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Welcome to this Reframing the Future Forum : 

Welcome to this Reframing the Future Forum RPL - Done Well

Facilitators:Suzy McKenna John MitchellLead presenters:Andrea Bateman Brian Spencer : 

Facilitators:Suzy McKenna John MitchellLead presenters:Andrea Bateman Brian Spencer RPL - Done Well

Reframing the Future : 

Reframing the Future Reframing the Future is the national VET staff development and change management program. It is an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments. It aims to assist in building the capability and capacity of the Australian VET sector to implement the national training system

Background : 

Background The Engaging VET Practitioners sub-program aims to: enable VET personnel and stakeholders to engage in constructive debate about how to continuously improve the national training system based on learning from both practice and theory. establish an ongoing forum for knowledge sharing and generation among VET stakeholders and practitioners in making effective professional judgments about recognition of prior learning (RPL)

Background : 

Background COAG

Evaluation : 

Evaluation Quantitative evaluation initial self-estimate of your skills and knowledge in the implementation of recognition of prior learning at the end of the forum in November. Qualitative evaluation at the end of this forum in November

Key concept : 

Key concept PRACTICE These forums are fundamentally about influencing and improving VET practice, and in particular the practice of RPL. Practice is defined simply as the habits, customs, techniques, approaches and beliefs of VET practitioners. (based on Wenger et al. 2002)

Key concept : 

Key concept PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT Exercising professional judgment is part of practice. Dr Anne Jones’s research on professional judgment found that VET practitioners… Start with a base of vocational and educational knowledge. Learn more on the job, especially through specific cases. Incorporate publicly available knowledge with their personal practice. Use tacit knowledge to read a situation. Reflect on practice as a basis for making difficult judgment calls. Make sound judgments based on experiences of similar cases. Do the best they can.

Professional Judgment : 

Professional Judgment Anne Jones concluded that the assessment judgments of VET educators are characterised by: preparedness collegiality working to rules seriousness of purpose, dealing with predicaments, and obligations and pragmatism.

Please introduce yourself : 

Please introduce yourself Please interview one person next to you, making notes for later reference, seeking stories, and using these questions: What do you like about RPL? What is an example of a successful RPL process you have completed? Why was it successful? What would you like to do next with RPL?

And next … : 

And next … Please introduce the person you just met to the rest of your table

Introducing Appreciative Inquiry : 

Introducing Appreciative Inquiry Let’s reflect on what we’ve just done and found… A key principle of AI is: … we move in directions of what we ask questions about; so by deliberately asking positive questions we create constructive dialogue and inspired action

The spirit of Appreciative Inquiry : 

The spirit of Appreciative Inquiry u gotta accent-tu-ate the positive,E-lim-inate the negative,An latch onTo the affirmativeDon’t mess with Mister In-between! (Verse from lyrics for ‘Accentuate the Positive’ by Johnny Mercer)

Definition of Appreciative Inquiry : 

Definition of Appreciative Inquiry Appreciative Inquiry is an approach … based on strengths rather than weaknesses, on a vision of what is possible rather than an analysis of what is not. (David Cooperrider)

The benefits of AI today : 

The benefits of AI today The forum will highlight the positive aspects of the current VET system in relation to RPL, including current capabilities, effective practices and successful case studies The forum will highlight instances of successful practice in RPL, examples from a variety of VET contexts and exemplars of innovation and change

The benefits of AI today, cont. : 

The benefits of AI today, cont. The forum will provide easy and immediate access to valuable ideas and information The forum will engage participants in envisioning, designing and implementing improved approaches to RPL The forum will engender confidence and stimulate inventiveness and lead to improved practice and positive, sustainable change

AI structure for the forum : 

AI structure for the forum Four major activities today: Discover – identify the positive core of capabilities in RPL Dream – imagine what more could be achieved by your organisation/partnership with RPL Design – clarify improvements you could make to your organisation/partnership to implement your RPL dreams Destiny – encourage catalysts and innovation teams to achieved RPL dreams and design goals

AI interviews : 

AI interviews We asked a sample of participants, before the forum: Valuing previous experience. In a few sentences, can you please tell me about your experience as an assessor? Memorable example. I understand from your EOI that you have had a positive experience with RPL. Could you please describe one such experience? Drivers. What were the factors that led to this positive experience? Valuing your skills. What skills and attributes helped you with this positive experience? Future opportunities. What are some future opportunities you look forward to, for using RPL?

