Work Integrated Learning Among Gen Y and Z Conference
Presenter(s): Online
Supported by ESREA, Pearson College London will host an international book-launch conference on work integrated learning this April.
The Conference will take place on 29th April 2021 at 09:00 - 12:00 (BST), and again at 17:00 - 20:00 (BST). The agenda will be duplicated to allow for participation from different time zones.
Start times in different time zone.
AM sessions: 09:00 - 12:00 (BST)
- London, United Kingdom: 09:00 BST
- Berlin, Germany: 10:00 CEST
- Nicosia, Cyprus: 11:00 EEST
- Vancouver, Canada: 01:00 PDT
- Brisbane, Australia: 18:00 AEST
PM Sessions: 17:00 – 20:00 (BST)
- London, United Kingdom: 17:00 BST
- Berlin, Germany: 18:00 CEST
- Nicosia, Cyprus: 19:00 EEST
- Vancouver, Canada: 09:00 PDT
- Brisbane, Australia: 02:00 AEST
Download the program here!
“The conference will bring together practitioners from around the world to share from their experiences what new challenges GenY and Z will face as learners within the new ever-changing workplace.”
- Dr. Gerhardt, a convener of the ESREA Working Life and Learning Network
About the conference
Pearson College London, part of Pearson plc, a FTSE 100 and global education company, will host an international conference to celebrate the publication of a new book: Applications of Work Integrated Learning Among Gen Z and Y Students. The book contains 13 chapters from practitioners from the US, Canada, UK, Italy, France, Cyprus, India, and Australia focusing on work-integrated learning. The book is edited by Paulette Annon from the London School of Economics and Pearson College London Business School tutor Dr. Trevor Gerhardt.
The new publication, Applications of Work Integrated Learning Among Gen Z and Y Students, contains 13 chapters from practitioners from the US, Canada, UK, Italy, France, Cyprus, India and Australia. The anticipated publication will be complemented with the virtual conference on 29 April.
Agenda
Supported by the Working Life and Learning Network of the European Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ESREA), the conference agenda comprises speakers who have authored chapters in the new publication, including the president of the World Association of Cooperative Education (WACE), Dr Nancy Johnston.
Sessions and speakers
| Beyond Discipline-Based Work-Integrated Learning Placements in Engineering and Science | Dr Stuart Palmer and Dr Karen Young |
| Putting Industry into WIL Teaching Praxis Engaging Creative Industries for Lifelong Employability | Mr Jeff Naqvi |
| The Acquisition of Skills and Expertise - Work Based Learning | Dr Joanne M Gosling |
| Preparing Gen Y & Z for the Future of Work Through Co-operative Education: A Case Study on the University of Waterloo | Dr Judene Pretti and Dr Norah McRae |
| Entrepreneurial Work-Integrated Learning | Dr. Alon Eisenstein and Ms Neta Raz |
| A Critical Analysis of Multi-logical Synergies | Dr Trevor Gerhardt, Ms Ashton Wallis and Mr Frasier Crouch |
| Designing Work-Based Learning Approaches for Gen Y, Gen Z and Beyond | Dr Paula McIver Nottingham |
| Examining Feedback Practices in WIL Subjects | Ms Phoebe Rankin, Dr Bonnie Amelia Dean and Prof Michelle J Eady |
| From graduate to employee - the birth of the fully-fledged lecturer A case study of the Teaching Fellows Programme | Ms. Paulette J. Annon, Mr Maurice Lukadi and Mrs Annette Warner |
| Practices and perspectives of first-year WIL activities: A case study of primary teacher education | Mrs Hannah Milliken, Prof Michelle J Eady and Dr Bonnie Amelia Dean |
| Global Calls to Action for Work Integrated Education: The WACE Charter and Applications for Gen X and Y | Dr Nancy Johnston |
| Developing Gen Y Competencies for the New Work Environment Comparing and Contrasting Four Work Integrated Learning Approaches across National Contexts | Dr Pierre Faller, Dr Irina Lokhtina, Dr Andrea Galimberti and Dr Elzbieta Sanojca |
Programme of the conference here.
Dr Gerhardt, a convenor of the ESREA Working Life and Learning Network, explains: “The key objective of the book is to propose Work Integrated Learning as a pedagogy in its own right based on actual case studies of practice and so define the terms, concepts and practices from a global perspective and make the link to the application among Gen Y and Z students.”
He adds, “The conference will bring together practitioners from around the world to share from their experiences what new challenges GenY and Z will face as learners within the new ever-changing workplace.”
Organising scientific committee
Dr Roxanne Stockwell, Principal of Pearson College London
Dr Elizabeth Miller, Deputy Dean at Pearson Business School
Nathalie Peach, Director of Work Integrated Learning at Pearson College London
Dr Irina Lokhtina, Lecturer in Human Resource Management and Leadership at the University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus
Dr Elzbieta Sanojca, Lecturer in Adult Education in University of Strasbourg
Dr Trevor Gerhardt, Freelance Senior Lecturer
Dr Pierre Faller, Faculty Member Columbia University Teachers College, Organizational Consultant
Dr Andrea Galimberti, Fixed-term researcher University of Milano-Bicocca
About the organisers
Pearson College London’s mission is to become one of the UK's leading universities for in-depth industry engagement; our academic schools, Pearson Business School and Escape Studios are united by our mantra "designed, developed and delivered in partnership with industry". Immersed in the industry from day one, our students learn from successful companies, inspirational industry figures, and leading academics.
ESREA promotes and disseminates theoretical and empirical research on the education of adults and adult learning in Europe through research networks, conferences and publications. Its work is split into networks such as the Working Life and Learning network, which focuses on workplace learning and who also have contributed a chapter to the publication.
For questions please contact us at: conference@pearsoncollegelondon.ac.uk