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Request'for'assistance'to'complete'a'
Master'of'Learning'Sciences'and'
Technology'assessment'task.'
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From:''''Vanessa'Stafford'
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To:'''''''''The'Director'of'Studies'''''
and'Head'Teacher''
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Of:''''''''''Kaplan'International'
English:'Goulbourn'St'
campus'

Page!2:!what!is!this!about?!
Background+to+the+assessment+
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Page!3:!How!does!this!affect!KIE!Goulburn!St?!!
PD+Session+proposal.+
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Page!4:!Further!Information!
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What!is!this!about?!

EDPZ6010!Personal!Learning!Leadership!Portfolio!
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Rationale:!
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This'unit'is'designed'to'enable'educators,'with'the'support'of'a'supervisor,'to'document'and'engage'
in'critical'reflection'on'professional'workplace'learning[focussing'on]'your'professional'role'in'
working'with'colleagues''professional'development.''
It'provides'you'with'the'opportunity'to'develop'a'professional'portfolio'where'you'can'
document'and'critically'examine'how'you'have'led'others'to'improve'work'in'your'formal'or'
informal'setting.'
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Learning!Outcomes!
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1.'View'the'concepts'of'leadership'through'the'lens'of'complexity'theory;'
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2.'Reflect'on'personal'leadership'practices'and'recognize'their'impact'and'influence'on'their'
professional'workplace;'
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3.'Make'and'communicate'decisions'based'upon'relevant'data'and'research'about'effective'
leadership.'
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Outcomes!will!be!met!by:!
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reviewing'literature'on'leadership'in'ones'own'profession;'
planning'and'implementing'strategies'to'improve'ones'leadership'role'within'the'profession;'
engaging'with'critical'reflection'on'the'outcomes'of'ones'performance;'
compiling'a'professional'portfolio'
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What!the!student!needs!to!do:!
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Design'a'Leadership'Project'related'to'her/his'role'in'their'professional'workplace,'which'
focusses'on'improving'practice'and'is'informed'by'relevant'literature'and'theory.''

Undertake'initial'research'to'clarify'the'nature'of'the'problem'and'identify'relevant'factors'
related'to'improving'their'leadership'in'their'workplace'based'on'these'research'findings.''
Devise'a'strategic'plan'to'improve'their'leadership'role'and'where'possible,'implement'the'
plan.''
For'assessment'the'student'will'provide'a'full'account'of'their'Project'in'a'portfolio.'
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How!does!this!affect!KIE!Goulburn!St?!

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Nature!of!assessment!plan:!
Option!1:!!
Drawing'on'one'element'from'my'KIE'Goulburn'St'campus'Moodle'evaluation'web\guide'
http://kieeval4moodle.weebly.com/,'I'conduct'a'PD'Session'titled:'
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Why!use!Blended!Learning?'

This!30min!PD!session!would!consist!of!3!parts:!
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1) Formative'self\assessment'questionnaire'on'attitude'and'knowledge'of'Blended'Learning'
(5'mins)'
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2) Presentation'(20min)'on'the:'
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a. Background'of'Blended'Learning'
b. Various'tools'that'encompass'Blended'Learning'
c. Benefits'of'Moodle'use'by'students'and'teachers'based'on'current'literature'
d. Top'3'reasons'to'use'K+Tools'as'a'teaching'resource'based'on'linking'literature'to'
KIE'Goulburn'St'current'workplace'practices.''
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3) Summative'self\assessment'questionnaire'on'attitude'and'knowledge'of'Blended'
Learning'(5'mins)'
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Hypothesised!Outcome:!!
a) A'positive'increase'will'be'seen'from'pre\information'session'attitudes'and'knowledge'
answers'to'post\information'session'attitudes'and'knowledge,'based'upon'the'
presentation'information.''
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b) Data'will'reveal'areas'of'future'assessment'and/or'training'needs'to'ensure'K+Tools'is'
being'used'to'its'fullest'capacity'by'the'teachers''and'therefore'their'students.'
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Option!2:!'
Rosa/Rachel'and'Vanessa'discuss'the'future'needs'of'the'campus'regarding'staff'
development'and'design'a'PD'session'together'that'Vanessa'can'conduct.''
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Further!Information!
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Timing:!
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Either'option'must'be'able'to'be'completed'by'6th'October'(in'order'for'the'Portfolio'assessment'
deadline'of'6th'Nov'to'be'met).'
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Privacy:!
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I'will'be'required'to'collect'as'many'artefacts'as'possible'to'include'in'the'Portfolio,'such'as'
correspondence'between'Rosa/Rachel'and'myself,'PD'planning'documents'and'PD'learning'
resources,'however'all'documentation'will'be'presented'in'a'manner'as'to'not'breech'KIE'privacy.'
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Interruption!to!regular!workflow:!
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It'is'expected'that'I'will'require'some'meeting'time'(either'face2face'or'by'email)'with'Rosa/Rachel'
to'plan'for'a'PD'session'and'will'require'the'regular'time'and'room'resources'as'is'usually'needed'
for'PD'sessions.'I'will'provide'light'refreshments'on'the'day'for'those'teachers'involved'in'the'
session.'All'attempts'will'be'made'to'keep'interruptions'to'Rosa/Rachels'work'time'as'minimal'as'
possible.'''
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Personal!Objective:!
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It'is'my'objective'to'use'this'assessment'task'to'create'real'and'positive'change'in'the'Goulburn'St'
campus'of'Kaplan'International'College.'During'my'time'as'Study'Centre'Coordinator,'I'became'
aware'of'gaps'in'teacher'knowledge'and'skills'relating'to'K+Tools,'which'could'be'addressed'and'in'
turn'positively'affect'student'experiences'with'using'the'program.'These'thoughts'were'the'basis'of'
my'Moodle'evaluation'web\guide,'conducted'in'Semester'1'of'my'Masters'course.'
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However,'I'am'open'to'any'suggestion'that'Rosa/Rachel'may'have'to'address'a'staff'development'
area'and'would'be'honoured'to'have'the'opportunity'to'assist'in'that'area.'Despite'not'being'a'full\
time'employee'of'the'company'at'present,'I'feel'I'could'make'a'positive'contribution'to'my'fellow'
colleagues'working'life.''
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Next!step:!
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If'you'feel'that'you'could'accommodate'my'request,'please'contact'me'at'your'earliest'convenience'
to'discuss'this'project'plan'in'more'detail.''
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Kind'Regards,'
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Vanessa'Stafford'
0423'050'456'
vanastaf@gmail.com'

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