1 June 2019
I have now been using this site for a year as the basis of my “Learning Log” and want to take stock and review it before progressing to the next sections of the course.
In its current format it works well for recording
- My work on the coursework elements
- My work and development on the Assignments
- Experiences and learning activities such as reading, exhibitions, TV programmes and other activities
- Feedback and suggestions from my tutor and other students
In my records of this type I have also described
- What I learned from it and
- What I will do as a result
Over the last year I have used this method and as a result I have a number of things to do that I have recorded in each post, but there is no way of pulling these together in such a way that I (and anyone reading this) can easily see what I have then done as a result of identifying a gap in my knowledge etc.
What I plan to do is to use the section originally called “Notes” on the OCA template to periodically pull all these objectives together and record what I have done towards them and what new things I have found I need to do. I have renamed this in the menu as “My Objectives and Progress”. (As an aside while doing this I have successfully altered the list in the menus, but the posts still read “Notes” so my new objective is to improve my ability to work with the WordPress site and tailor it to my style of working.)
In effect what I am trying to do is to document a Personal Development Plan (PDP) based on my progress through this course.
I want to try and focus the objectives on the Course Aims and Assessment Criteria:
The course aims to:
• enable you to begin using technical and visual skills appropriately
• enable you to produce practical work which uses the above understanding and demonstrates skills of personal engagement, enquiry, imagination and experimentation
• develop your understanding of contemporary and historical approaches to photography
• introduce critical analysis and self-appraisal of ideas, processes and outcomes
Assessment criteria points
• Demonstration of technical and visual skills – Materials, techniques, observational skills, visual awareness, design and compositional skills.
• Quality of outcome – Content, application of knowledge, presentation of work in a coherent manner, discernment, conceptualisation of thoughts, communication of ideas.
• Demonstration of creativity – Imagination, experimentation, invention.
• Context – Reflection, research, critical thinking.
My previous learning experiences have been based on a framework using the categories:
- Skills
- Knowledge
- Attitude
Because I am familiar with this, I will be using it as my way of categorising my objectives as they relate to the course aims. The next post in this section will be a review of what objectives I have identified over the last year and what I have done towards them; followed by a summary of what I see as my objectives as of today. I plan to review these objectives monthly.
Andrew Procter 