Findings from AI interviews : 

Findings from AI interviews In relation to RPL, there is a positive core – of assets, capacities, capabilities, resources and strengths – in the forum participants Examples

Activity 1: Discovery : 

Activity 1: Discovery Purpose of this phase is to (further) identify the positive core – assets, capacities, capabilities, resources and strengths – in you, the forum participants, in relation to RPL Rationale: change is more possible if it builds on existing strengths

Activity 1: Discovery exercise - mapping the positive core : 

Activity 1: Discovery exercise - mapping the positive core At your table, appoint a facilitator and timekeeper Revisit the stories at the table and John’s verbal report to identify the positive core … Encourage narratives/stories and ask of each narrative/story: what were the qualities of you, your staff and your organisation and other stakeholders that contributed to the success with RPL? List these narratives/stories on one half of the piece of butcher’s paper and cite the positive factors on the other half

Activity 1: Discovery exercise - mapping the positive core : 

Activity 1: Discovery exercise - mapping the positive core Report back to the whole group

Activity 1: Discovery exercise - mapping the positive core : 

Activity 1: Discovery exercise - mapping the positive core Analysis of the small group reports – to highlight strengths in the room today

Activity 1: Discovery exercise - mapping the positive core : 

Activity 1: Discovery exercise - mapping the positive core Looking ahead to the Dream phase after the break – the discovery phase creates a positive sense of possibilities and builds the momentum to dream

Short break : 

Short break

“RPL: Yes, we are there!” : 

“RPL: Yes, we are there!” Presentation by Andrea Bateman

“Speaking from experience” : 

“Speaking from experience” More success stories

Activity 2: Dream : 

Activity 2: Dream Purpose: to envision a bold future – to imagine what more could be achieved with RPL by your organisation/partnerships if RPL was better aligned with your teams’/partners’ skills, strengths and goals. Rationale: when we are clear about where we want to reach, we become inventive about achieving our dreams. Positive images lead to positive action. We can build on the ‘positive core’ clarified in the first session, hence grounding the vision.

Activity 2: Dream exercise – creating a shared dream : 

Activity 2: Dream exercise – creating a shared dream At your table, appoint a new facilitator and timekeeper First, revisit the question addressed : What would you like to do next with RPL? Second, imagine a point of time in the future – say 2010 – in our organisations/partnerships where our approaches to RPL are based on our positive core. In this setting, envision what you and your team/partnerships are doing better or differently with RPL. Third, as a small group, write a shared dream statement, based on the envisioning in step 2.

Activity 2: Dream exercise – creating a shared dream : 

Activity 2: Dream exercise – creating a shared dream Prepare a 2-3 minute creative presentation of the shared dream, for the large group: the creative presentation can be of any nature – e.g. a discussion of a drawing presentation of a short poem or a role play (e.g. an interview)

Activity 2: Dream exercise – creating a shared dream : 

Activity 2: Dream exercise – creating a shared dream As a whole group, and drawing on the creative presentations, let’s briefly discuss shared images of the future for RPL

Activity 2: Dream exercise – creating a shared dream : 

Activity 2: Dream exercise – creating a shared dream As a small group, and using butcher’s paper, create an opportunity map – like a brain map – that captures opportunities for the next 4-5 years for RPL: this links to the Design phase after lunch

Lunch : 

Lunch

“Recognising competency – the connoisseur assessor” : 

“Recognising competency – the connoisseur assessor” Presentation by Brian Spencer

“Speaking from experience” : 

“Speaking from experience” More success stories

Activity 3: Design : 

Activity 3: Design Purpose of this stage is to design improvements to your work teams or collaborative partnerships to assist the implementation of our dreams for RPL. Rationale: structures such as organisational teams or business partnerships have a deep influence on our practice of RPL, and these structures can be redesigned to fit with our values and dreams. Ideally our teams and partnerships will be values-based and foster creativity and be open to continual redesign.

Activity 3: Design …further rationale (in your program) : 

Activity 3: Design …further rationale (in your program) The design phase encourages you to clarify your dreams and to develop a set of compelling propositions so that redesigned teams or partnerships can create an improved future with RPL. The confidence engendered by this exercise feeds into the Destiny phase to follow.

