Assessment on "Active Process of Witnessing One's Own Experience"

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active process of witnessing one's own experience in order to take a better look at it, sometimes briefly, but frequently to explore it in greater depth. This can be done in the middle of an activity or as an activity in itself. The key to reflection is learning how to take a viewpoint on one's own actions and experience, in other words, to look at that experience rather than just living it. By developing the capacity to investigate and be curious about one's own experience and actions, it suddenly open up the possibilities of purposeful learning, derived not just from books or experts, but from one's own work and lives. This is the reason for reflection. It allows for the possibility of learning through experience, whether that is the experience of a meeting, a project, a disaster, a success, a relationship, or any other internal or external event, before, during or after it has taken place (Amulya, n.d).

Some experiences create particularly commanding opportunities for learning by way of reflection. Struggles offer a window onto what is working and not working, and may frequently serve as effective tools for examining the true temperament of a challenge being faced. Some struggles exemplify a dilemma, which can provide a rich source of information about a clash between ones values and their move toward to getting something done. Reflecting on experiences of doubt helps shed light on areas where an approach to ones work is not fully specified. Positive experiences can also offer dominant sources of learning. For instance, advances in action or thinking are supportive in revealing what was learned and what ones theory of success looks like. Breakthroughs can also instruct on an emotional level. By locating when and why one has felt excited or fulfilled by an experience, they gain insight into the conditions that allow their creativity to flourish. This allows one to become more purposeful, not just about our learning but about how to work in more creative and sustaining ways (Amulya, n.d).

The significance of reflecting on what one is doing is part of the learning process. The promotion of the ability to reflect in action, while doing something, and on action, after one has done it, has become an significant feature of professional training progammes in a lot of disciplines, and its support is seen as a particularly vital feature of the role of the mentor of the beginning professional. In fact, it can be said that real reflective practice needs another person as mentor or professional supervisor, who can ask suitable questions to make sure that the reflection goes somewhere, and does not get bogged down in self-justification and self-indulgence (Reflective Practice, 2010).

Experiential learning can be defined as official, supervised learning experiences that rely significantly on students' applying through direct experience the awareness and information acquired through reading, simulations or electronic exercises, faculty teaching, or other modes of learning directly inside the context and extent of the course. Consequently, experiential learning comprises the incorporation of knowledge -- the ideas, facts, and information obtained by way of formal learning and past experience;

activity -- the application of knowledge to real world situations and reflection -- the examination and combination of knowledge and activity to create new knowledge (What is "experiential learning," n.d).

Reflective practice/experiential learning is a great tool to use in order to make sure that progress is being made towards ones learning goals. If check points are used along the way it is much easier for one to see if they veered off track and to correct things before they are too far off course. If things to get off course then reflective practice/experiential learning allows one to make corrections and get back on course in order to accomplish the goals that they have set for themselves.

Learning Agreement

Working and Learning: Learning Agreement/Contract

Tutor Name:

Introduction/Context:

At present I am 23 years old and I am currently studying for my Master in International Business. I left my family when I was 19 and I went to Malaysia in pursue of a Bachelor degree. I have just recently completed a Bachelor degree in Business and Management, University of Sunderland (Off shore delivery programme with SEGI College Malaysia).Living on my own has enabled me to develop self-confidence and maturity. With the number of well-qualified graduates entering the labour market increasing yearly, it is important to my success after completing my Masters that I am aware of precisely the skills have to offer, be it academic, work-related and personal when I start applying for jobs, in carrying my Personal Development Planning I will be able to achieve that. By the end of my studies, I should have developed crucial transferable skills and personal attributes, and other extra-curricular activities that I should be able to articulate to prospective employers. This course will help me in developing both my interpersonal and conceptual skills which are required to get a good job in this highly competitive business world. I am pursuing my Masters with an enthusiasm, flexibility, open minded and desire to learn. Doing my Masters in International Business in the UK will help me in gaining good exposure and develop good communication skills and widen the scope for job opportunities all over the world.

In order to achieve, I need to first indentify my strengths and weakness using SWOT analysis. I will then have to make an action plan on how to correct my deficiencies and improve on my weakness to take advantage of my strengths in attaining growth of myself

Learning Objectives

(what you hope to achieve from the activity)

Learning Activities

(what you are going to do)

Resources

(What you need to be able to do your planned activity)

Assessment Criteria

(How are you going to measure that you have achieved your objectives?

Evidence

(What forma is your evidence going to take e.g. report, feedback from peers)

Timescales

(How long is it going to take and when are you going to start?)

Improve Time management

Improve Communication skills

Improve knowledge of IT packages

Planning and working on time table.

Allot time limit for each activity and complete the task within that period.

Surf the Internet on time management

Read relevant materials.

Spend time and plan everything

Taking

measures to reduce time wasting

Attend classes early

Reading, writing, understanding the subject.

Actively participate in group work

Enrol in training course or workshops

Internet

Reading

Practicing

Learn Microsoft Office packages and other progammes related to business e.g. database

Search engines. Course mates

Library

Lecturer

Part time jobs

Use the Library

Try to speak more and more in English language at home and with friends

Watch more English news and programmes on TV

Try to attend every lecture in order to improve my oral communication skills

Training courses

Reading books on computing

Review the time table weekly and compare how much work is done and the time spent.

Meet the lecturer.

To meet 100% of the deadlines set over the next 6 months

Frequently ask my fellow mates to comment on me.

By self notice improvement

I am able to use the database program effectively.

Ability to use PowerPoint to produce presentations.

Ability to use Microsoft Excel to perform calculations and present information in an informative way e.g. charts

Feedback from friends

Feedback from course mates

Feedback from lecturer.

Feedback from friends

Feedback from lecturer

Feedback from teacher

Engage a friend to provide feedback on my work in every three weeks.

Ongoing till April 2012

Ongoing till April 2012

Ongoing till April 2012

____ ____Date: Sunday, 08 July 2012

____ Date: Sunday, 08 July 2012

Discussion

I have worked very hard to achieve the goals that I set for my self in the above learning agreement. In the first area of improving time management I have made a lot of progress. I searched the internet for ideas on how to improve my time management skills and then tried to implement some of the suggestions that I found. The first thing that I have implemented is setting a timeframe for each activity and then trying to complete each within the allotted amount of time. For the most part I have been able to do this. There have been a couple of things that I was not able to complete on time but this was due to unforeseen circumstances that were beyond my control.

Another thing that I have done in order to try and improve my time management has been to take measures to reduce wasting time. I have tried to stop putting things off until the last minute. I used to be very bad at procrastinating until the last minute and then tackling projects. This always made me behind and ended up wasting a lot of time. I have since tried to start making a plan from the beginning and breaking things down into small parts that can be tackled one by one. This helps me to focus on each piece by itself and not become… READ MORE

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