Orientation for Success in Higher Education: E-Portfolio-CPD Plan, SWOT Analysis

This article discusses the importance of reflective learning, formative feedback, skills required for university, and SWOT analysis in higher education. It provides insights into various strategies to improve learning and knowledge. The benefits of formative assessment and digital marketing skills are also discussed.

Orientation of success in
Higher Education

Table of Contents
E-Portfolio-CPD PLAN/SWOT Analysis........................................................................................1
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................8

E-Portfolio-CPD PLAN/SWOT Analysis
E-Portfolio-CPD PLAN/SWOT Analysis
Area of
learning
Reflection of
learning
Future implication Action
Reflective
learning
Reflective learning
refers to a process
in education in
which a person
reflective on their
experience (Ashe,
2018). Prior to this
module, I have
knowledge about
reflective learning,
SWOT analysis and
various skills. But
after this module I
get to know how to
conduct SWOT
analysis of a person,
product or an
organisation. I also
learned about
Reflective learning
and its importance
in life of a person. I
also learn about
various skills
required by a
I have learn various things in
this module which is
important for me in order to
improve my knowledge and
skills (Hess and Collins,
2018). These skills and
knowledge helps me in future
in different things. It can also
provide me various
opportunity in life of a
person.
Reflective thinking helps to
improve my critical thinking
ability as in order to write
reflection, a person needs to
rethink about their previous
experience. Reflection is also
important in order to improve
writing skills of a person.
SWOT analysis is one of
analysis which provide
various benefits to an
individual in order to find out
strength and weakness in
order to find out opportunity
All knowledge and
learning in this module
provide various benefits
to a person. But to
develop this knowledge a
person needs to complete
various task and
activities.
Individual needs to attend
classes on daily basis.
They also needs to save
time for further studies as
it helps to improve their
knowledge and also
provide their learning.
Students also needs to
complete all assignment
related to module on time
which also improve their
knowledge and learning
and also provide them
additional information.
These are important in
order to crack interviews.
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person which make
them efficient.
Important of skills
in life of a person
and for finding
employment
opportunity. I also
learn about various
strategies to be
adopted by a person
in order to develop
these skills.
and threat in market.
Use of
formative
feedback
Formative feedback
is one of activity
which provide
various opportunity
to both students as
well as teachers for
promoting and
measuring
knowledge, learning
and skills of
students (Kaulback,
2020). Formative
assessment is one of
process which allow
teachers for
focusing on
learning of students
for understanding
limitation of
Formative assessment is one
of important tool in academic
field. It provide benefits to
both teachers as well as
students by improving
knowledge, learning and
skills of students.
It helps to make barriers of
learning more visible for
teachers which allow them to
overcome of these barrier.
It provide evidence for
present performance of
students to teachers which
helps teachers to students as
how to improve performance
of students.
It also allow teachers to make
correction in their instruction
Formative feedback
provide opportunity to a
student which provide
them opportunity in order
to improve their work and
also improve their
learning and knowledge.
In order to address
formative feedback, a
person needs or be
specific and needs to
provide information to
the point (Labaree,
2017).
A person also needs
complete feedback
immediately as it increase
effectiveness of their
work as they remind
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understanding of
students.
I have learn about
formative
assessment in this
module which
provide various
advantage to
teachers as well a
students (Prestridge,
2017). I also
understand how to
address formative
assessment in
effective ways to
improve grades. I
also learn about
how teachers are
using these tool for
improving and
making their
students efficient.
which is suitable as per
performance of student's
learning.
It also provide various
benefits to students by
providing the control over
their learning. It also allow
students to be involve in
monitoring as well as
regulating their performance.
everything related to their
work
(Rabourn,BrckaLorenz
and Shoup, 2018).
Individual also needs to
present feedback
carefully which allow
them to highlight their
feedback to students.
Feedback should be
includes in learning
process for a person for
improving their
knowledge and learning.
Explain Skills
to successfully
learn in the
University.
There are various
skills about which I
have studied in this
module. These
skills are required
for a person in order
to be more efficient.
Some of these skills
about which I have
These skills helps in not only
