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ILP Term 1 Autumn 2003

An enquiry into my work context:

Learning Outcomes:
(Things you should achieve by the end of this term)

1. identify the requirements for someone in your work role - the knowledge and skills they need
2. identify the main activities of your work context
3. carry out a personal audit of your knowledge and skills in relationship to the requirements you have identified in learning outcome 1
4. identify opportunities for your own learning within your work context - this is a workplace degree so make use of any training, meetings, or courses on offer
5. identify topics that interest you for future research - these can be amended but should project forward over the next 2 years
6. contribute to an online learning community, and describe how different tools are used in an online environment
7. negotiate and agree your Individual Learning Plan Learning Activities:

Below are a set of activities you should undertake. Edit the text below (indicated by) to adapt them to your particular circumstances.

Learning Activity 1

• although I feel that I already know a lot about my job, there are a number of things I could do to find out more. These include:
• creating a list using my own experience of what I need to be able to do
• use the internet to search for background information from online resources and journals that cover design for people with sight problems
• use the Internet to go to specific government websites that have information about design for people with sight problems
• interview my line manager to find out what he/she thinks I should know and be able to do (recorded in my Learning Journal)
• have a discussion with colleagues I work with (recorded in my Learning Journal
• get in touch with another organisation, or expert and share information on how we design for people with sight problems (recorded in my learning journal)

Learning Activity 2

• the steps for carrying out my self assessment include:
• constructing a list of 10 things that are important in my job
  listing them in order of importance
• marking myself on each of the points on the list. I think that 3 or 4 levels would be enough from confident through to know little, but this will be trial and error until I find out what works for me.
• talking through my self-assessment with a colleague at work
• discussing any major issues in the online community with other researchers
• produce a list of things I wish to research further

Learning Activity 3

I will start by finding out a bit more about the activities of my organisation. What are the different parts and what do they all do. As RNIB is such a large organisation I may confine my research to the outlining the broad activities but concentrate on the areas that I have contact with on a regular basis

Secondly I will find out about any opportunities for learning in my work, thinking about how they could help me with the areas I wish to research further that I have identified in activity 2. The areas I will be looking into include staff appraisal, informal arrangements with colleagues and friends, staff meetings, work shadowing, mentoring programmes, etc.

I’m also going to be working on an ad hoc basis with our fundraising and legacies colleagues, a new experience for me and an area outside my usual activities. I’ll be going to road shows with them and talking about accessible print and other forms of communication for people with sight problems. I hope to learn all about their work and activities while I’m doing this.

Learning Activity 4

I am going to try and use some technology in developing my learning journal. This is a totally new experience for me, but I will try to take some digital photographs that show the different ways in which I work with people. I will then upload them add some comments to them, identifying the points that I think are important.
I’ll also experiment with the short movie feature on my digital camera and use this to record some thoughts and ways of working.

Learning Activity 5

I will look at a selection of issues that I have recorded in my learning journal. In particular, I’ll reflect on some of the outcomes and note any progress made. I’ll also review any issues that might have not worked out as I hoped they would, or that need further research. I can share these with the online community
Findings shared with your learning facilitator by Date: (dd/mm/yyyy)

You could present the research findings above in many ways including….

• audio extracts from recorded interviews
• create a visual representation of people, organizations, regulations showing howthey link together
• a 'collage' of 'A day in the life'
• produce a written report
• annotate online conversations
• fictional accounts that illustrate key points

Assessment Products

Report focussing on learning outcomes 1-6 submitted by 23rd November 2003

Report focussing on learning outcome 7 submitted by 7th December 2003