The paper is published in INTED Proceedings 2022- ISBN: 978-84-09-37758-9. Authors:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n A. Abbas, M. Iqbal, L. Boyle, G. Baxter1, A. Williams, S.A. Petersen, E.Topolewska-Siedzik., A. Jimoyiannis, P. Tsiotakis4, G. Scott<\/span><\/p>\n Partner Universities:<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n University of the West of Scotland (UNITED KINGDOM), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NORWAY), Uniwersytet Kardyna\u0142a Stefana Wyszy\u0144skiego w Warszawie (POLAND), University of Peloponnese (GREECE)<\/span><\/p>\n Abstract<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Teaching graduate employability skills (GES) is a complex task that needs to be considered from the higher education (HE), employer, policy, and student perspectives. This 4- European countries partnership research has developed a digital application (the GES-App) to assist higher education students in thinking more actively about their employability skills, and supporting them to be better prepared for employers. The app allows the students to plan, record and evidence the acquisition and development of graduate employability skills (GES) throughout their university journey. As \u201cdigital natives\u201d who have been brought up with digital technology and embrace universal smartphone use, an app-based approach to GES development is highly favourable. Drawing upon the elements of the self-determined learning model of instruction (SDLMI), the GES-App uses motivational, interactive exercises and achievable goal-based tasks, to induce a sense of fun in users and develop self-actualization patterns that will help to raise awareness of employability issues.<\/p>\n<\/div> The paper is published in the proceedings of the International Conference e-Society and Mobile Learning 12 – 14 march 2022- ISBN: 978-989-8704-38-2<\/span><\/p>\n Authors:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Maria Iqbal, Lars J\u00f8rgen Fredheim, Hege Annette Olstad, Aisha Abbas <\/span>and Sobah Abbas Petersen<\/span><\/p>\n Abstract<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n As university students’ journey through their studies, their minds are fixed on a common end goal, that of graduating with <\/span>flying colours and landing their dream job. They aim for achieving the top grades and focus on their studies, assignments, <\/span>and exams. In this journey, the students often overlook or underestimate the importance of developing some skills that <\/span>employers may consider important for their jobs. In this paper, we present a prototype of a mobile application that stimulates <\/span>university students to reflect upon their experiences and assess the skills they may develop that would help them towards <\/span>their dream job. The mobile application is designed to support students to recognize employability skills, conduct a <\/span>self-assessment of their skills, document their skills in terms of the experiences that contributed to the development of the <\/span>skills and to provide learning resources for improving skills. This work is conducted within the EU ERASMUS+ program.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>
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