Practice based learning in Higher Education
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A presentation by Pekka Kamarainen for the EU funded Euronet-PBL project.
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Practice-Based Learning in Higher Education
issues and questions for valorisation workshops
Pekka KämäräinenInstitut Technik & Bildung (ITB)
Universität Bremen
Bremen 27.5.2010
www.itb.uni-bremen.de
Contents
The project Euronet-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
The Project Euronet-PBL
• Erasmus 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
The activities of Euronet-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
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
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
The analyses: What do 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
The analyses: What do our findings tell?
• University of Limerick: Good service for students‘ Co-op placements - the role of faculties?
• Akershus University College (HIAK):
a. Praksis placements not strongly integrated to studiesb. but the college can contribute to organisational learning in workplace (Florö).
www.itb.uni-bremen.de
Conclusions: What do we 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
Thank you! – Danke schön! – Takk! – Tack! – Kiitos! – Hvala! – Tesekkür
ederim!for more informationwww.euronet-pbl.net
The Euronet-PBL Project is funded by
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