Course: Lifelong Learning: Developing Transferable Skills in Higher Education

So far, you’ve explored how skills are already developing in everyday learning, and how different frameworks describe similar capabilities using different language. The next step is making sense of this …

Across higher education, there is growing agreement that universities need to do more than deliver disciplinary knowledge. Educators are increasingly expected to help learners develop broader capability such as communication, …

In the previous step, you explored how learners demonstrate capability through everyday tasks. The next challenge is naming those skills clearly. When we talk about skills, we often use different …

In this video, you’ll explore what is happening when Maya is working on a business assignment. This is a typical university assessment. Maya is researching information, working with her team, …

In this short video, we introduce the idea of weak and strong signals of skill. You will explore the difference between: completing a task demonstrating capability being able to recognise …

Think about a typical tutorial or lab session. Students are working on a task. Some are collaborating, some are stuck, some are revising their work after feedback. You move around …

When we talk about transferable or durable skills, it can be tempting to think of them as something students either have or don’t have. In reality, skills develop over time. …

One of the ways higher education can make skills and capability more visible is through authentic assessment. Authentic assessment is often discussed in higher education, but it can mean different …

Global frameworks provide a compelling vision for the future of education. But for many educators, the challenge lies in translating these ideas into everyday teaching practice. Terms like transformative competencies, …

Lifelong learning is already happening in your teaching and learning practice. Every day, students are developing a wide range of skills. You might hear these described in different ways, soft …

Across the world, higher education is being asked to do more than deliver disciplinary knowledge. Universities are increasingly expected to help learners navigate a future shaped by technological change, evolving …