Who am I as a learner?
Unit Outline APA Referencing Secondary Teacher – Society and Culture Length and/or format:Powerpoint. 25 slides. You must also supply a transcript. Purpose:This task requires you to critically reflect on the question: Who am I as a learner? Learning outcomes assessed:1.Develop and apply a critical understanding of student characteristics and learning needs, using human development and learning theories, with a particular focus on adolescence and the secondary school years 2. critically analyse basic assumptions, concepts, and principles of major learning and human development theories to determine the implications of each theory for instructional settings 4. critically examine and synthesise individual and social constructivist approaches to learning and teaching, to inform the development of strategies that are responsive to the needs of diverse learners Some background: Being reflective involves more than just thinking. It means reflecting on ourselves or our actions through an objective lens. It also involves an extra cognitive step by recording our thinking in some way. This is usually by writing – an integral step in critical reflective practice – because when we write a deeper level of cognition is drawn upon. Consider the different types of accounts that can be created following an event and how they differ in their sophistication: 1. Descriptive Accounts These describe the events as they occurred in a factual manner. These often detail quantitative information like names of people involved, where, time and date, how many, how long, etc. 2. Reflective Accounts Still largely descriptive but this account will have some analysis with the writer distanced from the event. Think of this level as like examining the reflections in a mirror, thereby standing back and describing events and providing some analysis as to why this might have occurred as a disinterested party. 3. Critically Reflective Accounts Written with the writer at the centre of the activity and looking at what part they played in the activity in question. Looks at the issue from multiple perspectives not just our own. Written after some distance from the event has happened, either time or in re-reading journal entries to ‘reflect on prior reflections’. Clear learning outcomes or plans are made as part of the process. i.e. What? So What? Now What? What do you need to do? Create a critically reflective digital presentation of your personal learning journey that has brought you to where you are today and answer the question: Who am I as a learner? You need to do more than just recount times and places, you need to critically reflect on your characteristics as a learner (e.g., strengths, weaknesses, goals, motivations, self-concept, self-efficacy, personality type* etc) and how these characteristics developed over time (Learning Outcome 1). In doing so, you need to make clear links to theories of human development and learning and demonstrate your knowledge of these theories by critically analysing the basic assumptions, concepts, and principles of these theories and how they relate to your own development and personal learning journey (see Hint 1) (Learning Outcome 2). You should also critically reflect on the environmental and social influences on your development (see Hint 2) (Learning Outcome 4). Hint 1: As a critical reflection, you need to address the questions of: What? So What? Now What? Hint 2: For a review of Social Cognitive and Constructivist Views of Learning, read Chapter 9 of Woolfolk & Margetts (2010). This will be found on Leo. Note: markers will stop a video submission at 11 mins (i.e, 10min +10%) and make their judgements on what has been presented up to that point. Submit your reflection as a ‘stand-alone’ digital presentation (e.g., Powerpoint, Prezi). Minimum 25 slides. Stand-alone here means that you will be assessed on your submitted files only and you are not expected to present your presentation to an audience. Your submission may be ‘multi- modal’ and as such may include embedded photos, videos, narration or videos. You must include a transcript. Although this submission uses a Powerpoint, you still need to support your discussion of the theories of human development and learning with accurate APA referencing. 2 EDCU546 Task 1: Critical Reflection – Who am I as a learner? CRITERIA A (4) B (3) C (2) PASS D (1) E (0) LO1: Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of student characteristics GA4 & GA8 Your reflection provides clear evidence of detailed, systematic and insightful objective critiques of your personal characteristics. Your self-knowledge appears to be comprehensive and nuanced. Your reflection provides evidence of systematic and insightful objective critiques of your personal characteristics. Your self- knowledge appears to be detailed. Your reflection provides evidence of objective critiques of your personal characteristics. Your self- knowledge appears to be adequate for this task. Your reflection provides limited evidence of objective, critical reflection. Your self-knowledge appears to be superficial. Objective, critical reflection was not evident. Your knowledge of your own personal characteristics appears to be rudimentary or tenuous. LO1: Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of principles of major learning and human development theories LO2: critically analyse basic assumptions, concepts, and principles of major learning and human development theories GA5 & GA8 Your reflection provides substantial evidence of your in- depth knowledge of a strategic selection of key theories of human development and learning. A range of assumptions, concepts, and principles associated with these theories have been expertly analysed and their relationship to your own development is clearly and insightfully presented. Links to theory were very well supported by appropriate references. Your reflection provides sound evidence of in-depth knowledge of the theories of human development and learning. A range of basic assumptions, concepts, and principles associated with these theories have been adeptly analysed and their relationship to your own development is clearly presented. Links to theory were well supported by appropriate references. Your reflection provides basic evidence of a satisfactory knowledge of some key theories of human development and learning. Some basic assumptions, concepts, and principles of these theories have been analysed and their relationship to your own development has been presented. Links to theory were adequately supported by appropriate references. Your reflection provides only limited evidence of your knowledge of the key theories of human development and learning. Your analysis of the basic assumptions, concepts, and principles of these theories and how they relate to your own development appears superficial or lacking in detail. Links to theories were sometimes appropriate. Your knowledge of the key theories of human development and learning was not evident. Analysis of the basic assumptions, concepts, and principles of these theories and how they relate to your own development was rudimentary or tenuous. Links to theory were not supported by adequate references. LO4: Critically examine and apply individual and social constructivist approaches to learning and teaching GA8 Your reflection provides clear evidence of detailed, systematic and insightful critical examination of a wide range of relevant social, cultural and environmental factors that have shaped your development. Your reflection provides evidence of systematic and insightful critical examination of a sound range of social, cultural and environmental factors that have shaped your development. Your reflection provides evidence of critical examination of some of the social, cultural and environmental factors that have shaped your development. Your reflection provides only limited evidence of critical examination of the social, cultural and environmental factors that have shaped your development. Critical examination of the social, cultural and environmental factors that have shaped your development was not evident. Professional Presentation GA9 & GA10 Your reflection was very well structured and clearly written. Accurate spelling, grammar and punctuation were used throughout. Very accurate APA referencing used throughout and a full reference list was provided. Your reflection was well structured and clearly written. Only occasional, minor spelling, grammar and punctuation errors were present. Accurate APA referencing. Your reflection was satisfactorily structured and written. Minor spelling, grammar and punctuation errors were present. Satisfactory APA referencing with a reference list Your reflection was poorly structured and written and/or many minor errors exist. Some errors of omissions in referencing or reference list. Your reflection was very poorly structured and/or contains serious grammatical errors. Many errors of omissions in referencing or reference list. Page 18 of 20 Version: Page 17 of 17Version: