ya sea estimulando una mayor interacción mediante el uso de herramientas de colaboración, videoconferencias con expertos internacionales o abriendo mundos virtuales para la exploración. Este libro representa una exploración continua a medida que unimos el espacio, la tecnología y la pedagogía para asegurar el éxito de los estudiantes.










Space Today


Book Description

Chiefly on the achievements of the space technology and applications in India.




Continuity and Discontinuity in Learning Careers


Book Description

Continuity and Discontinuity in Learning Careers: Potentials for a Learning Space in a Changing World focuses on the continuities and discontinuities of the learning careers and identities of non-traditional adult students in diverse learning contexts.




Careers Education to Demystify Employability: a Guide for Profess Ionals in Schools and Colleges


Book Description

This book is an innovative alternative to traditional Careers guides, written for anyone creating or delivering a Careers programme to pre-18 learners. It creates a bridge between the concepts of Employability and Careers to highlight how learners can be supported to better understand those first few decisions about study and work . Informed by research and shaped by practice from Careers professionals and educators in pre-18 and higher education, these tried and tested frameworks use two new scaffolding concepts to draw all your activities together, where each idea and activity is underpinned by the principle of ‘Think like the learner’. The book will help you build on your existing work to enhance and get more impact from your Careers programme. This book: •Identifies five key challenges for learners on their Careers and Employability journeys •Maps the environmental issues around learning and work that affect learners •Redefines the personal Careers journey of each learner as a three-stage journey to engagingly encompass all your programme activities •Explores the interconnection between curriculum and Careers to demystify Employability •Bridges the gap between education and work to support learners in making an effective transition Offering clear ideas and principles, a range of easy-to-implement activities, and well-structured messaging for your learners, this book is essential for all Careers Leaders and Career professionals. Whether you use one idea or all of them, your learners will get more benefit from all that you are already doing to support and enable them to make effective Careers decisions and achieve their choice of future. “An essential read for all Careers Leaders, Careers professionals and teachers involved in the delivery of careers work in schools and colleges.” Jodie Boyd, Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for the MA Career Development and Employability and PGCert Career Leadership, University of Huddersfield, UK "I warmly welcome Kate’s important contribution to cross-sector knowledge exchange. It provides access to valuable learning from research and practice in the HE sector in ways which are practically applicable for colleagues in Schools and FE." Dr. Bob Gilworth, Senior Lecturer in Careers Guidance, School of Education and Professional Development, University of Huddersfield, UK Kate Daubney is Director of The Careers Group, the federation of careers services of the University of London. She has worked in both pre-18 and higher education and advises on careers education and employability strategies around the world.







OECD Reviews on Local Job Creation Future-Proofing Adult Learning in London, United Kingdom


Book Description

Cities are not only home to around half of the global population but are also at the forefront of the transformation of jobs, skills and labour markets. Furthermore, cities play a leading role in the COVID-19 response, as the pandemic is not only accelerating megatrends such as digitalisation and automation that change the world of work, but is also challenging city economies.




Mapping the Future of Undergraduate Career Education


Book Description

This timely book explores current trends and future possibilities for undergraduate career education, the nature of the changing workplace, and its impact on students in colleges and universities. Built on decades of experience in career development and professional learning, the editors raise and investigate multiple critical issues facing career educators in higher education today: preparing students for the future of work; exploring the increasing centrality of experiential learning in career education; examining innovative paradigm shifts in career education; and developing strategies for equity-focused and inclusive programming for all students. Reckoning with the effects of Covid-19 on the world of career development, this book draws on contributions from leading scholars, entrepreneurs, and practitioners from across the fields of education, business, STEM, and the humanities to offer an inclusive and innovation-focused approach to supporting scholars, practitioners, and students involved with career education, development, and counseling for a new generation – and a new world of work.




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