Activity 3: Design exercise – writing provocative propositions : 

Activity 3: Design exercise – writing provocative propositions Appoint a new facilitator and timekeeper talk about the structural elements of current work teams or partnerships that – if ideally designed – could influence the continually improved provision of RPL: e.g. job role descriptions; status and power; communication systems; decision-making processes; reward systems. WORKED EXAMPLE

Activity 3: Design exercise – writing provocative propositions : 

Activity 3: Design exercise – writing provocative propositions develop a series of provocative propositions – a set of principles – about the ideal design for teams or partnerships in future, to achieve your group’s shared dreams for RPL. The propositions need to be provocative and bold, but grounded in the stories from your table of successes with RPL. EXAMPLES

Activity 3: Design exercise – writing provocative propositions : 

Activity 3: Design exercise – writing provocative propositions 3. using butcher’s paper, write neat and readable versions of the top three propositions, for sharing with the whole group.

Afternoon tea : 

Afternoon tea

Final session : 

Final session Activity 4: Destiny Future role: catalyst Formation of online innovation networks Reporting at NWOW3 Nov 2006 – Sydney Forum debrief and evaluation

Activity 4: Destiny : 

Activity 4: Destiny Purposes: to encourage catalysts and to plan innovations to achieve our dreams and design goals with RPL. Rationale: innovation is likely to succeed if it is fuelled by and based on discovery (existing skills and attributes), dreams (visions of a bold future) and design (improved structures of teams and partnerships). As catalysts and as members of innovation teams, we are more likely to achieve innovation in RPL.

Key concept : 

Key concept PEOPLE AS CATALYSTS “Catalysts are elements or chemicals that can cause or accelerate reactions that do not, themselves, get used up. They are, in this case, people who make things happen by their presence and by what they do. They don’t necessarily do everything themselves but they bring out the best in the rest of us. They connect the rest of us, and facilitate our interactions so that we all can do great things.” Dr Gregg Vanderheiden, on presenting a Catalyst Award to Dr Henry Murphy

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Activity 4: Destiny - Exercise 1: preparing for the catalyst role : 

Activity 4: Destiny - Exercise 1: preparing for the catalyst role Each participant to individually identify how he/she will be a catalyst in taking the ideas from the forum and using them to positively influence RPL in their own organisations or networks. On a piece of paper, identify three things you will do in the next month, and another three things you will do in the next six months, to positively influence RPL practice.

Key concept : 

Key concept INNOVATION Williams (1999) defines innovation as the implementation of new and improved knowledge, ideas, methods, processes, tools, equipment and machinery, which leads to new and better products, services, and processes (p.17; italics added). Williams also points out that the word innovation is derived from the Latin innovatio (renewal or renovation), based on novus (new) as in novelty. Note that innovation is about the implementation of not just new ideas and knowledge, but also of improved ideas and knowledge. from Mitchell et al. 2003, ‘Emerging Futures

Activity 4: Destiny - Exercise 2: forming innovative teams : 

Activity 4: Destiny - Exercise 2: forming innovative teams First, the whole group is invited to think about innovative ideas, projects or initiatives in relation to RPL. Second, volunteers from the whole group who are willing to convene (using online and telephone platforms) are asked to table their proposed innovation. Third, participants are invited to select an innovation they wish to work on and to move a section of the room to sit with their preferred convenor.

Activity 4: Destiny - Exercise 2: forming innovative teams : 

Activity 4: Destiny - Exercise 2: forming innovative teams Fourth, the convenor is then to guide the small group through these activities: agree on a goal for the innovation, to be achieved by NWOW3 in late November; agree on some actions the innovation team can take agree on who will take which responsibilities to achieve early wins share contact email and phone numbers agree on how communication will occur agree on the regularity of contact.

Resources for innovation teams : 

Resources for innovation teams Reframing the Future Facilitating workbased learning groups Using web forums Other resources www.groups.edna.edu.au (moodle) NCVER, VOCED www.ncver.edu.au

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New Ways of Working in VET Forum 3 Sydney Convention and Entertainment Centre Darling Harbour 28 and 29 November 2006

Forum debrief and evaluation : 

Forum debrief and evaluation

Our theme song : 

Our theme song u gotta accent-tu-ate the positive,E-lim-inate the negative,An latch onTo the affirmativeDon’t mess with Mister In-between! (Verse from lyrics for ‘Accentuate the Positive’ by Johnny Mercer)