Presented by Griffith University Service Learning
Join us for an interactive symposium to facilitate discussions and identify opportunities for research and scholarship in work-integrated learning (WIL).
In person or by livestream!
Work-integrated learning (WIL) is a powerful pedagogy that transcends the traditional boundaries of academic work and deeply embeds the university into the community. Despite this, it is still not clear how best to put WIL to work in a research environment. Ideally, university teaching and learning should be informed by scholarship and research, but these represent significantly under-utilised and under-explored areas in WIL.
This symposium will explore the relationship between work-integrated education (WIE) and work-integrated learning (WIL), and research and scholarship from a range of perspectives.
Tuesday 28 May • 1.30 pm – 3.30 pm AEST
Nathan Campus, Central Theatres, Lecture Theatre 2 1.02 (N18) Map
Panellists
Professor Stephen Billett
Griffith University
Professor Stephen Billett is from the School of Education and Professional Studies. He is internationally-renowned for his research on learning through and for work, and will offer perspectives on developing occupational and workplace capacities.
Professor Ruth Bridgstock
Griffith University
Professor Ruth Bridgstock is Deputy Director, Curriculum Transformation in Learning Futures. She has research expertise in higher education learning & teaching and graduate employability, including evaluating WIL outcomes.
Dr Karsten Zegwaard
University of Waikato
Dr Karsten Zegwaard is the Director of Cooperative Education at the University of Waikato.
He is also the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Work-integrated Learning.
Professor Jacqueline Ewart
Griffith University
Professor Jacqueline Ewart is from the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science. She will offer perspectives in WIL in the context of a particular discipline (journalism).