Week 3

Unfortunately, due to a nasty cold, I missed this week's session.

Jackie was kind enough to send me the session's course materials by email which has made some interesting reading. It has been enlightening to discover training models in theory that I can recognise from situations and experiences I have had in my work without realising such literature existed. In particular, the Tuckman model reflects practically every group I have ever trained though I have not really been consciously aware of the predictability of the group dynamic development. Now being fully aware of of this model, I am already thinking of ways I can begin to utilise it with future trainees.

Kolb's Learning Styles was a bit of a trickier read for me. Material this meaty is a far cry from anything I have covered previously and I think this is what I might need explaining to me in more detail. I find that I can only absorb so much by reading about it and eventually need an experienced guide in explaining details to me, or better yet, giving me a practical application for the material.

If I had to say, I believe I currently I exist at Stage 2 of the conscious competence theory; 'conscious incompetence'. Again, this material makes sense to me. It's something I am aware of in my own learning and that of the people I have trained.

So now I really need to decide what to do for my microteaching session. I want to make sure it is something fun and engaging and I would love for there to be something that everyone can take away with them, other than just new information. I'll keep working on that...