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Key skills - making a difference

This free course, Key skills - making a difference, focuses on higher level skills. Skills development is complementary to other learning it cannot be done in isolation. The higher level skills in this material aim to raise your awareness of the processes of learning and development other subject-based material must supply the context and motivation for this. Key skills underpin the ability to carry out successfully, and improve on, a wide range of tasks in higher education, employment and wherever there is a continuation of learning. We hope that you will study this course over a period of time in conjunction with a work situation.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- set skills targets and provide evidence for learning and performance
- set skills targets and provide evidence for communication
- set skills targets and provide evidence for information technology
- set skills targets and provide evidence for information literacy
- set skills targets and provide evidence for application of number.
First Published: 10/08/2012
Updated: 09/03/2016
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Course content
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Introduction to key skills
- 2 Taking charge: redefining learning
- 3 Improving own learning and performance
- 3 Improving own learning and performance
- 3.1 Introduction to improving own learning and performance
- 3.1a Working on the key skill of improving own learning and performance
- 3.2 Developing a strategy
- 3.2.1Review your current capabilities, including your preferred learning style
- 3.2.2 Identify what you hope to achieve and opportunities to work on this key skill
- 3.2.3 Identify and research relevant sources of information
- 3.2.4 Set realistic targets
- 3.2.5 Plan how these targets will be met
- 3.2.6 Achieving your goals
- 3.4 Monitoring progress
- 3.8 Evaluating strategy and presenting outcomes
- 3.10 Drawing ideas together
- 4 Improving your skills in communication
- 4 Improving your skills in communication
- 4.1 Introduction to improving your skills in communication
- 4.1a Working on the key skill of communication
- 4.3 Monitoring progress
- 4.3.1 Judging the quality of information
- 4.3.2 Synthesise information
- 4.3.3 Communicate relevant information
- 4.3.4 Monitor and critically reflect on your use of communication skills
- 4.3.5 Adapt your strategy
- 4.4.1 Organise and clearly present relevant information
- 4.4.2 Assess the effectiveness of your strategy
- 4.4.3 Identify ways of further developing your communication skills
- 4.5 Drawing ideas together
- 5 Improving your skills in information technology
- 5 Improving your skills in information technology
- 5.1 Introduction to improving your skills in information technology
- 5.1a Working on improving your IT skills
- 5.2 Developing a strategy
- Developing a strategy
- 5.4 Monitoring progress
- 5.5 Evaluating strategy and presenting outcomes
- 5.6 Evaluating strategy and presenting outcomes
- 5.7 Drawing ideas together
- 6 Improving your skills in information literacy (IL)
- 6 Improving your skills in information literacy (IL)
- 6.1 Introduction to improving your skills in information literacy
- 6.2 Working on improving your IL skills
- 6.3 Developing a strategy
- 6.4 Developing a strategy
- 6.5 Monitoring progress
- 6.6 Evaluating strategy and presenting outcomes
- 6.7 Drawing ideas together
- 7 Improving your skills in application of number
- 8 Improving your skills in problem solving
- 8 Improving your skills in problem solving
- 8.1 Introduction to improving your skills in problem solving
- 8.2 Working on improving your problem-solving skills
- 8.3 Developing a strategy
- 8.4 Developing a strategy
- 8.5 Monitoring progress
- 8.6 Monitoring progress
- 8.7 Evaluating strategy and presenting outcomes
- 8.8 Evaluating strategy and presenting outcomes
- 8.9 Drawing ideas together
- 9 Improving your skills in working with others
- Working on improving your skills in working with others
- 9.3 Developing a strategy
- 9.4 Activity: Developing your strategy for using skills in working with others
- 9.5 Monitoring progress
- 9.6 Monitoring progress
- 9.7 Evaluating strategy and presenting outcomes
- 9.7.1 Negotiate and develop effective ways of presenting the work
- 9.7.2 Assess the effectiveness of your strategy
- 9.7.3 Identify ways of further developing your skills in working with others
- 9.8 Drawing ideas together
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
Improving own learning (2) File
Table 1 File
Monitoring your progress File
Evaluating your strategy File
Communication (2) File
Information and communication technology (2) File
Information literacy File
Developing your strategy File
Application of number (2) File
Problem solving (2) File
Working with others (2) File
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