Since my last post I have been reading Tricia’s recommended A Guide to Documenting Learning. From this text, I have plotted out reflective prompts for the students, as well as content for my Internship/World of Learning blog.

Reference materials to use:

• Learning examples (p.6)
• Documentation OF,  FOR,  AS Learning (p.13)
• Guide to documenting learning (pp.16-17)
• Documentation phases (pp 84-118)
• History Mapping
• The Art of Asking Questions

Blog entries to document the journey for the students:

1. A mood board or visual representation of their internship/World of Learning experience goals = VISUALIZE and OWN it.
   • I imagine the company I’d work for will look like…
   • I imagine the activities I will engage in will look like…
   • I imagine the learning I will gain along the way will look like…
2. Collection of Resources – to be updated regulary
   • People I will approach
   • Companies I will reach out to
3. Writing a letter
   • Using Ms Wiseman’s template
   • Making the letter “my own”
   • Getting peer/parent/teacher feedback
   • Final edit
   • Send and annotate responses
4. Document experience on-site
   • Evidence of actualisation – what of my mood board has become a reality?
   • Evidence of work experience – how have I contributed to the company or the industry?
5. Reflection in school
   • How much have I accomplished from visualisation to actualisation?
   • Unintended learning – things I discovered about myself, the company, the industry
   • Learning from mistakes – types of mistakes I made along the way and how this has shaped my learning
   • Connect with other learners, comment and share
6. Writing your thank you letter to employer
   • How to exit from work gracefully
   • How to keep contacts/networking
   • Crafting a letter of thanks using the portfolio materials

Contents of my Internship/World of Learning Blog:

1. Why Internship/World of Learning is important
   • Immediate real-world application
   • Lifelong process
   • Adds to your resume
2. Creative job search
3. How to write an application letter
4. How to document on-site experience
5. How to do final reflections
6. How to say “thanks”

Next steps:

1. Talk to Tricia about creating an Internship/World of Learning Blog
2. Create content for my blog
3. Create prompts for student blogs