Why Am I Here

1
Why Am I Here?

• Name
• Pathway/Module title

2
Reasons for university?

• Subject interest
• To get more qualifications
• To develop new skills
• To move away from home
• To party
• To get a better job
• What have you learnt during the time youve been
  here?
• Create a flipchart list for display

3
3 questions

• What is Personal development and PDP?
• Why is it important?
• How can I use it to my advantage?

4
What is Personal development?

• Another word for Learning.
• Developing
• knowledge of subject self,
• skills, experience,
• capacity for reflection and planning,
  self-belief
• Related strongly to
• surviving and thriving
• clarifying future steps
• the likelihood of securing future graduate
  employment or study

5
PDP principles

• Experiential Learning Cycle,
• D. Kolb (sort of)
• Plan Action
• Conclude Review/Reflect

6
Exercise

• Look at the materials provided to you
• Identify examples of when the providers of these
  opportunities require these different areas of
  learning
• knowledge of subject
• skills
• experience
• What does someone need to know / be able to do,
  to be able to make a successful application?

7
Making the most of the PD Process

• Recognising your learning in the 4
  categories
• Recording your learning
• Identifying areas for further development
• Planning action for learning