Practice based learning in Higher Education

Practice based learning in Higher Education

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  Practice-Based Learning in Higher Education issues and questions for valorisation workshops Pekka Kämäräinen Institut Technik & Bildung (ITB) Universität Bremen Bremen 27.5.2010
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  Contents The projectEuronet-PBL and its activities Strategic options and key questions The analyses: What do our findings tell? Conclusions: What do we do with the results? www.itb.uni-bremen.de
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  The Project Euronet-PBLErasmus multilateral project 2008 – 2010 Six participating countries: Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia, Turkey Three domains: Management, Engineering, Vocational teacher education Web support & Internal evaluator www.itb.uni-bremen.de
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  The activities ofEuronet-PBL Case studies (students‘ Praktikum projects) Stakeholder interviews (students, companies, …) Evaluation workshops (functioning of Praktika) Comparisons (countries, domains, issues) Common conclusions (Guidelines, Toolbox) www.itb.uni-bremen.de
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  Strategic options Praktika: Integrated arrangements or marginal sideline activities? Implementation: Negotiated projects or work experience placements? Praktikum tasks: Subject-related tasks or random working? www.itb.uni-bremen.de
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  Key questions Can Praktikum contribute to students‘ know-how? Can Praktikum respond to companies‘ needs? Can Praktikum projects promote real cooperation? www.itb.uni-bremen.de
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  The analyses: Whatdo our findings tell? Bremen: Students analyse companies‘ training issues and open prospects for cooperation Sabanci: Students challenge companies‘ marketing strategies and propose new brands Aalborg: Students analyse critical tensions in the middle of organisational change www.itb.uni-bremen.de
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  The analyses: Whatdo our findings tell? University of Limerick: Good service for students‘ Co-op placements - the role of faculties? Akershus University College (HIAK): Praksis placements not strongly integrated to studies but the college can contribute to organisational learning in workplace (Florö). www.itb.uni-bremen.de
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  Conclusions: What dowe do with the results? Valorisation : Step to common conclusions Guidelines : What kind of perspectives for home country, own domain and Europe? Toolbox : What kind of tools, instruments and services can help us? www.itb.uni-bremen.de
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  Thank you! –Danke schön! – Takk! – Tack! – Kiitos! – Hvala! – Tesekkür ederim! www.itb.uni-bremen.de for more information www.euronet-pbl.net The Euronet-PBL Project is funded by &