Higher Education Links
Links for the Higher Education page
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Intute Intute is a free online service providing you with access to the very best Web resources for education and research. The service is created by a network of UK universities and partners. Subject specialists select and evaluate the websites in our database and write high quality descriptions of the resources. The database contains 121695 records |
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JISC: Overview of JISC’s work with e-portfolios A summary of all JISC projects and related activities, as well as links to further resources, case studies, guidance etc. |
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CareerTools Reading, innovative online career learning resources CareerTools promotes innovative online learning resources for Career Development Learning (CDL), Personal Development Planning (PDP) and employability. CareerTools makes available to the wider higher education community the outcomes of projects undertaken by academics, careers staff and the Centre for Career Management Skills (CCMS). This site is managed by the Careers Advisory Service and demonstrates the University of Reading's long track-record of developing and disseminating excellent e-learning resources for employability |
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Conditions for successful reflective use of portfolios in undergraduate medical education AIM Portfolios are often used as an instrument with which to stimulate students to reflect on their experiences. Research has shown that working with portfolios does not automatically stimulate reflection. In this study we addressed the question: What are the conditions for successful reflective use of portfolios in undergraduate medical education? |
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Differences and similarities in the use of the portfolio and personal development plan for career guidance in various vocational schools in The Netherlands In The Netherlands, a growing number of vocational education and training institutes are implementing competence-based approaches to learning, including new career guidance practices. |
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Employability lens on the Vitae Researcher Development Framework for careers outside academia The Vitae Researcher Development Framework (RDF) underpins a major new approach to developing world-class researchers. The framework has been developed by and for researchers working in higher education as an aid to planning, promoting and enhancing professional and career development. |
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Employability & Personal Development: Birmingham City University Birmingham City University is proud of its commitment to the employability, employer engagement and personal and professional development of its students and graduates. |
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e-Portfolios: Key resources This list includes a selection of external and JISC resources. |
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ESECT Tools The Employability Tool and Resource Kit is an interactive website that is intended for use by anyone who is interested in employability and higher education. |
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The researcher development statement (RDS) Endorsed by over 30 key UK organisations is for policy makers and research organisations that provide personal, professional and career development for researchers in higher education. It sets out the knowledge, behaviours and attributes of effective and highly skilled researchers appropriate for a wide range of careers. |
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JISC Transforming Curriculum Delivery Through Technology The JISC Transforming Curriculum Delivery Through Technology programme summarises the headline benefits of technology in curriculum delivery made evident by the work of the 15 projects in the programme The outcomes of these projects provide a rich insight into the ways in which institutions and individual curriculum areas can make use of technology to respond more robustly to the demands of a changing world. |
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'JISC on air' - Efficiencies , enhancements and transformation How technology can deliver’ includes interviews with two projects involved in the programme, discussing the impact achieved in two very different contexts and disciplines. |
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Vitae Researcher Development Framework for careers outside academia The employability lens provides an overview of the key knowledge, behaviours and attributes typically developed by researchers that are most frequently desired by employers. At a glance the lens highlights key skills for current and prospective employers when attracting and recruiting researchers to enhance their business. Depending on the business’ needs, employers might look for additional role specific skills. This lens focuses on the key knowledge, behaviours and attributes of researchers that can be applied or acquired working outside of higher education research. |
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Imperial College Employability (ICE) This website is for those who wish to benefit from Personal Development Planning and should be used in a progressive way. |
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Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) e-portfolios in post-16 learning in the UK: developments, issues and opportunities A report prepared for the JISC e-learning and Pedagogy strand of the JISC e-Learning Programme |
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Jisc Website JISC promotes the innovative application and use of information systems and information technology in Higher and Further education across the UK. |
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Learn Higher The LearnHigher Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) is a partnership of 16 Universities, led by Liverpool Hope University, committed to improving student learning through providing excellent resources to support students' learning development, and through practice-led research to inform the effective use of those resources. |
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Learndirect Provides access to the Learndirect homepage. A link to the Learndirect Learning Log is also contained on this website. Access this from the 'Project and Initiatives' menu opposite here. |
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Learning & Skills Council, Surrey Directors' Briefing - Personal Development Plans |
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London Guildhall University: Deliberations DeLiberations is based in the Educational Development unit at London Guildhall University and is currently funded and fully supported by the university. It was set up in 1995 with funding from the eLib (Electronic Libraries) Programme with staff and project management initially divided between London Guildhall and Kingston Universities. DeLiberations is designed to act as: a resource for educational developers, librarians, academic staff and managers in education, with material arranged Generically, by Discipline and by Other Educational Issues. a forum for readers to discuss and develop ideas, and identify resources that will aid their work. |
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