Professional identity development and the role of work-integrated learning
18 September 2024
Thursday 10 October at 11am
ACEN/CRADLE Webinar
ACEN and CRADLE present this webinar that will explore the nature and role of professional identity in higher education students, drawing on recent conceptualisations of this relatively underexplored dimension of individual employability.
The webinar will be presented by Professor Michael Tomlinson, University of Southampton, Professor Denise Jackson, Edith Cowan University, and Dr Kim Dang, Monash University.
- When: Thursday 10 October 2024
- Time: 11am to 12pm (AEDT)
- Where: Online
- Cost: This is a free event
This webinar will explore the nature and role of professional identity in higher education students, drawing on recent conceptualisations of this relatively underexplored dimension of individual employability. It will discuss factors that influence professional identity development, including socialisation into work culture and practices, self-authorship, reconciliation of students’ multiple selves and the role of personal capital resources. The session will draw on practical examples of how to foster professional identity in higher education students, including work-integrated learning and communities of practice.
Join us for this compelling and topical webinar online
About Michael Tomlinson
Professor Michael Tomlinson is Co-Director of the Leadership, Effective Education and Policy (LEEP) research centre at the University of Southampton. Michael is also the Southampton Education School’s Research Impact Champion.
Michael’s research draws principally on sociological approaches to the education/work nexus and he has substantive interests in higher education policy, labour markets, employability and marketisation. He has extensively researched the area of graduate employability and transitions to the labour market and his work is conceptually and critically informed. Michael has pioneered a number of key models, including the Graduate Capital model which has been actively incorporated in the University of Southampton careers and employability strategy, as well as other UK and international institutions. In addition, he has researched developments in higher education policy, including critical approaches to the marketisation of UK higher education and the implications this has for institutions, students and academics.
About Denise Jackson
Denise Jackson is a Professor in Employability and Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) and the Director of WIL in the School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University.
Denise’s work explores conceptualising and enhancing aspects of students’ employability, including professional identity and personal career resources. She has focused on the value of embedding meaningful industry and community engagement into the curriculum, and her design and delivery of quality, inclusive WIL has been recognised by numerous awards, including two national teaching awards. Denise is a Principal Fellow of the UK’s Higher Education Academy and a Director of the Australian Collaborative Education Network, the professional association for WIL in Australia.
About Thi Kim Anh Dang
Dr Thi Kim Anh Dang (Kim Dang) is a Senior Lecturer in TESOL and Languages Education at the School of Curriculum, Teaching & Inclusive Education, Faculty of Education, Monash University.
Her research interests include English-Medium Instruction, teacher collaborative learning, teacher agency, professional identity, globalisation in teacher education, Vygotsky’s cultural-historical theory, and activity theory. She has published in high impact international journals, including Teaching and Teacher Education, Critical Studies in Education, and Current Issues in Language Planning. She has received research awards from the Australian Association for Research in Education, Applied Linguistics Association of Australia, and American Educational Research Association.
