A critical examination of professional learning in the workplace
Introduction
Nowadays, facing with great challenges like knowledge and skills to process amounts of information in the workplace, we have to engage ourselves in new learning about professional practice with range of activities, formal and informal (Fraser and Schwind, 2011). In particular, reflection is a significant mechanism in practice-based professional development settings where we can learn from experiences, rather than knowledge transfer, and ultimately develop professional practice throughout working lives (Jasper, 2011). More specifically, ‘a person who reflects throughout his or her practice is not just looking back on past actions and events, but is taking a conscious look at emotions, experiences, actions, and responses, and using that information to add to his or her existing knowledge base and reach a higher level of understanding’ (Paterson and Chapman, 2013, p.2).
Many models of reflective practice have been promoted in the last decades. In 1983, Schön introduced the concepts ‘reflection-in-action’ and ‘reflection-on-action’, both of which have enhanced the link between reflection and professional development, but the formal one emphasizes the ability of a practitioner to react to a situation directly based on feelings, emotions and prior experiences while the latter one focuses on critical analysis of this reaction after doing it (Schön, 1983). Later, Gibbs developed these notions into a
Assessment item 2
Strategic Management OR Knowledge & Learning
Value: 45%
Due date: 11-Sep-2015
Return date: 02-Oct-2015
Length: 3000 words
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Task
You are required to write a 3000 word essay on either Strategic Management or Management Knowledge & Learning as follows:
* Use an organisation that is or has been in the news during the past two years (work-related learning) as an example of strategic management practices.Failing that, select
evaluation. Evaluation is the process of using data to make judgements about students’ individual performance. Evaluation of clinical performance provides data from which educators use to judge the extent to which students have acquired specific learning outcomes (Billings & Halstead, 2016). With the use of best practice evaluation methods, clinical performance can be evaluated to ensure quality patient care. Educators face a challenging task when providing evaluation that is fair and reasonable
Report
Doing the modules in this course has given me an entirely new perspective on written university work. There are all sorts of strategies that can be employed to help with the improvement of the marks a student can get for each assignment and examination. Before studying about the different elements that must come together for a written university document to be deemed standard and good, there were so many points where I did not fully apply myself. Lack of knowledge is the main thing to blame for
Introduction
Critical reflection is the process of probing our thoughts, feelings, and experiences in order to understand how they fit in with the ideas, concepts, and theories that are presented by others (Ryerson University, 2016). On the other hand, reflective practice is the cornerstone of critical analysis to construct meaning. As Brookfield (1998) stated, “critically reflective practice is a process of inquiry involving practitioners in trying to discover, and research, the assumptions that
Management-Specific Learning Goals: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of all business functions, practices, and related theories and be able to integrate this functional knowledge in order to address business problems. More specifically, students will gain
are daily working in them. The CCSS (Common Core Standards) was implemented as a guide for teachers what students need to be learning in school. It doesn’t show how teachers should teach in the classroom. The people that decide how to teach in the administration of schools and teachers. They decide what strategies will work best to help the students to learn better. Professional Development for teachers are very important to discuss and collaborate about teaching strategies and what works for students
The use of critical thought as it relates to university study and employability.
Brookfield (1987, p.6) defines critical thinking as “a process that involves a frequent questioning of assumptions”. This essay will argue that critical thinking is a necessary skill in regards to university and the workplace environment. This essay will firstly focus on the use of critical thought as it relates to university study. Secondly it will discuss the use of critical thought as it relates to employability
2000 and added a variety of Bachelor of Science degrees. These include standard majors, such as business administration and Information Technology, and harder to find majors such as aviation management and professional aviation. In fact, Everglades University was one of the first higher learning institutions to offer an accredited Bachelor of Science degree in alternative medicine. Everglades University’s mission is to provide a quality education experience to adult student by creating an academically