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"They Told Me It Would Take Six Months": Job Changes, Workplace Learning, and Higher Education
Type of Presentation
Concurrent Session (45 minutes)
Session Abstract
By definition, colleges and universities are places of ongoing learning. This session presents a recent empirical study investigating workplace learning and professional development among college staff (i.e., non-faculty) employees.
Target Audience
Human resource professionals; those interested in professional development and continuing education; those interested in workplace learning; those who study institutions of higher education
Learning Outcomes
Those who attend this session will explore the nature of workplace learning in higher education. Session attendees will also evaluate the effectiveness of on-the-job training and investigate the disruptive nature of job change within an institution.
Session Description
Building and sustaining a career in higher education often requires responding to shifts in institutional priorities and being willing to (or having the desire to) change jobs within the institution. This presentation, and the study it is based on, focuses on the workplace learning experiences of staff (non-faculty) employees at a small college. Each participant had recently experienced a “significant” job change as a result of promotion, reorganization, or career development. Participants identified limited or non-existent training materials, insufficient interaction with those who had previously held the job, and moving into newly created jobs as particular challenges. Participants also described tensions between inefficient training strategies, the ever-present demands of responding quickly and accurately to student needs, and the steep learning curve of stepping into a new role. Ultimately, the presentation explores the nature of workplace learning in institutions of higher learning.
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Primary Presenter
Joann S. Olson, Ph.D., University of Houston - Victoria
Work Title
Assistant Professor and Advisor