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education & skills
August/September june/july2020 2019 business edge
Journey to a new frontier with the University of Chichester Business School Star Trek, the iconic original space series explored the frontiers of space discovering new galaxies, alien friends and foes and planets along the way.
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It provides an imaginative analogy with our recent unexpected journey into the unknown world of virtual teaching and working prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the lock down instigated by the government.
new frontier
At the University of Chichester we have been readying our spacecraft for some years to launch and explore the new frontier of remote teaching and learning and working virtually. We already had the vital tools by way of platforms with our virtual learning environment Moodle, recording platform Panopto (Chi Player), Skype for TREK, Business,STAR Microsoft TeamsTHE and a ICONIC myriad of ORIGINAL other online sources of learning content and THE SPACE SERIES EXPLORED ideas.
WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER BUSINESS SCHOOL
FRONTIERS OF SPACE DISCOVERING In terms of skills we had both the capability NEW and expertise to GALAXIES, teach and work ALIEN remotely FRIENDS AND however,FOES navigating entirely from the virtual AND PLANETS ALONG THE WAY.
Our 1:1 tutorials and meetings have created stronger and more honest relationships in the main as more vulnerabilities have surfaced and more kindness and caring has been shown. Star Trek’s Dr McCoy commented on ‘Compassion: that’s the one thing no machine ever had. Maybe it’s the one thing that keeps man ahead of them’ has a resounding truth about it.
flight deck was a first and required some The crew on the flight deck of our Starship Enterprise also known as the steep learning through experience, trial and University of Chichester Business School have honed and developed their error, collaborative working and the crafting It provides an imaginative analogy with our recent unexpected journey skills and adaptability to teaching and working in a virtual world with energy of new meaning to the expressions ‘I can’t into the unknown world of virtual teaching and working prompted by the and adventure. Most of our experimentation has worked and some has not hear you’, ‘you’re breaking up’, ‘we’ve lost x’ COVID-19 pandemic and the lock down instigated by the government. but it has led to more creative problem solving, more dispersed decision and ‘I’m going to leave and come back in’ making andof development solutionsjob which we would not have one thing that keeps man ahead them’ of innovative and different opportunities this can be and non-verbal gestures such as fingers At the University of Chichester we have in been readying our spacecraft for known existed. What appeared initially as a daunting excursion to an has a resounding truth about it. used to benefit our community.* ears and some cutting gestures. years to launch and explore the new frontier of remote teaching and unknown place became an adrenalin shot to unleash the creative and learning andwith working virtually. We already had theThe vital tools way of flight deck entrepreneurial potential of both people andsome technology crewbyon the of our Starship Experimentation virtual coffee We’ve still way as towe gobecame in our journey platforms with ourlectures virtual learning environment Moodle, recording platform ‘pioneers’ofand more recently ‘settlers’. Enterprise also known as‘explorers’, the University mornings, large group and small but that’s the exciting part. What may have Panopto (Chi Player), Skype for Business, Microsoft Teams and a myriad of Chichester Business School have honed live and pre-recorded seminars and guest seemed impossible or too difficult other online sources of learning content and ideas.and developed their skills The Business School has discovered an exciting new teaching and learning is now and adaptability speaker professional conversations on possible andCOVID-19 achievable. Thiswith is the frontier and it likely that in the wake of the pandemic the same to teaching and working in a virtualisworld topics such as Mediation at Work and In terms of skills we had both the capability and expertise to teachand and adventure. for business. Theofneed need Most for many re-skill and consider new sectors work to anddiversify, different innovate, with energy of to our Strategic Employee Development (thanks work remotely however, navigating entirely from the virtual flight deck was job opportunities can be used toat benefit our in community.* look things different ways, deploy new experimentation has worked and somethis has to Marianne Schoenberg, Blue into Green, a first and required some steep learning through experience, trial and error, approaches, manage talent, understand not but it has led to more creative problem and Helen Monk, Crunch Accounting) collaborative working and the crafting of new meaning to the expressions still some way to go in our journey but that’s the exciting part. What solving, more dispersed We’ve decision making have developed our teaching and learning customers and markets are all important ‘I can’t hear you’, ‘you’re breaking up’, ‘we’ve lost x’ and ‘I’m going to may have seemed impossible or too difficult is now possible and achievable. and development of innovative solutions opportunities and skills to better meet the aspects commercial life in the new leave and come back in’ and non-verbal gestures such as fingers in ears This is the same for business. The need to of diversify, innovate, look at things in which we would not have known existed. needs of and ourcutting diverse range of learners. normal.manage talent, understand customers gestures. different ways, deploy new approaches, What appeared initially as a daunting We have adapted to a more personal and and markets are all important aspects of commercial life in the new normal. to an In the Business School, we’ll be relaxed style acceptingwith interruptions from largeexcursion Experimentation virtual coffee mornings, group lectures andunknown place became an adrenalin shot to unleash creative and birds, power andseminars children learners, new employers, small drills, live andanimals pre-recorded andwith guest speaker professional In the the Business School,we’ll beencountering encountering newnew learners, new employers, entrepreneurial potentialnew of organisations both people an alacrity which is what makes usMediation human.at Work conversations on topics such as and Strategic Employee andown working and workingnew with organisations them all to raise their skills with them and technology as we became Development (thanks to Marianne Schoenberg, Blue into Green, and Helen horizons.‘explorers’, We can work with you all too! to raise their own skills horizons. We can Our 1:1 tutorials and meetings have created ‘pioneers’ and more recently ‘settlers’. Monk, Crunch Accounting) have developed our teaching and learning work with you too! stronger and more honest relationships opportunities and skills to better meet the needs of our diverse range of If you wantan to join us on this exciting journey please The Business School has discovered in the main as more vulnerabilities have learners. We have adapted to a more personal and relaxed style accepting If you want to join contact usfrontier on Business-School@chi.ac.uk or us on this exciting new and learning surfaced interruptions and more from kindness and caring birds, power drills, animals and exciting children with an teaching alacrity journey please contact us on findof outthe more at chi.ac.uk/business-services and it is likely that in the wake has beenwhich shown. Star Trek’s Dr McCoy is what makes us human. Business-School@chi.ac.uk or find out COVID-19 pandemic with the need for many commented on ‘Compassion: that’s the one thing no machine ever had. Maybe it’s the to re-skill and consider new sectors of work more at chi.ac.uk/business-services *The Business School offers Postgraduate and Undergraduate Degrees, Degree Apprenticeships and Executive Short Courses
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