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Week 8: Your plan
References

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Week 8: Your plan
Introduction and guidance
- What is a badged course?
- How to get a badge
Acknowledgements

Week 1
Introduction
1 Everyday learning – what's going on?
- 1.1 Case study 1: Jim’s story
- 1.2 Case study 2: Angela’s story
2 Thinking about someone else’s ideas
3 Formal or informal?
- 3.1 One person’s experience
4 Thinking about your own learning
5 How do you learn best?
6 Reflection
7 This week’s quiz
8 Summary
References
Acknowledgements

Week 1 practice quiz

Week 2
Introduction
1 Using some everyday experiences
2 Being organised
- 2.1 Organising your study time
- 2.2 Time management
3 Learning to change
4 Reflection
5 This week’s quiz
6 Summary
References
Acknowledgements

Week 2 practice quiz

Week 3
Introduction
1 Qualities
- 1.1 Turning negatives into positives
2 Knowledge
3 Skills
- 3.1 Transferable skills
4 Communication skills
5 Reflection
6 This week’s quiz
7 Summary
References
Acknowledgements

Week 3 practice quiz

Week 4
Introduction
1 Learning through reflection
- 1.1 Reflection at work
- 1.2 Reflecting on your learning
2 Getting feedback from other people
3 Reflection
4 This week’s quiz
5 Summary
Acknowledgements

Week 4 compulsory badge quiz

Week 5
Introduction
1 Academic skills
2 Using mind maps
- 2.1 Further uses for mind mapping
- 2.2 Using mind mapping as a first stage for writing
3 Using information found online
4 Referencing
5 Your academic skills
6 Reflection
7 This week’s quiz
8 Summary
References
Acknowledgements

Week 5 practice quiz

Week 6
Introduction
1 Why theory might be useful
2 Exploring learning theories
3 Learning communities
4 Student approaches to learning
- 4.1 Background to Entwistle's theory
- 4.2 Your approach
5 Reflection
6 This week’s quiz
7 Summary
References
Acknowledgements

Week 6 practice quiz

Week 7
Introduction
1 Making plans
- 1.1 Action planning — an overview
2 Developing a vision
3 Introducing case studies
- 3.1 Case study 1: Mike’s story
- 3.2 Case study 2: Charity’s story
4 Turning visions into goals
5 Setting SMART goals
- 5.1 Your own SMART goals
6 Reflection
7 This week’s quiz
8 Summary
Acknowledgements

Week 7 practice quiz

Week 8
Introduction
1 Developing your plan
- 1.1 Force-field analysis
- 1.2 Case-study illustration
2 Thinking about resources
3 Designing your action plan
- 3.1 Working with your action plan
- 3.2 Keeping your journal active
4 Final reflection – the cycle of learning
5 This week’s quiz
6 Summary
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Acknowledgements

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References

Lewin, K. (1947) ‘Frontiers in group dynamics: concept, method, and reality in social science, social equilibria, and social change’, Human Relations, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 5–41.

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