Introduction
There is no new material in this unit. It is intended to provide you with an opportunity to reflect on how the material covered in earlier parts of the course has impacted your day-to-day practice at work and project your future professional development needs.
This Unit is assessed by means of a single instrument of assessment which requires you to produce a reflective account of the impact of ICT on your own professional practice. This account may be a written report, but it could also be (for example) an audio recording, a video or a blog.
If you have no idea how to start producing a blog, you can find some useful guidance at: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Weblogs
The account should cover the work you have carried out personally in each of the following areas:
- locating information on behalf of clients
- supporting client learning and delivering training in ICT related topics
- supporting reader development
- using ICT in professional practice
There should be particular emphasis on locating complex information or delivering training on ICT related topics, depending on whether you have followed the Net Navigator or Educator route.
Your account must be the product of your own research,practice and reflection. It must include direct evidence of your practice in the application of ICT in a professional context. It should be based on, but not limited to, the context(s) in which you have been active.
Your account must:
- be equivalent to at least 3000 words and no more than 5000 words long
- encompass all four of the areas outlined above
- be factually correct and relevant
- be clearly written, well structured and concise
- correctly attribute and reference the work of other people
- be authenticated by your tutor or mentor
The requirement for you to undertake your own research and reflection does not preclude the sharing of information and discussion with colleagues.
This Unit should be undertaken in a library environment.
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