Higher Education Success: EPortfolio, SWOT, Reflective Learning

This assignment presents an EPortfolio Continuing Professional Development (CPD) plan, focusing on reflective learning and SWOT analysis within the context of higher education. It covers key learning areas, including reflective learning, formative feedback, and essential skills for university success such as communication, time management, and problem-solving. The reflective learning section emphasizes self-analysis of strengths and weaknesses using Gibbs' model, with a focus on future application and setting SMART targets. The document also explores the benefits of formative feedback in professional development and academic improvement. A personal SWOT analysis identifies strengths in decision-making and IT skills, weaknesses in communication and time management, opportunities for skill enhancement through participation and internships, and threats such as competition and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The assignment concludes with a list of references.

Module code and title: Orientation for Success in Higher Education.
Cover Page.
E-
Portfolio-
CPD
PLAN/SW
OT
Analysis.
Area of
Learning
Reflection of Learning Future
Implications
Action
(Identify and
explain topics
of learning
from this
module)
(Detail what you have
learnt about the topic)
(Identify how
learning will assist
in future studies
and career)
(SMART target
identifying how
learning will be
implemented)
Reflective
Learning.
Reflection learning is the
way of learning where
individual reflect about
their strengths and
weakness and what they
have learned about the
topic (Guilbault, 2018).
Here, I am supposed to
analyse my personal
experience and the skills
and talents which I have
learned in a particular
situation. Gibbs model is
one of the best example of
reflective learning where a
I have to describe my
situation and my personal
learnings which help me to
enhance my skills in the
situation is discussed. Here,
individual use I, me and
myself type of words and
share their personal
Reflective learning
will help me in my
future studies by
developing a habit
of analysing about
self skills and
talents to perform
any task and
activities. This will
help in future by
setting my goals
and analyse what
all skills are
required to gained
by me while
performing the task
and what all skills
are required to
develop further to
accomplish the
tasks appropriately
(Kiyama and Rios-
Aguilar, 2018). This
Reflective learning
can be implemented
on daily basis. Here,
can set a target of
writing reflection on
my daily basis
experience in my
academic career so
that I will maintain a
good habit of
reflection writing. I
can set this target I
will reflect on my
own skills on daily
basis for upcoming
six months. I will
make sure that my
target of creating a
habit of reflective
writing will be
accomplished within
six months so that I
can take the

experience openly. will further help me
in professional
career where the
individual are given
various kinds of
task to perform and
they are not given
any guidance after
a particular period
of time. At that
time they are
required to analyse
their own skills and
talents to
accomplish tasks
within a limited
period of time.
advantage of
analysing my own
skills and weakness
before starting my
professional career.
Use of
Formative
feedback
Formative feedback is the
type of feedback which is
given by teachers to their
students on the spot when
they made any mistake in
their learning habit
(Mhamed, Vossensteyn
and Kasa, 2021). For
example, when a teacher is
teaching in the class and
the student is not paying
attention then teacher
reflect their mistake on the
spot due to their lack of
attention in class which
further result in low
academic performance. It
will help me to analyse my
mistake on the spot and
further help me to take
corrective actions to
mitigate the mistake when
it occurs. It will further help
the me to focus on my
weaknesses well to work
harder to convert these
weaknesses into strengths
with appropriate guidance.
Formative feedback
will help me in my
future studies and
career
development by
analysing the
corrective
measures taken by
a me on time to
achieve the main
target of my
learnings(Anane,
2020). Here, a
guide will provide
me ongoing
feedback in
between the task
so that the mistake
will be corrected on
the spot when a
activity is going on.
This will further
help me to achieve
correct direction of
assisting any task.
Formative feedback
help me to learn to
review the
assignment and
projects in between
I can use formative
feedback for
attending the class
physically and ask
my teachers few
questions related to
subject to clear my
doubts on the spot.
The target of using
formative feedback
can be set for 8100
words months
where I have to
learn the way of
analysing mistakes
and correct direction
to achieve different
types of tasks. This
learning can be
implemented when I
will attend practical
classes on regular
basis and ask
teacher to correct
me on the spot if I
represent wrong
presentation in the
class so that I will
get to know that
what changes will

