Posted: July 18th, 2016

The Learning Action Plan and Portfolio of Evidence

A. The Written Account of Learning Assignment

The aim of this piece of written work is to reflect, to review and to evaluate your learning in the work place.

GUIDELINES FOR WRITTEN ACCOUNT WORD LIMIT: 2500 – 3000 words

In this piece of work you should:

 discuss the rationale for the topic/area of your of work based learning;

 evaluate your strategy for learning and your learning activities;

 critically analyse the issues arising from the implementation of your learning strategy;

 evaluate the effectiveness of your learning action plan;

 evaluate the benefit of your learning to patients/clients/residents, yourself and your employer;

 argue the advantages/limitations of the work based learning approach to your studies and to advanced professional practice.

This will demonstrate flexibility in integrating theory with practice, the ability to reflect, to review and to evaluate learning in the workplace.

The written account of your learning should be located at the start of your portfolio after the LAP. It should be referenced as appropriate according to the University’s referencing guidelines – Write and Cite available online. Please ensure that the written account of learning is double spaced. The written account of learning will be marked according to the University’s postgraduate marking criteria.
B. The Learning Action Plan and Portfolio of Evidence

The evidence that you have achieved the learning outcomes as set out and agreed in your learning action plan [LAP] is presented in a portfolio of evidence. This should consist of direct evidence of the knowledge and skills gained. Indirect evidence can also be used in your portfolio. The portfolio should be cross –referenced to the LAP outcomes for ease of reference and clarity of presentation. Please ensure that there is a contents list and that any help or assistance you have been given is formally acknowledged at the beginning of the portfolio. Please use a ring or spiral binder to ‘house’ your portfolio.