The STEEL synthesis project

The STEEL project (Sharing Technology Enhanced Employability Learning) is a project based at Leeds Metropolitan University and funded by the Higher Education Academy. Its aim was to produce a synthesis of evidence-based practice to help educators to make appropriate use of technology to enhance employability and employee learning in higher and further education. The project started in January 2010 and ran until August 2010. The STEEL team carried out three key activities: 1. We reviewed the literature and databases of funded projects to identify relevant work and to help us to create a template to capture case studies 2. We gathered data on specific practice through an online survey, publicised nationally, and followed these up where necessary by telephone interview 3. We analysed the case studies and other work to identify themes and examples of good practice. Full details of this together with all the case studies are available on our STEEL wiki at www.steeltheshowcase.org.uk but this booklet contains a selection of case studies chosen to illustrate how technology can be used to enhance employability and employee learning.

http://www.steeltheshowcase.org.uk/