Activities for unit 1 Personal and Interpersonal Skills and Abilities
- Identifying Skills and Abilities
Activity 1
- Below are a list of skills and abilities. Complete an audit of where you are now. Record this in your learning journal/portfolio.
Rate yourself (1=Not very well developed; 3=very well developed)
| Skills and Abilities | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Self Confidence | X |
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| Set Personal Goals | X |
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| Team Work | X |
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| Listen to Others | X |
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| Contribute to Discussions | X |
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| Computing Skills | X |
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| Use Technology | X |
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| Organise and Plan | X |
Activity 2
- Complete the audit below, using the information from the table above.
| Recognition | Reflection | Action |
| Skills already developed | How I will use these | How do I know (evidence)** |
| · Set Personal Goals
· Organise and Plan |
I believe that setting personal goals gives you something to focus on and achieve. It is good practise for deadlines and keeps you motivated. I prioritise my work and set goals within a realistic time-frame. | I set myself goals by writing in my diary, writing to-do lists and writing up a study timetable to finish a certain amount of work before the end of the week and to keep up to date with reading and TDT’s. |
| · Listen to Others | I think listening to others will benefit me in transferring, learning and gaining more knowledge from other people’s perspectives. | I have already used and contributed these skills in primary classrooms and in group discussions in lectures/workshops. |
| · Computing Skills | Technology is growing more and more everyday and as a professional I will need to access a range of learning methods through ICT. I want to use Technology as much as possible in the classroom to make effective use of he resources available on the online world. | Through out my education we were shown how to use electronic white boards, E.g. Smart Board. I have been involved in basic computing courses throughout school, so I have an understanding of how to use technology. |
| Recognition | Reflection |
| Skills to be developed | How I will develop these |
| · Self Confidence
· Team Work · Contribute to Discussions |
I have always struggled with my confidence and try to push myself more and more everyday. I tend to sit back and let others speak. But I’m hoping that being at university will boost my confidence to interact and be more involved in discussions. |
| Use Technology | I engage with technology everyday but need to be more proactive with my ePortfolio by posting blog posts more often. |
** This section should be completed as you identify when/where/how you have used/developed these skills.
