After completing the previous module (3002) I gained thorough insight on how to write in an appropriate style to express myself to different audiences. These writing tools and my module experience was extremely useful throughout this module. Writing styles are crucial to construct and conclude research and are required throughout the remainder of this Work Based Learning course. Without the prior module I believe I would have suffered with future progression.
My initial thoughts and feelings towards the start of this module were negative, stemming from my lack of experience and understanding of how to construct a research project. My past experience has never involved professional research methods and techniques and I found the module a little overwhelming.
My attitude soon changed when I read thoroughly through the Module Handbook and held in depth conversations with my course adviser. These both educated me that successful research topics would be those concerning my future career and aspirations. After discovering in my Learning Diary that 'different passions are appearing for me within my job and certain problems are occurring', I was convinced that I needed to understand where these passions developed from and that may lead me to discover how these problems could be resolved. My enthusiasm from here onwards revealed that as a teacher my motivation to teach was growing and making it evident that my studies towards the module were benefiting my teaching practice.
I have learnt how to construct my thoughts towards learning, how to organise them and apply them professionally through philosophies such as Kolb's Theory and other learning methods. These will consistently be used to demonstrate my unique ability to utilize new ideas and learn with efficiency. This was studied throughout module 3002 and will forever be exercised in my future work and career.
Along with my writing styles my vocabulary has improved immensely. This is a result to reading different materials throughout all my academic work throughout the course and was enhanced by the required glossary in module 3835. This is important and a necessity when applying for jobs and performing interviews. This became evident when I read through my learning diary of practical and psychological events which are return with structure and literacy. The learning Diary was a instrument of progressive learning in itself, giving me recorded progression throughout my education and helping to organise my thoughts constructively. This is another technique I have learnt to employ in my work to help enhance my teaching.
Research methods and instruments have demonstrated how a belief or opinion can be proven professionally and with use of primary, secondary, quantitative, qualitative and many other sources of research I can produce constructive criticism. Module 3835 has strengthened my literal criticism and analytical skills boosting my confidence when academically applying myself.
When I read past blog entries and my finalised module portfolio I can see my learning progression and am able to positively reflect on my studies. I would have struggled to complete these last two modules with out my fellow students blogging information and with the absence of BAPP online support. It has been a massive advantage learning how to use the online network site and this is a resource I believe will advantage my career in the future.
One of the latest subjects covered in module 3835 was that of ethical issues. This is an area I had no previous knowledge about but now feel I understand in detail and can account for in future situations when I feel ethical issues may be apparent.
At the beginning of this module I recorded in my Learning Diary that:
'after reading through the 3835 module handbook I believe that this will be
the module I find most interesting, being able to develop my thoughts around an
area I feel passionately about and research intensely.'
I can now confirm with great confidence that my initial thoughts were accurate and I thoroughly enjoyed completing the module learning more than I could ever imagine.
Different passions are appearing for me within the job and certain problems are occurring. I hope to sustain my efforts and work hard to complete a successful project and achieve the grades I am striving for.
