I have spent a considerable amount of time researching the very meaning of learning and knowing. This has led me to investigate various touchpoints that frame the processes of learning and knowing. I have a deep understanding of pedagogy, and how pedagogical perspectives have come to pass and continue to evolve which is a valuable asset as I progress in a career dedicated to learners. I can adopt various theoretical lenses for the purpose of revealing items for discussion and evaluation, which have contributed to my deeper understanding of how knowledge and learning can be evaluated.
The core aspects of learning at my disposal are: design, innovation, evaluation, learning technologies and policy. These meta-themes have been examined and re-examined in order to construct a broad and deep understanding of what it means to lead learning. I have highly developed concepts of leading and leadership and I’ve become empowered to “lead learning” in my own professional context.
Acquired skill sets can be evidenced in a variety of theory-based projects that I have led in my professional practice. Major learnings of the MEDLL course have been explored by analysing content and then implementing projects that place the learning and knowledge in a practical setting. On reflection this has been an extremely valuable process: learning about something and then demonstrating how this learning can be of practical use in a professional setting.
The course has been, for me, a lengthy exercise in self-exploration, self-reflection and self-directed learning. The subject learning outcomes that frame each unit are designed so that the learner is required to review their own course learning objectives and how the content of the unit being embarked upon will contribute to those objectives. This provides a rare opportunity to consider how the intended learning outcomes of the unit can be linked to overall course objectives and more immediately, how the intended learnings of the unit can be applied to my professional context.
In engaging with the content and design structure of the course, a key set of skills have been developed. Analysing, critiquing, designing and leading are now areas of professional strength. I feel privileged to have participated in such personally fulfilling journey of exploration of knowledge, and due to the course architecture, I am confident of utlising the course learnings in the professional workspace. I am also confident that the learnings of the course can help me further my career in a range of industries.
Brilliant!
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