Learn how to teach critical transferable skills to college students using a cultural approach to skills, teaching, and learning
One of the hottest topics in higher education today is the value of competencies that are called “soft skills,” “career readiness skills” or “21st century skills,” for students’ success in school, life, and work. In 2018 Associate Professor of Adult & Higher Education Matthew Hora developed a 7-week online faculty development course that led faculty through the history of the skills discourse and problems with generic notions of how skills like communication, critical thinking, and self-regulated learning are deeply shaped by the professions, race/ethnicity, and gender. Participants were introduced to the “Skills as Cultural Scripts” approach to embedding these skills into course syllabi, lesson plans, or even in campus-wide strategic plans in a way that models sociocultural and equity-centered theories of learning.
Free 1-hour workshop, once a month from 11am-12pm (CST) on 3/9/23, 4/13/23, & 5/11/23
Registration link for April 13th event: https://bit.ly/CR-0413
Registration link for May 11th event: https://bit.ly/CR-0511
Questions: Contact Professor Hora at matthew.hora@wisc.edu
To learn more about Dr. Hora’s career readiness research, go to https://ccwt.wisc.edu/applied-research/career-readiness-across-the-curriculum/.
Workshop Handouts
Workshop Slides
Workshop Videos
February Workshop Video
To receive a copy of the video transcript, please email CCWT@wisc.edu.