An excellent session with @LucasLearn, @KitchenWilly, Prof. John Butcher, and @UCEM_Principal Ashley Wheaton. How c… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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The Chief Executive of @MyDoncaster, @DoncasterDamian presented to the Lifelong Education Commission how #Education… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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.@CSkidmoreUK Thanks to everyone for their contributions today. This has been an excellent discussion. #lifelonglearning
.@UCEM_Principal How can regulation improve diversity? You need to guard against the de-standardisation of models.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
.@UCEM_Principal The key to our success, as an institution, is flexibility. We give every student a maximum of 12 y… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
.@UCEM_Principal Lifelong learning can be linked to industrial strength. So yes, aligning industrial policy to that… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
.@UCEM_Principal There is a vested interest in monolithic undergraduate education. This, I believe, is a direct thr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
.@UCEM_Principal Turning to the student, how do you measure satisfaction in a student population that may have atte… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
.@UCEM_Principal Our assessment methodology is out-of-date. It is also pointless to increase the supply of skills w… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
.@UCEM_Principal Credit transfer needs a lot of careful thought and planning. My view: we need a centralised networ… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
.@UCEM_Principal Third, the funding regime needs greater integration and greater liberalisation - e.g., the apprent… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
.@UCEM_Principal Second, this system must be supported by the certification regime and represented in the baseline:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
.@UCEM_Principal The big theme is interoperability. First, government. Without government support, this agenda will… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
.@UCEM_Principal I am 100% supportive of this agenda. My institution has been plowing this furrow for 102 years. Ou… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
.@KitchenWilly Personally, I'd be very hesitant to go to a Chief Executive and say "let's uproot a model that has w… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
.@CSkidmoreUK Can Universities give up their addiction to the three-year degree? Or would the financial situation n… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
.@KitchenWilly At Sheffield, adult learners do better, on average, than 18-year old undergraduate students with ABB… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
.@KitchenWilly This isn't a zero-sum game: you need similar investments in different areas, rather than trading off… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
.@KitchenWilly Second, there are unforeseen consequences to systemic change. Not all of these changes are negative.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
.@KitchenWilly There is a pitfall in seeking to be all things to all people. We may lose the 'essence' of the trans… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Professor John Butcher: Is it better to encourage partnership? Yes. At the Open University, we have been able to c… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Professor John Butcher: In terms of behavioural economic research, the biggest impact on adult learner behaviour ha… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Professor John Butcher: For adult learners, current pathways, and financial arrangements for those pathways, are ov… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Professor John Butcher: Are we making enough of the FE sector? No. It's a perceived 'dumping ground' for NEETS. Tha… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Professor John Butcher: If we're talking about adult learners, the key thing is confidence. You need to build up co… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
.@CSkidmoreUK What do you think about the Open University learning model? Can it be transposed? Is it scalable? #lifelonglearning
Professor John Butcher: Finally, let's look at learning models from the Celtic nations. Northern Ireland, for examp… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Professor John Butcher: Fifth, the current financial system is poorly equipped for adult learners. We need to look… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Professor John Butcher: Fourth, let's be inclusive of local needs and local skill improvement plans. Particularly f… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…