Short course organised by the SEEP network
SEEP : Networking and Social Engagement for Careers in Science
Oporto, Portugal
November 2015 |
Rome, Italy
June 2016 |
Valletta, Malta
September 2016 |
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For registration and questions about funding for staff mobilities send an email to : validainfo@gmail.com
This course is based on the experience that VisMedNet has garnered in the areas of networks generation and maintenance, structured and strategy based community generation as well as its foundation of two Communities of Practice oriented towards bringing students, teachers, schools and science professionals closer. It is intended for mainstream and VET schools and education management professionals, career guidance officers and possibly entrepreneurs with a mindset that is open to the benefits of networking with a view to tapping talent and innovative minds. It is also part of the exploitation strategy of the SEEP Network focused on new and alternative applications and careers in science as well as on the VISConti project working on the generation of a Community of Practice bringing VET schools in close proximity to industry.
Preparation before the course
Objectives of the course
It will impart practical skills in :
It is also aimed at donning the participants with the right level of confidence and knowledge of strategies and tools that take into account the necessity to maintain proximity to school curricula in science education in order that the effort may be feasible, effective and successful in making a change in the future of students in science careers.
Methodology
The course will build on the SEEP and on the VISConti experience. SEEP is a network and VISConti being set up to generate a Community of Practice in VET and industry bringing science students, teachers and science professionals together to tap and experiment with innovative science ideas. This background of the course will be reflected in the methodology that will be implemented during the course.
The days of the course will be divided into plenary insight sessions and reflection that will allow break out groups to identify local stakeholders and the best ways to start up the networking effort. It will in itself be the foundation of the network for the school and the participants will also have the opportunity to become members of the Community of Practice of VISConti project to see the dynamic and the type of self profiling that is required to make one an active and effective player therein.
The participants will by the end of the course have the basics to start a network around their schools with a view to facilitate and ease the mobility of students from school into the labour market.
Follow up to the course
The course will have a follow up that will take place through the fostering of the stay of the participants in the VISConti Community of Practice and in the SEEP network. Their presence and participation therein will provide the tools and the right forum for maintaining contact and for the exploration of the maturing of the community of participants into future partnerships in science and VET education.
Programme of Activities
Day 1
Networks : local and digital
The structure of networks : dynamics, knowledge flow Local networks : school – community relations Stock take : players around us
Day 2
Networking strategies : players and profiles
Profiles : social media tools Conscious decisions : strategy base regarding positioning in networks Mobility in networks and mobilisation of networks InternPrize concept : networking with labour market
Day 3
Community of Practice
Mutual engagement, joint enterprise, shared repertoire Levels of engagement and dynamic VISConti example of practice of Community of Practice
Day 4
Choosing ways forward : local community building
Charity begins at home : networking within the school RICM (readiness for intercultural model) transfer to CoP RICM inventory
Day 5
Mobility players : from school to labour market
Internationalisation of education : scenario building games Learning patterns : strategies for best use of resources of the mind
For registration and questions about funding for staff mobilities send an email to : validainfo@gmail.com