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Hi You might also be interested to know about www.historiansonteaching.tv launching shortly featuring university historians talking about teaching at its best including outcomes for students and methods. Join the mailing list at www.historiansonteaching.tv to hear when it goes live or follow on twitter @historiansteach. Best wishes Jeanne On 06/11/2013 14:42, Raphael Hallett wrote: > > Dear Mundeep, > > Coincidence! I have just this minute sent an email to David, see below > > All the best, > > Rafe > > Dr Raphael Hallett > > University Teaching Fellow, Early Modern History > > University of Leeds > > Discovery Theme Leader: Personal & Professional Development > > e: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > t: +44 (0)113 34 33588 > > View Academic Profile > <http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/people/20041/school_of_history/person/793/raphael_hallett> > > Dear David, > > Thanks for the email and your planned module sounds great, just the > thing I have introduced here at Leeds. > > I attach the two module outlines that are most relevant: a module that > allows 40 hr placements in local schools, and a module that demands > collaborative research and public facing outputs. These don't offer > quite the 5-6 week placements you are planning, but should be useful > as you think about learning outcomes, assessment types and describing > the ways they influence employability. > > I also attach a recent report completed on the 'rhetoric' of > employability and recommendations for making sense of it within the > curriculum, which may be of broader interest. > > I've also got a few podcasts on History and Employability that you > might have a scan of: > > http://www.thehistoryfaculty.org/careers/item/169-history-and-employability-pt1 > > If you have a bit of resource for this kind of module development to > pay for travel etc, I'd be happy to come down to Leicester to present > / talk about these kinds of initiatives in more detail, and contribute > to your module design ideas, if that sounds useful. > > All the best, > > Rafe > > *From:*List for UK HEI employability developers > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of > *Mundeep Panayi > *Sent:* 06 November 2013 14:28 > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* History in the workplace employability module > > Dear colleagues, > > I'm working with an academic member of staff within our History > Department at De Montfort University, on running an employability > module for 2^nd year students. > > Please see the request below from Dr David Dee about recommended > reading lists, reports etc for this module. I'd be grateful for any > suggestions. > > Thanks > > Mundeep Panayi > > Careers Consultant > > *__* > > *__*_----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------_ > > *__* > > *__* > > *_DMU -- History in the Workplace_* > > *__* > > To all, > > I am a History lecturer based at De Montfort University in Leicester > and I am currently working to create a second year module entitled > 'History in the Workplace'. > > The module is borne out of our Department's desire to try and improve > graduate employability rates. It is mainly based around a 6 week work > placement (with associated assessed reflective exercises), yet I am > also keen to hold contextual and practical sessions based on History > and employability earlier on in the course.** > > *I am writing to see whether you can recommend any _useful books, > journal articles, reports or websites that deal with the theme of > History (or indeed Humanities) students and employability_? I am > currently putting a list of reading materials together, so any > suggestions you may have will be most welcomed.* > > I have gathered some materials already, but am keen to offer our > students a selection of reading around this area. > > All the best, > > Dr David Dee > > p.s. Feel free to contact me directly -- my email is [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>. > > =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== > > *Mundeep Panayi* > > Careers Consultant (Art, Design and Humanities) > > Student and Academic Services > > *DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY* > > *Leicester LE1 9BH* > > *T: +44 (0) 116 250 6421* > > *E: *[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ** > > *W: dmu.ac.uk/careers * > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** >