Personalized Learning: Reflection and Personal Development Plan

This document discusses personalized learning through reflection and personal development plan. It explores the importance of self-awareness, goal setting, and improving skills. The document provides insights into strategies for stress management, team working, and verbal communication. It also includes a SMART goal framework for setting specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound goals.

PERSOALIZED LEARNING

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART A...........................................................................................................................................1
Reflection.....................................................................................................................................1
PART B- PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN..........................................................................2
Analysis.......................................................................................................................................2
Setting goals.................................................................................................................................3
Personal objectives......................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

PART A
Reflection
Reflective learning refers to form of education where the student reflects over their
learning experiences. It is also cited as complex and intentional process which recognises role of
the social experience and context (Rubens and et.al., 2018). Reflection will state about the
personalised experience with foundation learning programmes.
Coming to university I was not very much confident and interrogative in talking with
people. My writing skills were good but oral communication were not god and strong. I was
trying to work on my weakness and enhance my strengths of taking the challenges, working in
new environment good computer skills in my initial days. I was not aware about how my
weaknesses could be improved. This was causing me problem to work with others as I was not
accepting other's work.
Team work was also an issue for me as I was an introvert person. However gradually I
got some friends in the university that initiated the interaction with me. They involved me in the
projects and extra-curricular activities. They also suggested me the methods through which I
could improve my skills and weaknesses. They suggested me the online classes for
communication skills, to practice the technical knowledge along with studies and so on. They
included me in team activities where I learned with others and how to support each other.
The research projects helped to think critically and enhance my thinking area. I made
personal developments plan for identifying the strengths and weaknesses and actions to work on
them. It was good experience and I am still working with PDP for improving the skills. I am also
working for increasing my technical skills. Further the university experience also increased my
knowledge that I need to work on researching skills as well. This is particularly because of the
reason that in academic life a lot of research need to be done and if I will not be able to good at
it, then this will affect my career.
Along with this I also gathered information that time management is also very important
as this will assist in managing all the work in proper and effective manner. This is particularly
important that if I will not complete my work on time then it might be possible that tutors will
not like my attitude towards completion of work. With the university learning I also collected
information that for getting success it is essential for me to have professional development. This
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is particularly because of the reason that this will assist in overall growth and development of
me. As a result of this I will be effectively able to manage my working in the corporate world.
It can be summarised from the above reflection that I have the ability to accept challenges
and the writing skills are essential for preparing reports and future jobs. I will improve my
decision-making and communication skills in coming 6 months.
PART B- PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Personal development plan refers to process of framing action plan based over values,
awareness, goal setting, reflection and to plan for the personal development within context of the
education, career, relationship or self-improvement (Council, 2019).
Analysis
Personal SWOT Analysis
Strengths
I have good computer application skills that help me in providing solutions for research topic and
to resolve the organisational problems. I am able to use the Network programme for passing the
necessary information to colleagues. I am good at visualisation in computer skills. In addition to
this another strength is Information seeking skills help me in finding the specific materials in
library online. I am friendly at accessing different sources that provide reliable and authentic
information and data. Another strength I have good writing and verbal skills that help me in
completing my projects and carrying out the complete research.
Weaknesses
I have to work over my stress management skills as it affects my work. It sometimes do not
allow me to work with full concentration and focus. Team work which is essential for
performance of every work has to be improved. In the organisational world one has to have
effective skills for teamwork. I have to improve my interpersonal communication skills which is
very important as I have to deal with number of people.
Opportunities
Major opportunity for development is The new training and development programmes in the
college will help in improving technical skills. Along with this another opportunity is the foreign
direct investments will create new job opportunities for the business (Utting, 2017). Improving
the technical automation skills will be in high demand which requires to be improved
Threats
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While woking in external environment major threat faced is increasing competition would make
it difficult for the candidates to get the desired jobs. Along with this another threat is the
companies will require enhanced skills and knowledge of field. In addition to this ineffective
leadership skills may affect the growth opportunities.
Setting goals
Smart technique is a framework that provides focus, clarity and motivation to a person to achieve
a specific goal. (6 Examples of SMART Goals for College Students, 2021). SMART stands for
the following:
S (Specific):- Specific refers to specifying and defining the goal or purpose. Gathering
information and analysing the basic six factors such as what, why, when, who, where and how
will help to urge deep understanding about the purpose or goal (Daudkhane, 2017). Once the
goal is specified it will be easier to achieve.
M (Measurable):- Measure refers to setting criteria of measuring progress for a specific
goal. Tracking performance will make easy to achieve the goal.
A (Achievable):- Achievable refers to attainable. Understanding an individual capacities
and setting achievable course of action will help in successfully attaining a goal.
R (Relevant):- Relevant refers to real (Reeves and Fuller, 2018). A smart goal must be
relevant and realistic, also well planned with the available resources and time limit.
T (Time):- A smart goal have time bond. There should be a specific starting and ending
date this will keep students motivated.
My SMART goals are as follows-
 To manage stress by practicing meditation and healthy food within time of 2 months
 To improve team working within time frame of 6 months.
 To work on improving verbal communication in order to increase efficiency by time
duration of 4 months.
Presenting definition of goal
Goal: Goal is an idea or desire that a person, group or an organisation commit to achieve.
There are 2 types of goal long and short (Curran, 2016). A goal or an aim are necessary element
that ensures fundamental progress and success of a person or a group (Goldratt and Cox, 2016).
Other goals
 Learning helps us carry out our work efficiently and make us more adaptable to change
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management. I as a student will try to learn everyday something new and meaningful.
That will widen my area of knowledge (Sherstinsky, 2020). I will make proper schedule for various personal and study activities. This will improve
my balance work-life. It includes establishing a good morning routine, reading
newspapers, exercise etc.
 Getting a dream job (Liu and et.al., 2018). My dream job refers to the kind of work I am
passionate about.
Personal objectives
Skills need to be
improved
Activities that need to be
undertaken Resources Time Criteria for
success
Stress management:
There are various
reasons that
pressurize me such as
academics,
overloaded work
assignment in several
subjects, the deadline
of projects etc. Thus,
I need to learn
management of stress
(Epton, Currie and
Armitage, 2017).
I have to practice yoga,
exercise and meditation this
will help me reduce stress
and also assist me build
focus.
I will attend motivational
seminars and take healthy
food and good sleep as well
(Golden Rules of Goal
Setting, 2021)
Resources
required are
reading books
and articles
over stress
management,
participation in
stress buster
activities
Within 2
months
Completion of
task on time,
better academic
performances
Team work abilities:
I belong from a
different culture and
nation. Hence, I don't
feel comfortable with
the native students
and get a feeling of
negotiation.
I will study about cultural
awareness and sensitivity. I
take the initiative to talk to
the team member and will
express my thought and
opinions. I will work hard to
justify my role in the team.
For improving
team working,
use of team
management
games will be
assistive.
Within 6
months
Sharing
healthy
interpersonal
relations with
the team
members
(Meyer,
Sinnema and
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Patuawa,
2019).
Verbal
communication: Due
to cultural clashes, I
am not able to
understand various
conversation. This is
a draw back that
affect my responding
process.
I will develop my
communication by taking
online tutorials, observe
others communication, try to
speak clear and simple, I
will appreciate feedbacks.
For
improvement
of verbal
communication
resources
required are
help from tutor
can be taken in
order to learn
techniques of
communicating
effectively.
Within 4
months
(Bixler and
et.al.,2016).
Getting
positive
feedbacks and
better response
from other
students and
professors
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