Get Your Students Hired
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Student Empowerment for Learning Success --> Student Empowerment Applied
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Comment on Antarpreet Kang's post: Absolutely! Assignments for adult learners should be meaningful, engaging, and designed to promote critical thinking and real-world application. Busy work can be discouraging, whereas challenging, thought-provoking tasks encourage deeper learning and skill development. Providing opportunities for collaboration and research allows students to apply their knowledge in practical ways, making learning more relevant and impactful. When students see the value in their assignments, they become more motivated and invested in their education.
Engaging students in the material being taught means showing them how they will be able to use this material out in the real world, and by extension teaching students to incorporate their learning into their professional profile
As students journey towards a professional career, it is important for them to begin a portfolio of education provided and skills learned. Today through digital badges students can showcase learning and skills achieved that future employers can view.
i like using real life experience in my class plus it gives students away of using the real world as a way of comparing to class teaching
A well prepared portfolio shows you employer you experiences on the job and real life experiences. that involves students and real life situation with people, students,
Learned about the nature of assignments that the instructors should give to adult learners and not just any busy work type assignments. Facilitators should give students empowering assignments that are rigorous, challenging, involves critical thinking and maybe some research work. Assignments should pertain to real-world problems which the students can work as team members to come up with solutions and further discuss in the classroom.
developing a portfolio and skills badge allows students to be involved in their education and growth. practical experiences brings applicability into the classroom to provide guidance on where students can progress to.
The students need to be encouraged and allowed to self discover what they need to learn
I love the idea of using digital skill badges and building career portfolio's . I will most certainly adopt this important tool for providing evidence to the prospective employer and the student themselves of academic achievements and professional growth. I also like the idea of creating a personal management plan; again, showing students their progress and success to keep motivation and perseverance high.
Engaging students in the material being taught means showing them how they will be able to use this material out in the real world, and by extension teaching students to incorporate their learning into their professional profile
Creating a career portfolio and acquiring digital badges ensures students can show off their achievement in the real-world.
Creating opportunities for students to create portfolios can empower students, increase their motivation and engagement in the coursework, and also better prepare them for employability.
Problem-based learning and inquiry learning structures give students freedom to learn and make their own learning decisions. This can be enhanced by authentically giving context to the problem in the local community.
I like the idea of career portfolios because they are versatile and can be molded to fit different job applications. I agree that it also increases confidence in students once they look back at all they have accomplished.