Objective One: To practice planning and assessment skills
Resources/Strategies:
- Outline planned work in a workable format
- Set sensible target dates for completing tasks.
- Assess the product
Target date for completion: September 16th
Evidence: Complete
a learning contract in a chart format that reasonably plans out required work
and final project.
Verification:
Instructor feedback on draft one, acceptance of final product.
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Objective Two: To increase my knowledge base of continuing education program planning.
Objective Two: To increase my knowledge base of continuing education program planning.
Resources/Strategies:
- Complete required readings
- Create a reading log and post reflections on blog
Target date for completion: Complete blog
shell by September 30th and post blog entries each week thereafter.
Evidence: Blog will contain reflections related to each
chapter in the text as well as at least 4 additional reflections from articles,
websites, or other resources. IN PROGRESS
Verification: Positive feedback from instructor.
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Objective Three: To compare and contrast individual professional
development experiences.
Resources/Strategies:
- Interview a professional about his/her own experience.
- Reflect on my own professional development experience.
- Create a visual to document the experiences of each.
- Write a paper that compares and contrasts the two experiences.
Target date for completion: Complete interview by October 15th. Complete the written documents by October 30th.
Evidence:
Create a chart that compares different experiences – findings of professional
and then my own.
Write a reflection paper
describing the findings.
Verification:
Positive feedback from instructor and interviewee
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Objective Four: To gain a better understanding of the
operationalization of professional development for adults.
Resources/Strategies:
- Choose an organization that provides adult professional
development opportunities.
- Investigate the organization’s website.
- Meet with a rep from the organization to discuss how their
process: determining client needs, planning activities, budget,
identifying trends, and setting priorities.
- Create a visual and written product describing the process
Target date for completion: Review website and choose site by November 21st Meet by December 4th, Write up process by December 8th.
Evidence: Complete a deliverable that includes a flow chart and/or bulleted task list as well as a short reflection on the experience.
Verification: Positive feedback from instructor
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Objective five: To recognize and assess various planning models
Resources/Strategies:
- Review the planning models identified in resources (text)
- Create a model to use in objective 6.
- Write a reflection that describes the model and reasons why
chosen.
Target date for completion: Complete needs
assessment, create chart, and identify stakeholders by September 30th
Evidence: Complete a visual and written resource
containing a flowchart, task list, written process.
Verification: Approval of Instructor
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Objective six: To assess, organize, plan, and deliver a 1-hour
workshop.
Resources/Strategies:
- Identify needs and stakeholders
- Create a flow-chart to describe the stages of the process
- Meet with stakeholders to plan (meeting set for November 5th)
- Deliver the workshop to test group (ON November 25th)
- Assess the workshop
- Document all stages of the experience (by December 8th)
Target date for completion: Complete
planning stage by November 6th: DATE PUSHED until after meeting with instructor (November 5th).
Facilitate workshop by November 25th
Facilitate workshop by November 25th
Evidence: Facilitate a 1-hour workshop for new adjunct
faculty
Verification: Approval of Provost, positive feedback from
instructor and test group.
*Term Project: To broaden the workshop experience (Objective 6) into
a virtual environment.
Resources/Strategies:
- Identify needs of a virtual workshop
- Create additional flowchart
- Identify universal design needs
- Document the planning experience
Target date for completion: December 8th
Evidence: Create a plan to offer the adjunct workshop
in an online platform.
Verification: Positive feedback from Instructional
Technologist and Instructor