NRA, progress files and action planning

Action planning in careers, in studying, in work and in projects.

• Action planning for careers - simple but useful example of an action plan from Careersoft.
  
  
• Active Reviewing - very useful site for teachers, trainers & facilitators, including tips, skills & articles on active learning & facilitating.
  
  
• Centre for Recording Achievement - projects, research & information from higher education & other member organisations.
  
  
• Glossary of educational terms & approaches - very useful & understandable selection of educational terms and theories used in learning approaches & methodologies, including learning cycles & skills, accelerated learning, multiple intelligence, experiential learning, mind mapping, thinking hats, transferable skills & more, from Bradford College.
  
  
• Mapping (Multimedia Approach to Profiles and Portfolios: INteractive Guidance - resources to help staff developers and lecturers create reflective portfolios to demonstrate their skills in & approach to teaching/training, research, administration & management in a variety of contexts (accreditation, promotion, continuous professional development).
  
  
• National Record of Achievement - used in schools & colleges, is likely to be superseded by Progress Files - 10 pilot projects until July 2002.
  
  
• PADSHE - Personal & Academic Development for Students in Higher Education, HE project to develop Personal Academic Records.
  
  
• Personal Development Planning - guidelines & resources for Higher Education & development of Progress Files.
  
  
• About Progress Files - from the DfES, a shift of focus from the presentation folder of past achievements to a set of materials to help individuals plan & manage their own learning.
  Booklets available "Getting Started" (students in Year 9), "Moving On" (students in Year 10 & 11), "Widening Horizons" ( post 16 students in education), "New Horizons" (trainees on government funded training programmes), "Broadening Horizons" (adults).
  
  
• Progress File - downloads & ordering from the DfES, including newsletter & updates on projects & issues.
  
  
• Personal Progress File software - commercial site, but software useable for 30 days.
  
  
• Progress File - Achievement File - browser based suite of applications designed to assist individuals, from ages 12 to adult, plan &manage their own learning throughout their lives, developed by Continuing Education Gateway (Scotland).
  
  
• RAPID - Progress file - for the construction industry, recording achievement for professional & individual development.
  
  
• Reflecting on assessment - exercise to help in prioritising action to be taken as a result of tutor feedback, from Bradford College.
  
  
• Teaching Porfolios - useful resources for the use of portfolios for educational development, continuing professional development, tenure & promotion (UK site).