Putting Transferable Core Skills into Irish Schools [insideview.ie]
- Published: 10 October 2011
TONIGHT'S EDCHATIE SESSION onTwitter approached transferable skills--the same chestnut we tried to crack during the last two ICTEDU conferences.
In less than an hour, 21 Irish, British and American educators cited skills and strategies that could well help foster those skills in students. The ideas came fast and furiously: issues such as skills assessment, collaborative planning, the proper integration of ICT, and a respect for literacy and numeracy. I wish the list of core skills that emerged during tonight's #edchatie session could be assessed in every new student that walks through our third level door in LIT-Clonmel. We need to know if our Level 7 and Level 8 candidates arrive with an ability to think for themselves and we need to scrutinise those who are victims of rote learning.
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