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THE/IHE & PebblePad Webinar: Embedding Real-World Learning into Curriculum

Date: Thursday, February 19

Time: 1pm EST / 10am PST / 6pm GMT

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Moving beyond knowledge

Recent skills surveys and job market trends reveal that academic knowledge alone is no longer enough for students to succeed in today’s workplace.

Instead, institutions must reimagine traditional curriculum models to meet modern workplace demands and develop student competencies. But how? Success stories from universities that embed experiential learning in their programs reveal how the approach can be leveraged to address learner skills gaps.

By applying classroom knowledge to real-world contexts, proactive institutions are now expanding their students’ perspectives and supporting them develop the critical competencies they need in the workplace. This enables institutions to not only align graduate outcomes with employer and societal needs—but also boost students’ motivation, confidence and resilience in an ever-changing world.

 

About the webinar

Held in partnership with Times Higher Education/Inside Higher Education, the webinar features a panel of experts from US higher education who will discuss how institutions can embed real-world learning at scale to create job-ready graduates.

Topics for discussion include:

  • Mapping learning experiences to in-demand skills and workforce needs
  • Strategies for integrating real-world and practical experiences into course design
  • The importance of institution-wide collaboration in facilitating experiential learning
  • Establishing a rubric to track student experiences and milestones throughout their journey
  • Aligning experiential learning with lifelong learning to increase access and support diverse cohorts

 

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Guest Speakers

Gail Ring, Ph.D.

Director of Service and Learning Partnerships and Head of Customer Success
PebblePad

Maria Bergstrom

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, College of Sciences and Arts and Associate Teaching Professor, Humanities Department
Michigan Technological University

Andrew H. Potter

Director, Office of University Experiential Learning Leadership Team, Innovation District
University of Georgia

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