In 2016, the Wakeham review on STEM degree provision and graduate employability identified a major issue at the heart of science education. Despite science skills underpinning core aspects of the UK economy, many sciences graduates have limited understanding of and success in applying those skills to future careers. Much of this stems from the challenge of balancing the knowledge requirements to understand scientific concepts with opportunities to apply that knowledge in relevant contexts. For the last few decades, bioscience lecturers have grappled with an existential issue – What exactly is a bioscience graduate and why should we produce them? This talk by Dr Dom Henri from the University of Hull will discuss some of the approaches we have taken to square that circle. Discussing the challenges of preparing students for a dizzying variety of careers (that most lecturers have never actually experienced themselves), how to embed soft skills into a curriculum that is often mostly concerned with hard facts, and what can we do that makes Higher Education worth attending. Addressing all of these challenges has a similar common thread, putting interactivity at the heart of the learning experience.
Please add your details below to sign up for the webinar on 18 November at 2pm and the joining details will be shared via email.
If you would like to join the webinar, please sign up here: SIMPACT Webinar – Interactive learning: Beyond knowledge-focused criteria – Fill in form
This event is hosted by the Simulation Special Interest Group in the Research Centre for Active Digital Education at the University of Northampton and open to the wider SIMPACT Community of Practice. If you or colleagues would like to sign up for hearing more about simulation and interactive pedagogies, please sign up here: Simulation Special Interest Group and SIMPACT Community of Practice – Sign Up Join In! – Fill in form
Any queries on this event or the SIG, please contact Dr Claire Drakeley – claire.drakeley@northampton.ac.uk.
