learning from direct experience can be more effective if coupled with reflectionthat is, the intentional attempt to synthesise, abstract, and articu

learning from direct experience can be more effective if coupled with reflectionthat is, the intentional attempt to synthesise, abstract, and articulate the key lessons taught by experience.(Di Stefano 2014)

In this assignment, you are asked to reflect in detail on your experience during this unit, including the theories and practices you have learned and how this has influenced your professional and personal development towards your goals.

Consider the following points to get you started:

How have your learning and communicating skills changed over the course of this unit?

What were your unit and course goals at the start of this unit? How have you progressed towards achieving these goals?

How do the theories in this unit help explain your progress towards your unit and course goals as well as your development in the areas of time management, academic self-efficacy, and learning and communicating online?

What have you learned about yourself as a learner based on your experiences in this unit? It may be helpful to consider the role of your thoughts and your feelings on your actions as a student.

Use relevant literature from various sources to back up your writing.

This assignment supportsunit learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4.

This is the unite Bellow

How we learn Theoretical frameworks

Practical approaches

Online communication and conventions

Academic and professional integrity

Overcoming cognitive and technical study barriers

Asynchronous learning

Reflective practice

Your Academic voice

Review of theory

Future possibilities

You are to write a personal reflection that examineshow youhave developedyourknowledgeand skillsin learning and communicating through your studies in this unit.

Work through the following steps to assist you with planning your reflective essay:

Refer to your self-rating oflearning and communication skills submitted in3.4 Activity : Learner self-assessment. What ratings did you give yourself? How would you rate your skills now?

Consider one theory covered in this unit to account for any similarities or differences to your self-rating.

Refer to your unit and course goals. What were your unit and course goals? Did you achieve them? If yes, how? If no, why not? How will your progress towards your goals assist you in your future professional or personal life?

Support your work with scholarly evidence to back up your answers, appropriately cited using APA or Swinburne Harvard and include a reference list.

Remember to draw on themes and readings from this unit to help support your ideas. Use Metzger's criteria when selecting sources.

Additional resources

TheStudy resources(Links to an external site.)section of the Student Hub has a number of tools to help you with completing assignments, including pages to help you with:

Academic writing and presenting(Links to an external site.), which includes guides to essay writing, formatting and presentation, and reflective essay writing

Swinburne Harvard(Links to an external site.)andAPA(Links to an external site.)style guides provide helpful information, examples and FAQs. In this unit you are permitted to use either referencing style.

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Reflection of self.

Use of theories and learning from the unit.

Academic writing (spelling, grammar, paragraphing, and structure).

Sources and referencing.

Your work will be assessed using the following marking guide

Progress towards unit and course goals and in the areas of time management, academic self-efficacy and learning and communicating online, has been explored well with clear reflection of the own role in development.

Theories and learnings from the unit have been used effectively.

The examples are clear and relevant in connecting theory with experience

The work is set out in clear essay format with an appropriate introduction, a series of discrete but linked paragraphs and an appropriate conclusion. No spelling or grammar errors are evident.

All key points are backed up with supporting evidence from appropriate sources.All sources used are acknowledged.A referencing system has been used (either Swinburne Harvard or APA).

References

APA

Di Stefano, G., Gino, F., Pisano, G. & Staats, B. (2014).Learning by thinking: How reflection improves performance. Retrieved from http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/reflecting-on-work-improves-job-performance

Swinburne Harvard

Di Stefano, G, Gino, F, Pisano, G & Staats, B 2014,Learning by Thinking: How Reflection Improves Performance, viewed 6 December 2016, <http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/reflecting-on-work-improves-job-performance>