Learning at University Journal Log These journal entries are for you to reflect on the Workshop content, the activities, and tasks you completed, and how these concepts and ideas can be applied to your life. You will choose one entry to submit for Assessment 1, and two entries to submit for your final Reflection assessment. These journal entries are reflective, not just a description of what you did. Think about how you can apply what you’ve learnt to future practice or reflect on when you used these skills in the past. You will write one entry a fortnight. There is no word count for your journal entries (but check assessment requirements) but aim for between 300-500 per journal entry. Please see some guiding questions below to give some ideas of what to reflect on. You do not need to answer them all, or any, they’re provided as a guide if you need. Guiding Questions What did you learn this week? What did you know about it before now? How can it be applied in your life? What experiences/events/activities in your life can connect to this content? What did you take away from this week? What is something new you’ve learnt? Reflect on your own practice of this area, how do you use this skill/strategy? How could you put this skill/strategy to practice in your future career? Workshop 1Content covered: 15th febToday I learn about strength based approach:why I am here; I choose to study this diploma of foundation nursing, so I can get myself into bachelor of nursing and can learn new skills areas as I was not studying for quite few years. My goal is to be RN. I want to improve my references skills, academic writing and reflective writing.1. STRENGTH BASED VS DEFICIT MODEL2. REFLECTION; It is an essential part of being a student as it offers insights into our learning. It helps me to use my insights to develop my self awareness and confidence, allowing me to contemplate and take control of my next action and behaviour. Reflection writing guides me to question my beliefs and assumptions, how I solve problem, make decision and weight up options, It reveals how I understand information, events and experience through my unique perception.Main parts of reflection; – T he analysis -Evaluation -Proposed future actions The reflective model using in learning at university is Rolfe et al (2001) model of reflection 3. Strength based approach organization 4. Assessment Checklist 5. History reflection; how my history has shaped me. Workshop 2Content covered: 1st MarchSTRENGTH, HOBBIES AND INTEREST, FLOW AND MOTIVATION1. STRENGTH PERSPECTIVE; Character strengths are positive traits – capacities humans have for thinking, feeling abd behaving in ways that benefit oneself and others ( Niemic 2014) Being aware of my strengths allows me to apply them in purposeful and beneficial ways to any situation as well as use them to help manage and overcome adversity and challenges; MY STRENGTH -kindness -Love -zest – spirtuality -hope -grattitude -forgiveness -bravery Two main reasons to focus on strength * amplifying and growing the positive *learning from and refraining the negative5 PRINCIPLES OF A STRENGTH BASED EDUCATION1. Awareness and understanding of your strengths 2.Connecting learning to personal outlook and outcomes 3.Seeing strengths in others and engaging these strength collaboratively 4.Seeking out areas where your strength can be used purposefully 5 Acknowledging both dominant and underutilised strengths and providing opportunity to use bothHOBBIES AND INTERESTS;Having a hobby can lead to a better mental health, social interaction, physical health, and develop personal strength and skills to utilised throughout your life. My hobbies and interests reading books, particularly science fiction, fantasy based novels. I also like to spend some time on facebook and tiktok. Recently I have a develop a new interests in workouts after joining a gym.FLOW When you are completely immersed in what you are doing , you do not notice time passing and you have no other thoughts, other than the activity you currently engaged in. For example; I have experienced flow while reading books. I can get so into the moment and everything just tends to flown so easily, as I wanna read more and more and want to finish book in one go.MOTIVATIONIt is a core concept in how we participate in life; it is divided into two parts 1. Extrinsic- performing a task for a reward, or to escape a penality 2. Intrinsic- doing of an activity for its inherent satisfactions rather than for some separable consequences. Workshop 3Content covered: 15th MarchSTUDENT WELL BEING AND STRESS MANAGEMENT# RESILIENCE; It is the way we deal with stressful situations, challenges, and adversity in life3P’s Model of emotional reactions; 1.Personalization – A belief that if anything bad happens to us, it must be our fault. 2.Pervasivness – Assuming one setback or challenge will spread across our whole life. 3.Permanence – Believing that bad experience or challenges last forever.# DEEP WORK; Professional activities performed in a state of distraction free concentration that push your cognitive abilities. It has four types:- *Monastic * Bimodel *Rhythmic *Journalistic# Monastic deep work, best suits me as it allows me to plan my task with plenty of time ahead. So finishing early can help me focus on the other things and give me a piece of mind.# THE TIME MANAGEMENT STRATEGIESKEYFOCUS; – Prioritising of tasks -Focusing on one task at a time – Ignoring distractions – Understanding your deep work style# ABCDE TASK LISTS # GOAL SETTING # SELF MANAGEMENT; 5 Principles are – clarity – challenge -commitment -feedback complexity Workshop 4Content covered:29th March# PUBLIC SPEAKING STRATEGIES 1.COMMUNICATION FORMS – Verbal -Non verbal -Written -Visual# PRESENTATION STRATEGIES# ESSAY STRUCTURE – Intro -Main ideas/ points – Conclusion# ACTIVE LISTENING -Non – verbal cues – Verbal cues# MISCOMMUNICATION# ASSESSMENT RUBRICS; A RUBRIC is a clear visual tool to define criteria and standards to assess students work against. It clearly sets out specific criteria and the performance outcomes according to the quality of work.# ORAL PRESENTATIONS Workshop 5Content covered:19TH APRILCRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING AND EXPOSITORY ESSAYS# CRITICAL THINKING- Cottrell(2017) advises critical thinking is the process of: “ weighing up arguments and evidence for and against”. Critical thinking relies on developing core cognitive skills of interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, explanation, and self regulation#PROBLEM SOLVING; It is how we understand why things happen in the world. It help us identify things we want to change,come up with solutions, analyse the best choice,apply,modify,reframe if we need to and evaluate the results.PROBLEM SOLVING STAGES; – Problem identification -Cause analysis -map multiple solutions -make a list of possible solutions reframe the problem -develop an action plan -evaluate# EXPOSITORY ESSAY STRUCTURE -Introduction – main ideas/points/ themes conclusion#WHY REFERENCE YOUR WORK? – shows what you have read -enables the reader to locate the sources referred to in your paper -supports and strengthens your argument -demonstrates academic integrity Workshop 6Content covered:# CAREER INVESTIGATION, TRANSFERABLE SKILLS, FUTURE OPPORTUNITIESINVESTIGATING YOUR CAREER; This week is all about careers and investigating your prospective pathway and future career in depth. It is beneficial to really understand the career and job area you are interested in to give you accurate and clear feedback.#QUESTIONS FOR CAREER PANEL# CAREER INSIGHTS; It is important to research your perspective career options as a part of your pathway. Obviously having an interest and passion for your career is very important as being engaged in your work leads to positive wellbeing, purpose and job contentment.# RESEARCH YOUR INDUSTRY# TRANSFERABLE SKILLS- According to the Department of Education, skills and Employment, employers and industry have identified the non- technical requirements to be successful in the workplace.# MANAGE CAREER AND WORK LIFE; This skill area is about managing decisions throughout life about how ,when and where to work.#WORK WITH ROLES, RIGHTS AND PROTOCOLS#COMMUNICATE FOR WORK# CONNECT AND WORK WITH OTHERS# RECOGNISE AND UTILISE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES# PLAN AND ORGANISE#MAKE DECISIONS#IDENTIFY AND SOLVE THE PROBLEMS# CREATE AND INNOVATE# WORK IN A DIGITAL WORLD# STAR METHOD-: A STRUCTURED WAY TO BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE TO SOMEONE HOW YOU USE THESE SKILLS, USUALLY IN A JOB INTERVIEW OR IN AN APPLICATION IS THE STAR METHOD. – SITUATION -TASK -ACTION – RESULT Workshop 7Content covered:# LEARNING AT UNIVERSITY IN REVIEW1. REFLECTIVE PRACTICE 2.ROLFE’S MODEL OF REFLECTION 3.UNIT OVERVIEW FROM WORKSHOP 1-7
