Core Learning Outcomes Analysis

Benefits of Recognition of Prior Learning The Learner: * It validates the worth of learning achieved by themselves * Increases self-esteem and confidence * Encourages learners to pursue education * May reduce the cost of college education by eliminating duplication of learning * Enables progression to other programme of study * Increases learner’s perception and understanding that learning is a lifelong process The Educational Institution: * Provides a vital service for the community, business and industry * Financial gain through increase in student recruitment and retention * Increases in efficiency by reducing the need for unnecessary training * Enables for more appropriate learner placement in programmes The Workplace and the Community: * It encourages workplace partnership with the educational institution * It helps in recognising lifelong learning and society’s need for a productive and capable workforce.

At the same time in order for the learning to be effective it needs to engage with the goals of the individual learner in terms of personal development or career development.

Throughout my Spelman journey, I have encountered a variety of complex assignments and projects that required critical thinking skills, reflections and analyses, and the use of different tools. Each assignment required a tremendous amount of time and dedication in order to develop a successful final product. Being a biology major, I had to find ways to relate biological features with assigned topics from core electives of different subject areas. Quite frequently, I would find it extremely difficult to relate biology to subject areas that I felt had no relation to my major. However, as time progressed, I began to make these type of connections with ease due to my knowledge in the field of biology expanding. In this reflection, I will describe ways in which a particular assignment during my duration at Spelman reflects one or more objective from the learning outcome checklist.

Understands the importance of applying the knowledge learned in the classroom to continued personal and career development potential. ~Takes ownership of the learning process by setting personal educational goals, and monitoring their own progress. At the beginning of every school week I open my assignments, make a

ENG 3010 is an intermediate writing course that prepares students for reading, research, and writing. Students develop writing skills in their own discipline or professional communities by analyzing texts, evidence and writing conventions (Bell, 2014). Four course learning objectives provide a foundation in which by the end of the semester a final research paper is produced with a narrowed definitive focus on a particular subject. Each writing assignment is designed to develop a particular area of growth, how specific communities shape texts and functions, how writing and research creates knowledge, and how to analyzing a particular topic in your field of discipline or profession while producing a sustained research paper. I have six artifacts that establish my progression in reading, writing, and researching. My Summary Assignment, Interview and Ethnography Assignment, Group Report In-Class Presentation, Group Report, Post on Conferences, Proposal Feedback, Writers Memo1, and In-Class Writing: Argument for Research that demonstrate that I have successfully achieved the objectives of the four Learning Outcomes set-forth in this class.

Generating and maintaining a professional image means more than personal appearance; efficient communication skills and a professional attitude are also critical in nursing field. Nurse’s capability to communicate is vital to productive interactions that benefit patients and the nursing profession. Professional individuals are expected to exhibit competent and skillful behaviors in alignment with their profession. Nursing as a profession epitomizes many values inherent in those who pursue nursing professions. Some of the values includes honesty, responsibility, pursuit of new knowledge, faith in human dignity, equality of all patients and the yearning to prevent and alleviate suffering. For this paper, I chose the Student Learning Outcome (SLO)

In Student Success Skills Class I have learned a numerous amount of information to be successful in college and life. While enrolled in this class I learned how to construct a cover letter and a resume and how to find a balance for what you are doing. Being in this class I learned about learning preferences and an abundance of tests and activities that help you grasp an understanding of yourself. While in this class I also learned about thinking and solving skill, how to produce affecting notes and how to stay healthy.

‘Change is a process rather than a single event… where the aim is to alter the “status quo”.’ Rita Cheminais (2006, cited in Blandford and Knowles 2013:433).

The Foundations for University Success course has offered several resources to students pursuing an education to establish a personalized approach to educational attainment. This course has provided me with resources in the areas of critical thinking, goal establishment/attainment, ethical decision making, applying the writing process and other resources needed to

Liberal Learning Objectives (LLOs) Liberal learning objectives entail the short term and long term gains that the students should achieve from the program. Also, it includes the operation modules for the university in the field, which facilitate the learning process. The LLOs at hand include the units of study that the students need to cover in order to qualify for the program, as well as the equipment necessary to make the activity done. Aspects that need to be upheld here include:

When teaching a lesson, the first core teaching strategy I use to achieve my results is to engage the students and/or relate it to my students. Students learn much more effectively when they are engaged and interested in the topic they are learning. By creating an activity that gets the students involved and interested they will learn the material more easily and have fun while doing it. I could also relate their lives and interests in my lessons. Students will pay more attention when the topic is related to their lives.

In addition to maintaining a positive learning environment, providing clear and appropriate goals can help

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Over the summer, I remember being nervous about going to Cal State LA. I had many fears. I feared I will pass none of my classes and make no friends. I am currently taking four non-challenging classes. I regret not taking more classes. I let my fears win. When I registered my classes for the fall on August 3rd, I feared taking more classes will be a load for me. Throughout my four months being in health and human service class, it helped me become a successful student. I followed and used many great tools from the Learning to Learn book. I used the resources at Cal State LA, 4 LTL Thinking Skills,

Clear goals allow students to engage more and feel motivated to participate and do better in school.