Employers as Partners for Learning in Built Environment Education: David Comiskey, Belfast School of Architecture, University of Ulster ([email protected])
Jan 15, 2016
Employers as Partners for Learning in Built Environment
Education:
David Comiskey, Belfast School of Architecture, University of Ulster ([email protected])
Architectural Technology at Ulster
Employer Engagement
Align teaching content with real life professional practice.
Presentations from Practitioners/Professional Body Members;
Site Visits;
Guest Lectures;
End of Year Show;
Study Tour;
Innovative Curriculum Design.
HOW?
Construct Online – Working Example
iBooks Project
Aimed at combining essential learning material with real life examples (from local practitioners) to which the students could relate. This was identified as being important to students.
iBooks – Working Example
Transferable to other discipline areas?
YES!
Employer engagement (via the iBook format) could be used within a wide range of disciplines to provide students with a context for their studies and help them relate their work to real life practice.
Employers as Partners for Learning in Built Environment
Education:
David ComiskeyBelfast School of
ArchitectureUniversity of Ulster
[email protected] 9036 6476