Tara Orchard Co-ordinator, Career Consulting Career Development Centre Wilfrid Laurier University

2 Approach to Career Consulting ► Application to our 5 Stages of Career Development ► Emerging Theory and Pedagogy ► Future Challenges in Career Consulting Brief Overview

Career Learning Path 3 High School Student Job University/ College Apprentice/ Trades Theory of A leads to B leads to C and so on Decisions Based on ► Life experiences ► Natural endowment ► Opportunity Rely on ‘Experts’ for information and guidance

Learning Theory 4 Developmental - Lifespan and Cognitive (Theorists: Super, Kohlberg, Perry) Experiential Learning and Social Learning Theory (Kolb, Bandura, Krumboltz) 1. Opportunity for gathering and assessing information was often limited 2. Reliance on ‘Experts’ to provide information One Directional or Dimensional Learning based on access to information and opportunity

Emerging Learning Theory 5 Social. Knowledge as emergent property of interactions between networks of learners. Situated. Learning occurs within context. Need educational activities mirroring actual situations Reflective. Require opportunity to reflect on, defend and share to become part of available repertoire’ Multi-faceted. Learning incorporates a range of theory, engagement and active construction. Education Process SocialReflective Multi- Faceted Situational Self-PacedGuidedCohort 4 components 3 processes

Connectivism Siemens, 2008 Learning Theory for a Digital Age - knowledge and cognition are distributed across networks of people and technology. Learning is the process of connecting, growing and navigating those networks. Neural level – new stimuli, input and experiences shape the physical development of the brain Conceptual level - Novice learners form conceptual connections similar to experts External - Understanding is an emergent element related to the shape and structure of the learner’s personal information and social networks. Connectivism Neural ‘Brain’ External ‘Info Sources’ Conceptual ‘Ideas’

Pedagogy 7 Student Engagement Conference McGraw-Hill Publishing Annual Conference Growing Up Digital (Don Tapscott) (Wikinomics) Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants Career Professional Role in a new landscape Changing Career Process Delivery

Career Theory 8 Learning Theory of Career Counselling (LTCC) Mitchell and Krumboltz 1996 Planned Happenstance Theory – Krumboltz &Levin, 2004 Career professionals role Expand capabilities and interests Prepare for changing tasks Empowered to take actions Theory as a way of explaining the origin of career choice and a Guide for career practitioners Career indecision as sensible and desirable Benefit from preparing for unplanned events

Constructivist Theory of Career 9 Derived from Existential theory and more a philosophical framework within which career counselling can be done. Based on the concepts of “constructivism” Construct meaning/reality of the world through experiences ‘Construct’ self/world through interpretations/actions and perceptions useful/misleading Individuals differ in their construction of events Evolving under constant revision –’new constructs’ or new ‘stories’ Fulfillment requires critical reflection of assumptions that account daily decisions/actions Individual Reality Experiences Critical Reflection Interpretation and actions Revisions

Career Learning Path 10 High School Learner University/ College Apprentice /Trades On-line Learning Virtual Training Volunteer Part-time Jobs On-Going Career Planning Access to more information and learning opportunities Ability to Access changing information quickly

Student Engagement 11 Internet: Encyclopedia vs. Interactive Community Career Professional: Purveyor of Content? Pedagogy Changing Career Process Delivery

Applied to Our Career Consulting 12 A. Effective Career Planning is a dynamic and ongoing process of gathering, assessing and re-assessing accurate information about 1. Yourself 2. Your options 3. Your opportunities B. Then making decisions, plans, changing courses, making new decisions and navigating a lifelong career C. Involves the ability to learn and apply knowledge and experiences within a career planning context Career Planning Process

2. CAREER AWARENESS 3. CAREER IMMERSION 4. REFLECTION 5. PLANNING 1.SELF AWARENESS 5 Steps in Career Planning

Learn More First Career Philosophy Knowledge of Self and Options

Approach to Our Career Training 15 Provide a wide range of career development resources, activities and experiences Utilize multiple learning styles, multiple intelligences and consider individual experiences/ personalities within the career consulting process Engage the career learner in the career development process

Our Career Consulting Tools Self and Career Awareness Exploration Individual or Group Activities ► Encouraging Interactive Career Narrative and Career Journaling, Blog or Wiki. Autobiographical or biographical; a Diary - Building a career ‘story’ or anthology using the polyphonic voice - Focusing on Personal Stories ►Career Planning Workshops - CP101/102 ► Self-assessment tools (individually/groups) For example – Type ( MBTI/TYPEFOCUS), Interests, EQ ► Individual Appointments and Debriefs

Informed Access to Information Traditional Resources Online -Our ‘My Major’‘My Major’ The N.O.C and The Job Futures Vault Online Career Library and Career Cruising Blogging - careerchatter Blogcareerchatter Blog Twitter Follow us at Laurier CareerchatterCareerchatter Linkedin – Laurier Career Centre Linkedin GroupLinkedin Group Social Media Resources

The Career Professional role involves 1.Provide a framework for career development and encourage students to navigate the career development process with forethought 2.Facilitate critical analysis of ‘self’ and ‘options’ (including ‘blind spots’) 3.Responsibility to identify, gather and filter accurate and timely resources and information 4.Provide opportunity for feedback and consultation

Professional Challenges ►Rapidly changing global career options ► Effective use of technology ► Changing demographics of students ►Rapidly changing career requirements ► Student engagement ►Ever expanding volume of career information ► Effective use of Career Assessment Tools ► Access to effective unbiased Academic Advising

Career Centre Vision Statement 20 Our Vision Each student is engaged in the career development process as an integral part of the Laurier experience

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