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Higher Education in Post-Covid19: The Digital Transformation of Work-Integrated Learning Programmes

  • Daniela Frison

Due to the Sars-Cov-2 health emergency and the forced stoppage of regular teaching and traineeship activities, digital work-integrated learning models have been widely proposed to Higher Education students. Blended practices and experiences referred to as virtual or simulated work-integrated learning or digital workplace learning are emerging as instrumental in achieving several educational outcomes and, among them, a positive attitude toward Professional Learning and Development. The contribution intends to reflect on the main issues that the Higher Education systems have been facing during the pandemic, with a specific focus on the management of internship and work-integrated learning activities and projects, and the possible widening of the definition of work-integrated learning.

  • Keywords:
  • Digital Transformation,
  • Higher Education,
  • Internship,
  • Professional Development,
  • Work-integrated Learning,
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Daniela Frison

University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-6019-2660

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Chapter Information

Chapter Title

Higher Education in Post-Covid19: The Digital Transformation of Work-Integrated Learning Programmes

Authors

Daniela Frison

Language

English

DOI

10.36253/979-12-215-0151-3.22

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2023

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Book Title

Re-thinking Adult Education Research. Beyond the Pandemic

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Vanna Boffo, Regina Egetenmeyer

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284

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2023

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Firenze University Press

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Studies on Adult Learning and Education

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