Pew FTLC - Preparing Students for Freelance Careers Faculty Learning Community

Description 

How can we best prepare students to succeed in freelance careers?  Are your students entering a field where hiring freelance workers is becoming more prevalent or already the norm?  Whether writers, artists, consultants, or innovators creating a startup business, more and more of the workforce is composed of independent workers.  How are we at GVSU preparing students to succeed in this environment?  Students may be well-educated in their field, but are there other skills they need to thrive professionally?  This Faculty Learning Community intends to consider the demands of freelance work in various fields, take stock of the resources currently available at GVSU, and propose steps to improve how our students are prepared to navigate the challenging world of freelance work.

Silver Level Criteria

To earn a silver badge, participate fully in at least one semester of this Faculty Learning Community and submit a Faculty Learning Community Participation Grant Final Report via the online grant system within 30 days of the final meeting.

Gold Level Criteria

To earn a gold badge, complete the silver badge and then provide evidence of continued implementation or dissemination related to the FLC, either through a development of a new course, invited campus presentation, conference presentation or publication.  No deadline.

To earn a gold badge as an FLC facilitator, participate in a facilitator orientation session and submit a reflection about the experience of serving in this leadership capacity.  For those unable to attend a face-to-face session, submit an additional written reflection on the assigned orientation readings.

Coordinator 

Christine Rener