Creative Approaches to Teaching Personal Competencies and Skills

Abstract

Despite significant calls to the contrary, there is still a gap between personal and professional competencies such as communication and problem-solving desired by employers and those provided by new graduates. Educators may not have the resources necessary to help students learn these competencies during their academic programs.  In this article, we provide instructors with a number of resources that have been successful in helping students attain these competencies.  We have used all the described tools in the classroom and comment on their impact on student development.