I’m currently working on a jisc project at sussex university called skillclouds.
Part of this is an investigation into presenting information, specifically ‘skills’, to students in the form of a tag cloud – hence the name skillclouds.
The current stage is looking at the project and user goal of allowing students to identify skills they have gained from a university course – not as easy as it may seem!
Student’s who have previously written CVs, applied for or had jobs find this relatively easy. Those without any experience find it a challenge recognise how the skills they have gained during their study program can be identified, expressed in a CV and applied to an application or job. The skills employers ask for are there, with examples of usage throughout a study program and extracurricular activity, the challenge is for students to acknowledge they have these demonstratable skills.
