| Personal &Professional Development | Icon College of Technology and Management | | | Alina Bican | Id - 10743 | Contents Task 1. 2 A.Discuss the benefits of self-managed learning to individuals and organisations and evaluate the different approaches involved 2 B. Discuss how lifelong learning could be promoted within the context of personal and professional development 3 Task 2. 4 A. Undertake a personal skills and competencies audit with an assessment of skills needed to work professionally in an organizational setting 4 a.
This essay will discuss my perception of the role of a teacher in the lifelong learning sector. It will cover a teacher’s roles, responsibilities and boundaries. It will also evaluate different methods of assessment and discuss approaches to embedding inclusive learning and teaching into learning activities. I have broken the essay down into several headings: Roles, responsibilities and boundaries Teaching and learning methods Assessment methods Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Functional skills in the lifelong learning sector. Background For background information, I am studying teaching in order that I can have an understanding of how my students are learning, and some experience of teaching, so that when I come to assess them for their NVQs I appreciate how they got to the point of submitting their workbooks to me.
Reid (1993) defined reflection as a process of reviewing an experience of practice in order to describe, analyse, evaluate and so inform learning about practice. Read (1993), adds that reflective practice is potentially both a way of learning and a mode of survival and development once formal education ceases. Page and Meerabeau, (2000) described two fundamental forms of reflection: reflection-in-action, and reflection- on- action. Understanding the differences between these forms of reflection is important. It will assist practitioners in discovering a range of techniques they can use to develop their personal and professional competences.
the cycle of learning to enable me to develop my own understanding and as a reflective practitioner I can link this with Schon’s (1983) concepts of reflecting in action and reflecting on action to help improve my actions and professional practice and show that I evaluate my experiences and integrate it to theory and knowledge in supervision (Aids to Practice cards, Values and Ethics, p112). The relevant skill to use with the case study service user is communication. I will start explaining its relevance by looking at why it is an important skill for all social workers to use in their practice. In Block 1 of K113 we heard a number of service users and practitioners talk about examples of good and bad social work. They highlighted that a good social worker makes you feel important, works in partnership with you, gains your confidence, is straight talking
This means finding relevant training courses and other means of development, such as mentoring and coaching from sources within my organisation. How do you identify and prioritise personal learning needs? National competency standards and qualifications can be used to assess my own knowledge and skills and determine professional development needs and priorities. Competency standards outline the skills and abilities required for my current position. These competencies can be generic or industry specific.
Roles and responsibilities tutors should have in the life long sector A tutor in the lifelong learning sector has a multitude of roles and responsibilities and within this short essay the author will attempt to identify and evaluate each role. According to Duckworth et al (2010), understanding the roles and responsibilities is essential for anyone working in the Lifelong sector. Duckworth et al (2010) asset that, while teaching in an organisation a tutor will meet and work with different staff with different roles and responsibilities. It is useful that they develop the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team through effective use of a combination skills, theory, and techniques. The roles and responsibilities of a tutor in the Lifelong Sector include promoting positive behaviour, diversity and inclusion throughout the teaching and learning process (Gravells, 2012).
Roles, responsibilities and relationships in lifelong learning 1. Understanding own role and responsibilities in lifelong learning 2.1. Summarise key aspects of legislation, regulatory requirements and codes of practice relating to own role and responsibilities. In my role as a psychology teacher, I need to know which legislative requirements and codes of practice are relevant to my teaching. Some of these are generic (Gravells A) and some are subject to the organization and/or the Psychology field.
Principles of assessment in lifelong learning Assessment is key to the learning process, whether it be to assess if a learner is capable of entering onto a course to assessing their development on the course. There are different types of assessments that teachers can use to gauge the progress of their learners. Here we will study the varying types and methods of assessment whilst analysing how to involve the learner in the assessment process and the importance of keeping records of assessments. When judging assessment types and methods it is important to establish if the evidence produced is valid and sufficient to meet the criteria, if it is authentic and if the assessment would produce the same results when assessed by numerous assessors. One way of dividing assessments into two different types is through the use of formative and summative classifications.
Student records, attendance, achievement and disciplinary details will be some of the information kept. By assessing need I can gather the information required to enable me to plan and design a suitable learning experience that can be delivered satisfactorily. My responsibilities are many and varied; from ensuring that the course delivers on its aims and outcomes to satisfying the students’ learning needs both from a course material perspective and any further assistance they may need to complete the course. By making good use of the assessment and evaluation parts of the TTC I will be able to ensure that I am meeting their needs and that the course is delivering the content and standard that is expected. Boundaries are ethical and course and student related.
I will seek to find out what the characteristics and principles are of a learning organisation and assess through my own thought process and reflection whether I feel the concept of a learning organisation is viable and can be implemented in my place of work. Furthermore, during this study I will collate my evidence in terms to inform my research by asking colleagues I work with to complete a questionnaire relevant to the principles and characteristics of a learning organisation. I will assess and critically analyse this feedback and provide valid evidence to identify whether individuals feel the work in learning culture based on the principles and characteristics discovered in the literature review. Finally, I will reflect and conclude my findings based on both the literature review and method of research and assess how this project may benefit both the team I lead and the organisation as a whole. 1.1 Context I work for a relatively small Integrated Service which is part of a Local Authority.