2013 Annual Conference
November 5–8, 2013
Lexington, KY
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Turning Classroom Activities into Keys to Promotion: Creating Work Samples That Count
Type of Presentation
Concurrent
Session Abstract
Every future or current employee will be asked to show a sample of their work. What role can your classroom play in setting them up for success?
Target Audience
This session is appropriate for all attendees who work with adult students in a classroom setting, develop curriculum, or work with industry partners.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
• Identify viable work samples from classroom projects, models, assignments, and discussion.
• Link knowledge, skills and abilities gained in the classroom to industry performance measures.
• Help adult learners make the connection between classroom and “real world.”
Session Description
Adult learners sitting in a classroom are wired to think like employees. What do I do to make my next promotion? How will this increase my salary? What am I learning now that I can take back to my job and use right now? Is this information going to help me get gainful employment?
In this session we’ll take a look at ways to turn classroom projects, activities, models, and discussions into viable work samples that show proof of the learner’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Whether your goal is basic comprehension of an idea or problem solving that demonstrates leadership ability, you’ll see how to create situations that link to industry expectations. When you can help adult learners make the connection between the classroom and the workplace, you’ll up your participation, experience higher student commitment to your classes, and increased overall student performance.
Efforts are made to try to schedule sessions on the day preferred by the Primary Presenter, though this cannot be guaranteed. Please check your preference.
Thursday November 7
Primary Presenter
Diana Adele Wyatt, Ph.D., Eastern Illinois University
Work Title
Assistant Professor
Additional Presenters: Enters in Order.
Anna Graf Williams, Ph.D., Learnovation, LLC
Work Title
Senior Partner