FUSION at 杏吧原版影音
The nature of work is changing, and, along with it, what will be required of you as you begin to navigate the changing workplaces of today and tomorrow. Employers are increasingly pointing to skills gaps among their post-grad hires鈥攃ompetencies that are either lacking or underdeveloped because they just aren鈥檛 taught in university classrooms. And what鈥檚 more: different employers are consistently pointing to the same deficiencies, the same missing skills, as roadblocks to the success of their new employees.
So, what are these missing skills? And how can you begin to develop them now to ensure that you are prepared to meet the challenges of this new world of work?
Here is where FUSION can help.
The Future Skills Innovation Network (FUSION) is a national cross-collaborative network of Canadian universities focused on exploring inclusive and innovative learning approaches to foster skill development and set students up for success at, and beyond, the postsecondary level. FUSION orients itself around a common set of goals:
- to develop skills that are critical for student success in the twenty-first-century labour market;
- to improve postsecondary outcomes for students from equity-deserving groups; and
- to create more flexible, inclusive, and equitable formats for accessing learning.
The FUSION program consists of a series of self-contained learning modules, each of which addresses a specific skill identified by the Government of Canada鈥檚 鈥淪kills for Success鈥 model as in demand with today鈥檚 employers. These learning modules鈥Adaptability, Collaboration, Communication, Inclusivity, Metacognition, Problem-Solving, and Self-Management鈥攁re interactive, online, asynchronous, and can be completed at your own pace.
Each module takes about four hours to complete, and while you might choose to complete just one, it is possible (and even encouraged!) to work through two, three, or even all of them, as time permits.
Each module鈥攚hich consists of a combination of videos, case studies, self-assessments, reflection activities, and interactive instruction鈥攈as been designed to wrap around an existing applied learning experience. This means that while you can work through a module on its own, you will derive much greater benefit from it if you use it in conjunction with something else you are doing. Here are a few examples of applied learning experiences:
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This list is by no means exhaustive, and you should feel free to tailor your own applied learning experience to your chosen FUSION module.
The skill modules exist in Brightspace as interactive slide decks, and each one is presented in three separate phases: the 鈥淓xplore鈥 phase, the 鈥淎pply鈥 phase, and the 鈥淩eflect鈥 phase. The individual phases look like this:
- Explore (about 2 hours)
- When: before, or at the start of, your applied learning experience
- What: learn about and practice a specific skill
- Apply (about 1 hour)
- When: during your applied learning experience
- What: move through the process of applying the skill to your applied learning experience, exploring how your skill can be used to help you navigate different activities and tasks within a variety of contexts and situations
- Reflect (about 1 hour)
- When: at the end of your applied learning experience
- What: look back at your experience and what you鈥檝e learned, and then set goals for the future
As you proceed through a given module, you will be asked to record your reflections in a workbook, which can be submitted as evidence of completion of the skill module. Upon completion, you will receive a digital badge, an accreditation that you will be able to add to your resum茅, to 杏吧原版影音鈥檚 Online Record of Experience (MORE), to your LinkedIn page, or anywhere else you want to show off your new skill.
For more information on FUSION, please contact 杏吧原版影音 University鈥檚 FUSION project lead, Ian Gibson: iang@mun.ca. Or, to enroll in one of the skill modules, please click .