Evaluation

Unit x as a whole…

Overall I have had a fantastic experience in College 1, I have learnt so much is such a short space of time and I have gained some really valuable experience involving the preparation and delivery of workshops for various age groups. I have found that there are so many different areas of the teaching profession that I had little or no idea about, after evaluating my experiences individually I have found it somewhat difficult to evaluate it as a whole due to each part of this unit being so different from each other. So to summarise this experience I will list the learning objectives and comment whether or not I have achieved them.

- Demonstrate an understanding of the relevance of interdisciplinary perspectives and the

professional world.

 – I feel that I have completed this objective by learning about teaching with various learning styles, different age groups, different abilities and disabilities and learning about art therapy and how it is used.

- Reflect on their practice within a context of ambiguity, uncertainty and unfamiliarity.

- I feel that I have been reflective throughout but in some cases I could have been more thorough. 

- Demonstrate creative responses through a body of work related to project options and

outcomes.

 – I feel that by delivering the workshops and taking part in other students workshops I have done this. 

- Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively and articulate the impact of collaboration on their own methodology.

– I feel that by planning and delivering workshops as a group this objective has been complete.

- Confidently present outcomes to an informed audience in an appropriate form.

– After delivering a number of workshops and visiting schools I feel that I have gained more and more confidence as this unit has progressed resulting in an overall successful unit.

 

After speaking with family members involved in teaching and health care professions I have decided to look into doing workshops for people with social skill issues, health issues such as dementia, people over 55 and families with financial problems as I feel that these groups of people may feel somewhat 'deprived' of creativity in some way. I feel that this would be an interesting thing to look into and hopefully experience in the future as I have not been able to do this in this particular unit. I will look into various means of trying voluntary positions/ placements over the summer period.