Portfolio Tasks

Task 1:Answer the questions below.
a. Consider your writing ability before now. Which areas have been the most difficult for you?

b. Why do you think this is?

c. What changes could you make to improve this?

Task 2: Reflective Commentary (200 words)
Answer the following questions on this week's sessions. You may choose to answer the questions one at a time or write in paragraphs.

Which aspect of today's session did I find most interesting? Why?
One thing I learnt
I'm not sure about...
I might have learnt more if ....
Things I want to do now...

3. Personal Development Plan
Think about the results of your experiment with freewriting and your practice of academic writing style, incorporating sources and reflection in today's lesson. Are these areas that you think you need to develop further? What could you do to activate your skills in these areas?
Make any necessary changes to your PDP.
Complete the PDP below by answering the questions fully with specific details.Remember that it is normal for your ideas and PDP to change as the course continues and your priorities alter.

STEP 1: Identify Your Development Needs
A. Why are you seeking development at this time?

B. What are you seeking to develop at this time?

C. Emphasis: What do you need? What is your specific goal?

STEP 2: Identify Your Development Options
D. What steps could you take to develop the new knowledge, skills and behaviours?
E.g. read more about the topic? Watch some videos about the topic? Practise the skill every day for 30 minutes? Organise the way you learn?

Think about your own learning preferences and adapt the task to suit.

E. Considerations arising from ‘why', ‘what' and ‘how'
Speed: How quickly do you need to develop the knowledge, skills or behaviours identified?

F: Identify Your Development Options Checklist

STEP 3: Plan for Development Activities
g. What final decisions were made about development tasks?

STEP 4: Undertake Development Activities
h. List your development activities completed throughout the semester

STEP 5: Apply new knowledge/ skills/ ]behaviours in the workplace
Include reflection on how this new knowledge/ skill / behaviour helped in your professional development

STEP 6: Review and Repeat

Attachment:- Portfolio task 3.rar