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Work Placement Blogs To Harness Diverse Learning Experiences, Provide Timely Assessment And Feedback, And Foster A Community Of Learning, Julie Dunne, Sinead Ryan
Work Placement Blogs To Harness Diverse Learning Experiences, Provide Timely Assessment And Feedback, And Foster A Community Of Learning, Julie Dunne, Sinead Ryan
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Students on work placement will have very different experiences from each other; however they are generally not connected to their peers, but working with professionals under the guidance of a work placement co-ordinator. Therefore during work placement they are not formally supported by peers and cannot learn from the diverse range of activities their peers will experience. The aim of this project is to enhance the student experience while on work placement by introducing a blog assessment. The implementation of work placement blogs will allow work placement experiences to be shared with the whole class. Feedback mechanisms are discussed, along …