OPEN, ONLINE COURSES TO DEVELOP SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS
ISSUES THAT WE ADDRESS
As machines can perform an increasing range and variety of tasks, individuals will need to put more focus on developing the skills that humans excel at, such as social emotional skills or creativity.
While the importance of social emotional skills will increase in the future job market, they are highly valued by employers at present, too. Motivation to perform, good communications skills, the ability to work in a team, flexibility/adaptability are frequently mentioned among the required skills of the optimal applicant. With the exception of jobs that require high level of specific technical knowledge,
employers often focus more on the presence of positive attitudes and soft skills as they treat these skills less trainable. They also have less capacity to develop these skills in their employers.
GOALS AND ACTIVITIES
In the framework of our innovative OPENSEL we will create three Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) for higher education
students developing social emotional skills that are highly relevant for employability: presentation skills, teamwork skills, stress management skills.
The presentation skills development MOOC will cover topics such as:
Participating organisations:
- Képes Alapítvány (Hungary)
- Óbudai Egyetem, coordinator (Hungary), www.uni-obuda.hu
- Stichting BVE Zuid-Limburg (The Netherlands)
- The Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) (Malta), www.mcast.edu.mt
The project is funded by the European Union and is - according to plans - carried out between September 2019 and April 2022.
As machines can perform an increasing range and variety of tasks, individuals will need to put more focus on developing the skills that humans excel at, such as social emotional skills or creativity.
While the importance of social emotional skills will increase in the future job market, they are highly valued by employers at present, too. Motivation to perform, good communications skills, the ability to work in a team, flexibility/adaptability are frequently mentioned among the required skills of the optimal applicant. With the exception of jobs that require high level of specific technical knowledge,
employers often focus more on the presence of positive attitudes and soft skills as they treat these skills less trainable. They also have less capacity to develop these skills in their employers.
GOALS AND ACTIVITIES
In the framework of our innovative OPENSEL we will create three Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) for higher education
students developing social emotional skills that are highly relevant for employability: presentation skills, teamwork skills, stress management skills.
The presentation skills development MOOC will cover topics such as:
- creating a presentation about a topic (including: ways of creating an interesting, convincing script about the topic, structuring and designing slides, interacting with the audience, delivery of presentations of different lengths),
- and presenting oneself during job interviews.
- listening to the other person and to take the other’s perspective,
- communicating effectively/assertively,
- ability to adhere to group norms/rules,
- conflict resolution techniques and approaches.
- recognising own emotions and beliefs/interpretations,
- recognising own needs and motivations,
- identifying and modifying maladaptive thinking patterns,
- getting to know and practising techniques to manage stress and build resilience.
Participating organisations:
- Képes Alapítvány (Hungary)
- Óbudai Egyetem, coordinator (Hungary), www.uni-obuda.hu
- Stichting BVE Zuid-Limburg (The Netherlands)
- The Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) (Malta), www.mcast.edu.mt
The project is funded by the European Union and is - according to plans - carried out between September 2019 and April 2022.
