Jane Collings and Pete Watton Learning Skills Session 5

Module Aims To provide participants with the opportunity to develop, practice and gain feedback on their learning skills To support participants in developing confidence in managing their own learning

At the end of the module the learner will be expected to be able to: Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of approaches to learning With guidance, analyse questions and assignments in order to provide appropriate responses Identify his/her own strengths and weaknesses in learning Set out a learning and study plan Module Outcomes

Planning Your Future Learning Session Aims Session Aims At the end of this session you will have :- Identified the requirements for programmes at various Higher Education levels. developed an personal development plan for your future learning

Planning Your Future Learning If you have completed sessions 1- 4 of the Learning Skills module you will have:- o Identified the importance of learning skills o Reflected on your personal learning o Identified your personal learning styles o Improved your learning skills As a result of this reflection you will now be able to plan for your future learning. What will you need to learn to fulfil the requirements of an Higher Education (HE) programme ?

Structure of Higher Education ( HE) Qualifications Programmes in Higher Education are comprised of credits at different levels. An Honours degree consists of 360 credits and is awarded at Level 6.The student having acheived 120 credits at Level 4, 5 and 6 Credit – is a means of expressing equivalence of learning. A credit is awarded to a learner in recognition of the achievement of learning outcomes at a specific level. Credit level descriptor - is a statement which describes the characteristics of learning demand which the learner will encounter at each credit level. The levels are grouped in 4 sections knowledge and understanding cognition skills performance and practice personal and enabling skills Information on level descriptors

Credit Levels and HE Qualifications Framework for England,Wales and Northern Ireland Qualification levelCredit Level HE Qualifications Framework Doctoral D level Masters M level Level 8 Level 7 HE Qualifications Framework Honours H level Intermediate I Level Certificate C Level Level 6 Level 5 Level 4 National Qualifications Framework Level 3 Advanced Level 2 Intermediate Level 1 Foundation Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Information on level descriptors

Activity 1 1.Examine the credit level descriptors for the programme you intend to or are currently studying. 2.What learning skills do you need to develop to fulfil the credit level descriptor requirements? Record your findings in your learning journal or the worksheet.

Personal development planning is the process of creating an action plan with intended goals and future learning. In addition to the plan a portfolio of achievements, learning and continual professional development is often documented. This information can then be easily incorporated in a CV. The rationale for the development of a Personal Development Plan (PDP) in HE originated in the Dearing Report (1997) and was followed up by the Burgess Report (2007). The PDP should give a comprehensive picture of an individual’s attainments and experiences for presentation to potential employers or other external audiences. To be entitled to register with most professional bodies and institutes personal development planning ( PDP) and documented continual professional development ( CPD ) is mandatory. Rationale for Personal Development Planning Further information on PDP

Methods of personal development planning There is no one method to engage in this PDP process. It can be either paper based or in an electronic on-line system.electronic on-line system. If you are already enrolled on a programme of study your college or university will have a PDP system you are able to use. For example Plymouth University uses Pebble PadPebble Pad Free to use on line PDP process Template and example of a paper based PDP

Activity 2 Using either a paper based or electronic system write a personal development plan

References Dearing, R (1995). Review of qualifications for year olds, London, SCAA. Burgess,R ( 2007 ) Beyond the honours degree classification: Burgess Group Final Report. Universities UK PDP information SEEC levels _0.pdf HEA Credit Framework for HE qualifications

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