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This course, Key skills: making a difference, focuses on higher level skills.
FREE
This course includes
Hours of videos
1 day, 15 hours
Units & Quizzes
146
Unlimited Lifetime access
Access on mobile app
Certificate of Completion
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:
- 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.
Course Currilcum
- Introduction 00:10:00
- Learning outcomes 00:07:00
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- What are key skills? 00:20:00
- When do we use key skills? 00:25:00
- About this course 00:15:00
- Using this course 00:15:00
- Getting started 00:20:00
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- A framework for learning 00:30:00
- The key skills framework 00:15:00
- Developing a strategy 00:15:00
- Monitoring progress 00:20:00
- Evaluating your strategy and presenting outcomes 00:15:00
- Using the framework 00:20:00
- Making the framework your own 00:10:00
- Putting it all together 00:20:00
- Summary 00:15:00
- Introduction to improving own learning and performance 00:15:00
- Working on the key skill of improving own learning and performance 00:30:00
- Developing a strategy 00:07:00
- Review your current capabilities, including your preferred learning style 00:15:00
- Identify what you hope to achieve and opportunities to work on this key skill 00:15:00
- Identify and research relevant sources of information 00:15:00
- Set realistic targets 00:10:00
- Plan how these targets will be met 00:10:00
- Achieving your goals 00:30:00
- Monitoring progress 00:20:00
- Manage your time effectively 00:15:00
- Using different ways and approaches to learn 00:15:00
- Seek and actively use feedback to achieve your targets 00:30:00
- Evaluating strategy and presenting outcomes 00:20:00
- Select and bring together effective ways to present outcomes 00:10:00
- Assess the effectiveness of your strategy 00:10:00
- Identify ways of further improving your own learning and performance 00:20:00
- Drawing ideas together 00:10:00
- Introduction to improving your skills in information technology 00:15:00
- Working on improving your IT skills 00:15:00
- Developing a strategy 00:15:00
- Identify opportunities for using IT skills 00:20:00
- Identify the outcomes you hope to achieve 00:15:00
- Identify and research relevant sources of information 00:15:00
- Introduction to improving your skills in information literacy 00:15:00
- Working on improving your IL skills 00:15:00
- Developing a strategy 00:15:00
- Identify opportunities for using IL skills 00:15:00
- Identify the outcomes you hope to achieve 00:15:00
- Identify and research relevant sources of information 00:30:00
- Introduction to improving your skills in number 00:20:00
- Working on improving your number skills 00:15:00
- Developing a strategy 00:15:00
- Identify opportunities for using number skills 00:20:00
- Identify the outcomes you hope to achieve 00:20:00
- Identify and research relevant sources of information 00:15:00
- Introduction to improving your skills in problem solving 00:20:00
- Working on improving your problem-solving skills 00:15:00
- Developing a strategy 00:15:00
- Identify opportunities for using problem-solving skills 00:20:00
- Identify the outcomes you hope to achieve 00:15:00
- Explore problems 00:15:00
- Research information from other sources 00:15:00
- Monitor and critically reflect on your use of problem-solving skills 00:15:00
- Adapt your strategy to overcome difficulties 00:20:00
- Evaluating strategy and presenting outcomes 00:10:00
- Illustrate your problem-solving process and present results 00:20:00
- Assess the effectiveness of your strategy 00:20:00
- Introduction to improving your skills in working with others 00:10:00
- About working with others 00:25:00
- Working on improving your skills in working with others 00:20:00
- Developing a strategy 00:10:00
- Establish opportunities for using skills in working with others 00:10:00
- Identify what you hope to achieve 00:15:00
- Identify relevant sources of information 00:15:00
- Plan work with others for achieving the quality outcomes required 00:30:00
- Activity: Developing your strategy for using skills in working with others 00:20:00
- Monitoring progress 00:10:00
- Take a leading role in managing an activity 00:10:00
- Establish and maintain co-operative working relationships 00:20:00
- Exchange feedback 00:10:00
