Integrating21st CenturySkills

AcrosstheCurriculum
MichaelJ.D.Sutton,PhD
AssociateProfessor
DepartmentofManagement
BillandVieveGoreSchoolofBusiness
WestminsterCollege,SaltLakeCity,UT
Copyright2014,MichaelJDSutton

Agenda
1) LeadingQuestions
2) Anticipating
WorkforceReady
Students
3) 702010Learning
Model
4) LookingBeyondHard
SkillstoSoftSkills
5) PrioritySoftSkillsfor
WorkforceReadiness

6) TeachingProblem
basedSoftSkills
7) IntegratingSoftSkills
andCompetencies:

Feedback
Reflection

8) Recommendations
forConsideration
9) FinalThoughts
FutureofWork

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LeadingQuestions[1]
1. Canyoubalancesoftandhardskillsinan
educationalprogramforaGlobalWorkforce?
2. Whyaresoftskillsrelevant?
Whydoesitmatter?
Howdowefocusonsoftskills?

3. Howcanyouestablishacollaborativestudent
centricenvironment?
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LeadingQuestions[2]
5. Shouldyouengageemployersandother
stakeholdersincurriculumdevelopment?
6. Whatshouldbetheroleoffacultyinbuilding
capacityforcoachingandmentoringstudents?
7. Does Gamificationrepresentanewrolein
learningstrategiesforcourses?
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CanHigherEducationIntegrateSoftSkills
andCompetencies?
CompetencybasedandProjectbasedcurriculumis
ourEducationalDNA

re(think)

re(imagine)
re(invent)
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WestminsterCollegeTriedtoAnticipateChanges
thatWouldCreateWorkforceReadyStudents
1. Increaseskillsandcompetenciesdirectlyapplicable
totheworkplace
2. Increaseretention
3. Increasegraduationrates
4. Constructhighqualityrelationshipsbetweenfaculty
andlearners
5. Increasecapabilitytodirectlyassesslearning
6. Increasevisibilityinthecommunity,region,and
nationasathoughtleaderineducation
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WhatKeepsBusinessLeadersUpat
Night?
Executivestodayareupagainstsomewickedproblems,and
[theirpersonnel]areexpectedtomakesoundjudgments.

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MajorFindingIdentifiedinourStudy:
702010LearningModel

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CriticalRecommendation:Educate
LearnersinSoftSkills&Competencies
Skillsandcompetenciesdemonstrateproof
ofachievement inworkforcereadiness

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WeHadtoLookBeyondHardSkills

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WeAcquiredInsightfromFocusGroups
40executives,alumni,andbusinesspeople
wereinvitedtoworkwithus
Businessleadersidentifiedthetopskills
requiredfortheirglobalworkplace
Identifiedskillsweretriangulatedwithother
businesssourcesthroughasurvey
Whatdidwefind?Whatwasimportant?
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WhatKeepsBusinessLeadersUpat
Night?
Increasedpressureto
makecomplex
decisionsatthespeed
oflight,while
simultaneously
considering[the]
impactonthepeople
andtheorganization.

[6]

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SoftSkillsWhatDoTheyInclude?[1]
emotionalintelligence

selfesteem
selfregard
selfconfidence
selfdiscipline
selfmotivation
assertiveness
adaptability
empathetic

emotionalregulation
passion
rigor
organization
personalbranding/
selfimage
sociability/social
awareness

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SoftSkillsWhatDoTheyInclude?[2]
businessetiquette&
manners
conflictresolution
creativity
innovation
negotiation
persuasion
systemsthinkingskills

criticalthinkingand
analysis
problemsolving&
decisionmakingskills
interpersonal/
communicationsskills
collaborationskills

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TheBuzzcanbeDepressing
Studentsarenotworkforceready
Studentslearnedinschoolhowto
reason,problemsolve,andanalyze,etc.
morebyaccidentthandesign.
Weneedtoteachstudentshowtothink,
nothowtotakemultiplechoicequestions
andlistentolectures.
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PrioritizeSoftSkills todemonstrate
workforcereadiness
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

Criticalthinking&analysis
Problemsolvinganddecisionmakingskills
Interpersonal/communicationsskills
Collaborationskills
Systemsthinkingskills

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WhatKeepsBusinessLeadersUpat
Night?
Technologycontinuesto
progressatwarpspeed
andtheskills[that]
leaders[andworkers]
neededinthepastareno
longerenough.

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CriticalThinking&Analysis

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TeachingProblemBased
CriticalThinking&Analysis[1]

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TeachingProblemBased
CriticalThinking&Analysis[2]

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TeachingProblemBased
CriticalThinking&Analysis[3]

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TeachingProblemBased
CriticalThinking&Analysis[3]

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AssessingCriticalThinking&Analysis
FoundationforCriticalThinking

[20]

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WhatKeepsBusinessLeadersUpat
Night?
Increasedpressuretounderstand&integrate
technologyadvances
[5]

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Problemsolving&Decisionmaking

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Problemsolvingvs.Decisionmaking

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PuzzleProblems/Decisions
SilentTowers

Patterns

[24]
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WellstructuredProblems/Decisions

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IllstructuredProblems/Decisions
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WhatKeepsBusinessLeadersUpat
Night?
Relationshipsarethecriticalsuccessfactor
forgrowingbusiness
[8]

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Interpersonal/Communications Skills [1]

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Interpersonal/Communications Skills [2]

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TeachingProblembased
Interpersonal/CommunicationSkills

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WhatKeepsBusinessLeadersUpat
Night?
Increasedpressuretounderstandtheglobal
marketplace
[6]

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CollaborationSkills

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CollaborationSkillsFramework
Leadership

Followship

Collaboration

Teamship

Community
ship
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TeachingProblembased
CollaborationSkills

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Feedback

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From:http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/sps_ebooks/

Reflection

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CanHigherEducationIntegratethe
CompetenciesEmployersRequire?
WhatistheBusinessValuePropositionofrewiringourstudents
EducationalDNA incrementallythroughcompetenciesand
projects

re(think)

re(imagine)
re(invent)
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HowCanWePositivelyImpactLearner
Behavior?

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WrapUpRecommendations[1]
1. Experimentincrementally
2. Practice balancingsoftandhardskillsassessment
3. Buildcapacityforcoachingandmentoringlearners
4. Consider Gamification
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WrapUpRecommendations[2]
5. Engageemployersandotherstakeholders
6. Integrate PersonalReflectionJournaling
7. EstablishaCollaborativeCommunityofInquiry
8. Constructexercisesthatpromoteautonomy,
mastery,andpurpose
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FutureWorkSkills 2020(IFTF)

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ContactInformation
Emails:
msutton@westminstercollege.edu
michaeljdsutton@gmail.com

LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/in/michaeljdsutton/

Blog:
http://www.michaeljdsutton.net

Telephone:
Office:8018322563
Mobile:8019103739
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Symposium,GivingYourStudentsanEdgeintheGlobal
Workforce,Feb.2427,2014,Scottsdale,AZ.
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