© University of Reading 2006www.reading.ac.uk/cc ms Destinations ® Evolutions David Stanbury, Joint Acting CETL Director

2 Alfred North Whitehead “… Each individual embodies an adventure of existence. The art of life is the guidance of this adventure.”

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4 Partner Fellows PILOTS Birmingham Bradford Cornwall Limerick Roehampton Ulster OTHERS Brunel (International issues) Leeds Met (FDs) Liverpool (PBL) Oxford (Careers interviews) Westminster (Interactives) Wolverhampton (Pebble Pad)

5 Outline 1.What is Destinations®? 2.Innovation in the Curriculum 3.Experimenting with VLEs 4.Building bridges 5.Redesigning web sites / reinventing Destinations® 6.Exploring new technologies 7.Reaching out to individual clients 8.Forming friendships

6 CCMS - a HEFCE funded CETL 1.Development –40 Fellowships (at Reading and elsewhere) –Destinations® –Beyond the PhD 2.Debate –Research (led by Dr Julia Horn) 3.Dissemination –8 July Careers Education and Technology conference with AGCAS –22 and 23 Sept International Careers Studies Symposium

7 Destinations® - What is it? Advice, information, interactive activities –450+ pages –150 Videos –50 downloads Fully functioning website Learning tool configured for flexible curriculum use Comprehensive DOTS coverage Comes with T&L materials and curriculum models Used by 46 educational organisations

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11 TOPICSVLE Values Interests Careers PG study Philosophy Values Interests Careers Physics Interests Careers PG study

12 Wolverhampton Reading Bradford Liverpool Ulster Reading

13 Innovation in the curriculum Reading –From 5 to 10 credits –From a one hit wonder to programme level pattern –Ownership and green light for change Liverpool –PBL for Medical education Wolverhampton –PDP and Pebble Pad Bradford –Applying for fictional internships with a Pharmacy company Ulster –16 programmes Six lesson plans –Interview skills –Making work experience work –Assessment centres –Developing employability skills –Making choices: an introduction to career planning –Application forms

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16 Experimenting with VLEs Bradford : Course Genie Brunel: U-link Reading: BlackBoard Limerick: Saki Cornwall College: Moodle Highs and lows –Steep learning curve –More work! –More professional product –Better T&L engagement

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18 Building bridges Cornwall –FD – Professional development modules Roehampton –Eddie Tunnah: “Destinations® proved an excellent vehicle for engaging teaching staff in issues around career management skills… It provided a visual context … for explaining the relevance of sometimes abstract notions e.g. self awareness and reflective practise.” Bradford –Roadshow at annual T&L –External Examiner “Another encouraging feature is … Destinations … It is likely to enhance access to learning opportunities and its potential for customisation to the needs of Bradford students is another positive element.” Birmingham –Part of institutional re-positioning of careers service for employability Quality T&L resource owned by the CAS

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23 Redesigning web sites Limerick –770 files ammended –Content and branding for Irish context Ulster –Extensive contextualisation (e.g. work experience) –Destinations® rebranded forms the core of the Career Development Centre main site - Ulster GradNav Brunel –Whole new Topic for International Students Westminster –New interactive exercises for Destinations Opportunity to build on extensive resource; but challenge of how to integrate with existing online information

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25 Exploring new technologies Birmingham –4 in-depth professionally produced videos with international students Bradford –Local legal employers and ex-placement students videoed Limerick –7 employers > 50 new clips –12 students > 40 clips Ulster –40 clips to be integrated Provides foundation, structure and context

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27 Reaching out to individuals Roehampton Destinations ® icon on the PCs used with students in interview rooms Destinations ® part of the tool kit of resources Advisors use in guidance interviews Non-linearity of Destinations ® = important to guide individual users NEW ‘Advice’ section –Addresses commonly occurring presenting problems (e.g. preparing for an assessment centre) –Links to specific pages within Destinations ®

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29 Forming friendships Limerick Have shared their Irish version with 14 other HEIs that have bought Destinations ® Collaborating via the Graduate Careers Ireland (GCI) careers education group with own webportal Friendships are about –Trust –Professional encouragement –Fun –Sharing –enrichment

30 Development is… “… a continuous and sometimes unpredictable voyage throughout life, sailing from seas that have become familiar into oceans as yet uncharted toward destinations to be imagined, defined and redefined as the voyage proceeds...” (Ford & Lerner, 1992)