in present situation but also in
future in various things.
Skills are required for
completion of education at
university. Skills make a
person more efficient and
provide them various
In order to develop skills,
a person needs to adopt
various strategies. These
strategies not only
improve skills but also
improve learning of a
person. Some of
strategies to be adopted
by a person in order to
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learn includes
communication
skill, time
management skill,
negotiation skill,
leadership skill,
motivation skill,
team working skill,
interpersonal skill,
presentation skill
and many more. I
have knowledge
about this module
but attending this
module provide me
understanding of
important fro these
skills in life of a
person. It also
provide me clarity
about which skills
make a person more
efficient or
inefficient.
opportunity in their life.
Skills also provide sense of
achievement to a person
which helps them for
attainment of their goals and
objectives.
It also provide growth to a
person and also provide
financial stability. Building
new skills make a person
better as it provide them
improvement (Shelton, Hung
and Lowenthal, 2017).
Skills also allow a person to
learn things easily within less
time which is important for
their successful learning at
university.
develop skills are as
follows:
Individual needs to
overcome of fear in order
to grow as well as
progress themselves. If a
person is afraid of public
speaking than they needs
to improve their habit.
Reading is another
strategies which is
adopted by a person that
helps in improving
knowledge as well as
vocabulary of a person. It
stimulate minds and also
improve their critical
thinking skills.
Benefits of
Formative
assessment to
students
Formative
assessment is one of
tool which is used
by teachers for
purpose of
evaluating
performance,
Formative assessment
provide various benefits to
students as it improve their
leaning. It also helps students
in improving their knowledge
as in this teachers are allowed
to give feedback on
In order to complete
formative assessment,
students needs to analyse
their work like
knowledge and kills
related to subject matter.
They also needs to
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earning, progress of
their students. I
have learned about
formative
assessment in this
module and also its
importance for
student (Tan,
2020). I also learn
about its benefits
for student in order
to improve their
efficiency and
knowledge. This
formative
assessment provide
opportunity to
students and
teachers in this
covid-19 situation
in which teachers
can analyse
knowledge of their
students.
performance of students. It
also helps to improve
personalised learning as
students complete assignment
on their own. It also provide
them flexibility along with
self directing learning.
developed various
questioning strategies in
order to complete
assessment in effective
manner. Students also
needs to think, pair as
well as share various
learning and knowledge.
SWOT
Analysis
Strength Weakness Opportunity Threat
I have strong
knowledge
about digital
I does not have
good
communication
I can get scholarship for
higher education as I have
good grades in my academic
Lack of communication
skills does not allow me
to participate me various
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marketing
which make me
different from
other
candidates. I
have done a
digital
marketing
course where I
get knowledge
of this course.
I have good
grades in My
academia
records which
make me
efficient and
also improve
my knowledge.
I also has some
experience of
work in digital
marketing
which provide
me work
knowledge also
boosting my
employability
skills.
which skills which
make me
ineffective. This
lack of
communication
skills create various
impact on me and
also prevent me
from various
opportunity.
I cannot work in
stressful
environment and
under pressures.
This prevent me
form getting
opportunity in
organisation where
there is pressure of
work on employees
but providing good
perks to employees.
I get little nervous
while speaking in
front of public due
to my lack of
communication
skills. This create
threat for me in
future and also does
to allow me to
records. This Higher
education allow me to find
good working opportunity for
career development.
I can get good employment
opportunity on basis of my
work experience and
knowledge in digital
marketing. I have done work
placement in field of digital
marketing which has
increasing demand in market.
I have good technical
knowledge which can be used
in doing job in future as
technical knowledge is
important due to increase use
of digital technologies in
business.
academic activity
conducted at university.
These activities includes
group discussion, debate
and many more. This lack
of communication also
does not provide me good
employment opportunity
as it is one important
skills for a person.
There is increasing
competition in market for
skills employees which
create threat for business
as big organisation hiring
employees who is
efficient and has diverse
skills.
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participate in
various activities to
be organise in
colleges.
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