PADSHE Conference Tuesday 10 June 2003

Making Transition Work

Outcomes notes

Plenary presentations (Powerpoint)

• Interoperability between FE and HE foundation degrees Dr David Croot, SHELL Project
• Widening participation: web-based City of Nottingham Passport 14-19 Phil Harley
• The employability perspective on PDP Dr Angela Smallwood
• Designing undergraduate and postgraduate PDP systems in the perspective of CPD Dr Kristy MacDonald, Royal Society of Chemistry

Workshops (Text: abstracts and discussion points)

On FE/HE transition:

• The Nottingham scenario Maureen Fox, Phil Harley, Angela Smallwood
• The Plymouth scenario Sarah Shobrook

On implementing Progress Files in HE:

• Loughborough: Critical matters in presenting the HE progress file successfully to students (evidence from three subject areas: Engineering, Chemistry & Business)
• Sheffield Hallam: Does PDP in Science and Maths help students develop target skills?
• Glasgow Caledonian: PDP in HE for induction and retention
• De Montfort University: Using the University's self-assessment exercise and follow-up reflective activity as an introduction to PDP

On employability/the transition into employment/CPD:

• Reading: Career management and personal development: helping students to help themselves
• Edinburgh Moray House: Learning at work or working at learning? (transition into HE and an electronic learning environment to support professional development)