Reflective evaluation and development of personal and professional development from an earlier module - Career development: aspirations and opportunities

This module follows on from the portfolio work in Module 1 enabling continuing reflection on personal and professional development. The focus of this module is for learners to consider their future career aspirations and development. Learners will have opportunity to demonstrate learning and reflection of personal continuing development, continuing workplace development and continuing workplace organisation understanding. Therefore the indicative content in this module will mostly be defined by learners' evaluation of their journey as a professional on this course. Learners will be guided on their portfolio content via face-to-face tutorials and electronic support. The course VLE will be used extensively which will direct learner reflections upon their work based learning. This module is about learners taking responsibility for and presenting their personal and professional development as an education professional.

Access to work-based settings, multi-media classroom resources, access to university library resources, Blackboard
PebblePad or other suitable online format.
http://staffs.rebuslist.com/
VLE


Academic education journals such as:
Journal of Education Policy
British Educational Research Journal Educational Studies
All available online through Staffordshire University

Summative Assessment:

1) Give a professional presentation on your future career aspirations and development needs (1500 words equivalent) (50%) (LO 3 & LO4).

2) Complete reflections on developments to professional practice (1500 total) (50%) (LOs 1,2 & 4)

Formative Assessment:

Group activities will facilitate verbal feedback from tutors and peers and opportunities to present a draft assignment plans to gain tutor feedback will be available through the tutorial system. Students will be encouraged to discuss plans with their work-based critical friend or colleagues and ask for constructive feedback

PLEASE NOTE ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENTS FOR Semester 1 and 2 2020/21 DUE TO COVID-19 AS FOLLOWS:

Additional assessment details to include the use of primary and secondary research

McGregor, D. & Cartwright, L. (eds) (2011) Developing Reflective Practice: a guide for beginning teachers. Maidenhead: Open University Press/McGraw-Hill Education

Weyers, J & McMillan, K. (2011) How to Write Essays and Assignments (2nd Edition)

Roffey-Barentsen, J. & Malthouse, R. (2009) Reflective Practice in the Lifelong Learning Sector. Exeter: Learning Matters Ltd.

Hayes, C., Daly, J., Duncan, M., Gill, R. & Whitehouse, A. (2014) Developing as a Reflective Early Years Professional – A thematic approach. Northwich. Critical Publishing.

Hallet, E. (2013) The reflective early years practitioner. London. Sage.

Hallet. E. (2016) Early Years Practice for educators & teachers. London. Sage.

All main texts available online through Staffordshire University Library

1. Analyse developments of your professional role and responsibilities
Analysis

2. Reflect on your development as an education professional
Reflection

3. Identify future career aspirations
Application
Knowledge and Understanding

4. Evaluate own future professional skills development needs
Analysis
Reflection