Presentation Panel
Digital Skills Wallets for Students and Employees
Date Friday, Nov 24 Time – RoomKoepenick I/II
In this Presentation Panel we will discuss digital credentials and micro degrees in education.
Speakers will present the European Digital Credentials for Learning of the European Learning Model (ELM), which gives students a live digital record of their skills development and offers all the benefits of digital credentials for learning, including employability and continuous professional development.
Speakers will also showcase case studies of embedding competence development and digital skills wallets at two UK universities.
Ildiko Mazar
Sector Consulting Manager, NTT Data, Spain
Ildiko has over 25 years of professional experience in the field of open education and e-learning, and she is particularly passionate about informed and transparent knowledge, skill and competence recognition. In the past 5 years Ildiko has been focusing mostly on supporting the development and uptake of innovative solutions in the fields of competence development and digital (micro-)credentialing, more specifically the European Learning Model and European Digital Credentials for Learning. She is member of the CTDL Advisory Board, and one of the 3 Co-Chairs of the W3C Credentials Community Group's VC-EDU task force.
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Norbert Morawetz
Professor in Entrepreneurship and Digital Innovation, Henley Business School, University of Reading, United Kingdom
Norbert leads a world-class portfolio of Teaching and Learning in Entrepreneurship and Digital Innovation at renowned Henley Business School. His excellence in developing new learning technologies has been recognised with Norbert winning the National Enterprise Educator of the Year Award. He has also been awarded National Teaching Fellows, the highest recognition given to excellence and innovation in teaching and learning in the UK.
As an academic innovator, Norbert has created a number of innovative learning software tools which have been adopted at over 150 colleges and universities, impacting hundreds of thousands of students a year. He is the founder of Potential.ly, the skills wallet and skills development platform for students and young professionals. He also founded psychometric team analytics software Team-Match, and social initiative Classof2020 which supported young people through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kristin Webb
educational consultant and teacher, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
Kristin Webb works as an Innovation Partner at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. The Innovation Partners are a university-wide project team that works to facilitate the adoption of blended learning. She also teaches in the English Teacher Training Program.
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Brian Mulligan
Owner / Consultant, Education Futures, Ireland
Brian Mulligan, a former Civil Engineer with a specialisation in computer simulation, transitioned into a successful 38-year career in higher education, working mainly with learning technologies. Widely regarded as a leader in education technologies in Ireland, Brian's impact has been significant. In 2002, he founded the Irish Learning Technology Association. Additionally, Brian spearheaded the establishment of Ireland's largest online distance learning operation. Today, he serves as an independent consultant, leveraging his expertise to strategically harness the power of learning technologies.
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One Europe, One Standard - Supporting Learning and Labour Mobility with the European Learning Model, Ildiko Mazar
This presentation introduces the European Learning Model (ELM), which provides a standard format to document, verify and recognise learning, supported by the European Digital Credentials for Learning (EDC).
Participants will learn about the policy context, understand how the model can support employability and continuous professional development, and how it benefits formal education and non-formal learning and training providers, employers, Learning Management System and Student Information System providers, and, at the core, citizens.
Skills Wallets: A Holistic Approach to Embedding Skills and Employability Across Campus, Norbert Morawetz
This presentation will discuss how to engage academic faculty in competence development programs and the benefits of giving every student a live digital record of their skills development.
The presentation showcases two case studies of embedding competence development holistically at leading UK universities using technology solutions. The first case study is the 'Personal Best' program at Loughborough University, which introduces all first-year students to career readiness competencies and tracks their development through a digital skills wallet. The second case study is a pilot program at Henley Business School that asks academic staff to list competencies developed through their courses, which are automatically added to students' digital skills wallet.
From this contribution you will learn how to:
- Turn Learning Outcomes into skills that can be added to a student's digital skills wallet.
- Bring curricular and co-curricular (digital) skills development and career readiness journeys together.
- Make your programme more student-centric and data-driven.
- Extend your degree programme into a lifelong learning journey.
Developing Sustainable Teacher Development: A Three-Pronged Approach at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Kristin Webb
The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences is working to promote sustainable professional development for educators in the Netherlands. The approach involves defining clear teacher roles, involving key stakeholders, and using 'edubadges' to structure ongoing professional development.
Kristin Webb will explain how some teacher roles require substantial upskilling in digital competence and were further elaborated into competency profiles. She will also elaborate on how edubadges are awarded for development tracks as opposed to isolated workshops, assisting teachers to keep track of their development goals and progress.
Attendees will discover how this initiative has led to the design of role-specific programs and the inclusion of collaborative learning, demonstrating a commitment to enhancing teaching efficacy and improving student outcomes.