Personal Learning Experiences
Personal development is described as a very long process. It has been viewed to be a way that people use to assess their skills and qualities. Personal development is significant in life, and it sets goals that help people to realize as well as maximize their potential. Own development skills are the qualities that one gains through education and training. Personal learning experiences have promoted to self-development. Firstly, they have promoted communication (Dapko, n.d). Communication involves the ability that one has to listen, speak, and even write (Self-tracking in the world, 2020). With these skills, one can understand why people are saying and feeling. It also helps them to convey their feelings and ideas. It has helped me to convey my verbal as well as nonverbal reactions and behaviors to how I have interacted with others, and it has helped me gain confidence and use a positive tone. My other experience has been based on interpersonal skills. These skills are also referred to as social and people skills. They have helped me build relationships with others, and I have made impressions in social situations. It has helped me to interact with others, and I learn from them.
In addition to that, my personal learning experiences have been vital since they have helped me to learn skills beyond academics. This has helped me in the future. Personalized learning has helped me decide on my learning process. T has helped me learn the vital skills that will serve me in my life; sharing goal- setting has helped me develop reliability and motivation. Asides from that, engaging in self- assessment helps the students to come up with self- reflective abilities (Encountering the temporalities and Imaginaries of personal data, 2020). It also determines the best learning activities that students should develop self- advocacy skills. Personal learning experiences have also taught me about leadership and work ethic. I have learned to be a great leader through the creation of the teams, and we have come together to share a common goal, improve morale, and even build confidence. Work ethics has helped me to be more productive, it has helped me have a positive attitude, and this has helped me to develop myself.
My personal learning experiences have also promoted my development skills in several ways. They have helped me overcome my fears. Fears prevent people from progressing. If one is afraid to speak in public, it could have an impact on them. Thus, the experiences help in making perfect decisions and building confidence. It has also helped me to grow and learn by trying the things they are not comfortable with. It has also helped me to read. Reading has helped in expanding my knowledge as well as vocabulary. It has also stimulated my mind, and it has helped me improve my critical thinking skills, y learning experiences have also been crucial in making me learn something new. Learning a new skill or topic has been essential in improving my creativity (Milette, Mendelson, Khanna, Nielson & Thombs, 2014). It has also helped in professional development. Correspondingly, the learning experiences have also helped me to network as a way of promoting self-development. Networking has helped me understand how to communicate with different people and work with different personalities. It has also helped me meet people and develop relationships. The experiences help him get a mentor. The mentor will help me understand different ways of building myself development skills, and the mentor will be someone who I admire.
The learning experiences have helped me to become an active listener and even to work well with people from different backgrounds. Similarly, they have taught me to work through various challenges, and I have learned to organize the materials, time, and even my work in general. The experiences have also helped me adapt to change, become truthful, and even become passionate about my job. My learning experiences have also helped me concentrate. The high concentration helps me carry out my day-to-day activities.
In summary, my personal learning experiences help me develop my skills. They help me become an active listener, work well with others, and even I have learned to be more organized. It has also helped me to overcome fear and gain confidence.
References
Dapko, R. J. (n.d.). Travel education: A phenomenological study on self-directed learning and personal enrichment through foreign travel experiences. https://doi.org/10.25148/etd.fidc001259
Encountering the temporalities and Imaginaries of personal data. (2020). Imagining Personal Data. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350051416.ch-003
Milette, K., Mendelson, C., Khanna, D., Nielson, W., & Thombs, B. (2014). SPIN self-management program for scleroderma: Learning from personal experiences. PsycEXTRA Dataset. https://doi.org/10.1037/e571692014-001
Self-tracking in the world. (2020). Imagining Personal Data. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350051416.ch-002