Learning to be Professional through a higher education 

Surrey Centre for Excellence in Professional Training and Education (SCEPTrE)

SCEPTrE Conference 2010: Enabling a More Complete Education

This wiki facilitates exploration of the meanings of learning to be professional in the context of undergraduate higher education designs that set out to develop professional as well as academic capability. It is one of a series of wikis established by SCEPTrE to explore the theme of learning for a complex world.  

e-book Learning to be Professional through a Higher Education e-book

Learning to be Professional: reflections on a lifetime of trying

Professor John Cowan, Edinburgh Napier University (September 2009) 

How Professionals Learn through Work

Professor Michael Eraut, University of Sussex (October 2009)

In Search of Professionalism

Dr Jenny Willis (December 2009)

Locating Immersive Experience in Experiential Learning

Professor David Boud (February 2010)

Forthcoming events 

February 9th From induction to abduction, a new approach to research and productive inquiry

Dave Snowden Founder & Chief, Scientific Officer, Cognitive Edge Pte Ltd

February 17th An approach to explore values in education and practice 

Professor Caroline Baillie, University of Western Australia

SCEPTrE Annual Conference 2010

Enabling a More Complete Education

New Pages

Integrative Learning  December 09

Designing for professional capability  December 09 

Shared practices and resources

We encourage and welcome contributions to the wiki. If you would like to contribute your perspectives to our Learning to be Professional through a Higher Education filmed seminars or a Chapter in our e-Book please contact Norman.Jackson@surrey.ac.uk 

Norman Creaney shares his resources 

Your ethical scenarios and 'knols' are great!

Thanks for sharing them.  

Preparing students for placement in a time of recesion

Archived Seminars: Learning to be Professional through a Higher Education

STUDENT VOICES 

 Jake's digital story of learning to be professional through work placement 

Surrey students give their views on what being professional

means after their year long work placement

             watch the full interviews 

Does becoming professional require us to find our element? Ken Robinson...  

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