The focus of the day will be on supporting Employability and WIL, with some fantastic examples of practice from Universities in your region and opportunities to discuss your challenges and ambitions around employability initiatives with other PebblePad users and the PebblePad team.
What you'll get from the event
We are planning a packed agenda with several expert sessions and keynotes exploring common ambitions and challenges in supporting WIL and Employability, with examples of PebblePad practice that supports these initiatives.
Outline agenda for the day:
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Welcome |
Welcome by Assoc. Professor Trish McCluskey, Director, Digital Learning, Deakin University |
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Keynote Conversation |
CEO Shane Sutherland will be facilitating a conversation with ACEN Board members Rachael Baron, La Trobe University, and Leoni Russell, RMIT University |
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PebblePad in Practice |
Alumni Yvonne Gao and Amanda Er with Lecturers John McInerney & Ruth Druva, Monash University. The Student Perspective (Medical Imaging) Assoc. Professor Nic Connelly, RMIT University. Authentic Assessment for Employability (Aviation) Anthony Rendall, Dr Kaori Yokochi, and Dr Sharon La Fontaine, Deakin University. Scaffolding Employability (Life & Environmental Sciences) |
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Product Roadmap |
Hear from Matt Jenner, Head of Product, and the Product Team about their approach to product development, the current roadmap, and how you can be part of the product feedback and development process. |
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PebblePad in Practice |
Dr Linda Jaffray, University of Tasmania. Placement Portfolios (Nursing) Steph Archbold and Sonja Arndt, University of Melbourne. Developing Employability Skills (Early Childhood Education) Sheridan Gardiner-Klose, University of South Australia. Support Structures for Managing WIL (Nursing and Midwifery) Assoc. Professor Ron Knevel, Curtin University / La Trobe University. Connecting WIL and the University Experiences (Oral Health) |
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CEO Insights |
A Model for Enterprise-wide Experiential Learning Shane will close the day with some reflections on portfolio practice – and PebblePad practice – in supporting broader university initiatives - such as Employability, among others. |
You'll finish the day full of fresh ideas and inspiration for ways to use PebblePad. You'll reconnect with peers across other universities and members of the PebblePad team - ask those pesky questions and enjoy discussing the answers. You'll get new visibility into our product plans for PebblePad. And finally, you'll have fun (we promise)!
This is a FREE event, and we're hoping to meet and re-connect with members of our PebblePad community across the country. Non-PebblePaddlers who would like to know more are also very welcome!