to analyse whether
the projects and
assignment which
is supposed to
completed
correctly is ongoing
in the same
direction which is
directed by teacher
or not.
help me to enhance
my presentation
skills.
Explain Skills
to successfully
learn in the
University.
There are various kinds of
skills which can be learned
by me at my university
such as communication
skills, time management
skills, problem solving skills,
leadership skills and many
others. Communication
skills are those skills which
is used to convey message
from one person to
another in a appropriate
way which is easily
understand by message
receiver (Wheeler, 2019).
On the other hand, time
management skill is used to
manage time for each task
in the university especially
those task which are having
highest priority to conduct.
Problem solving skill is used
to identify the issues well
and mitigate them by
innovative way.
The skills which I
have learned at
university will help
me to start my
professional career.
For example, I have
learned
communication skill
at my university
where I have get to
know that using
complete message
with actual facts
and figures to
convey information
is effective way of
communication.
This will help me in
my professional
career where I have
to report about all
the task and
performance to my
superior in
appropriate way.
Secondly, time
management skill
will help me in my
professional career
to analyse which
task is supposed to
completed first and
which one is later
to manage
appropriate time
for every task.
Here, I can set a
target to learn time
management skill by
preparing a time
table for my daily
activities which
mention the100
words required time
to accomplished
every task. Secondly,
I will also prepare
priority list of every
task so that I will
analyse which task is
important to
completed first and
which one is
required to
completed later.
Time management
skill can be learned
within one year of
time frame. I can
also accomplish my
target of achieving
communication skill
by observing others
that who they are
communicating their
messages and adopt
the way of effective
communication by
observing others and
gathering actual
facts and figures
about the topic.
Benefits of There are various kinds of The benefits of I can measure my

Formative
assessment to
students
benefits of formative
assessments for a student
which are mentioned
below-Define learning
goals- It help me to analyse
the main goal of my
learning style by
monitoring my progress in
academic learnings (Kaur,
Noman and Awang-
Hashim, 2018).
Improve academic
achievement- Regular
feedback for students
progress will help me to
improve my academic
achievements by focusing
on those factors which are
highlighted by teachers for
improvement.
Showing right direction to
student to achieve their
goal- Formative feedback
will also help me to identify
the right direction to
achieve their goals and
objectives because here
teachers provide feedback
on the spot when an
activity is going on so that
whenever I perform any
task wrong in the academic
years will be corrected by
their teachers.
formative feedback
will help me to
accomplish my goal
of getting job in
high reputed
company and gain
success. Formative
learning will help
me to define my
learning goals
which help me to
create a habit to
set goals and
accomplish them
(Nuwagaba, 2018).
This will also help
me to show right
direction to achieve
my goals. I can
measure my
performance and
the mistakes as
well which I have
done to complete
any task so that I
will get to know
that I should avoid
those activities in
future which will
impact negative to
achieve my goals.
own performance on
daily basis and
analyse my mistakes
and weaknesses by
communicating with
my teachers. Then I
will set a time of 3
months to improve
my major mistakes
of learning academic
subjects. I will
mention my goals
and strategies to
achieve goals and
mention whether I
am going in the right
direction or not to
accomplish my
goals. Secondly, I
can also measure
the results after
completing the task
that how much time
I have consumed,
what activities are
done, and who
guided my to
accomplish my
academic task.
S
Student
Personal
Strength
Analysis to
learning
W
Student Personal
weaknesses analysis to
learning.
O
Student Personal
Opportunity on
gaining a university
degree
qualification.
T
Student Personal
SWOT Analysis of
envisaged threats.
SWOT
Analysis
Strength Weaknesses. Opportunity Threats
I am gaining
strength in
I am lacking behind to gain
effective communication
skill due to my introvert
Taking participation
in different
academic activities
Competition is one
of the biggest threat
which pull me

decision
making skill
where I have
to make
appropriate
decisions on
solving any
issue in my
academic
career. I am
also having
appropriate IT
skills which
help me to
achieve the
goal of my life
which is
starting a
career in IT
field.
behaviour. I am unable to
convey my message to
others in full confidence.
Secondly, my current
knowledge about general
world is not good. I am
unable to speak English
fluently to express my
message. This will impact
bad upon my personalty.
Secondly, I also having lack
of time management skill
due to which I am unable
to submit my projects and
assignments on time.
will help me to
enhance my
communication
skill. For example,
taking participation
in debates,
speeches and many
other activities will
help me to become
extrovert and
enhance my
knowledge by
communicating
with others and
learn how they
convey their
message to attract
their surrounding
toward their
personality.
Secondly, applying
for internships at
organisation will
further help me to
analyse how actual
corporate work and
what all skills they
search in their
employees.
behind to achieve
my target to
perform well in
academic years. The
students who are
having good
communication skill
and other essential
skills will gain more
chances of getting
selected for the
academic activities.
On the other hand,
Covid pandemic is
also a threat. Due to
lock down, classes
are held online
which is a obstacle
to gain the
advantage of
effective learning.

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