My Technology Profile

The use of technology for NVQs

My resource proposal By Mark Phillips

S Good with computers (I class myself as a digital native for using office applications)

W Not so good with social and networking side

O Would like to develop Facebook skills

T The RAF computer system (DII) does not allow facebook

Military Apprenticeship Coordinaters (MACs)

RAF Brize Norton

RAF Lyneham

RAF Benson

St Mawgan

RAF Lossiemouth

RAF Kinloss

RAF Leuchars

RAF Coningsby

RAF Odiham

DCAE Cosford

RAF Waddington

RAF Marham

RAF Wittering

RAF Cottesmore

S Good computer access

W Limited speed and access to internet

O Smart phones and e portfolios being trialled

T Budgets and computer security

Are these students? • I run regular update and assimilation courses• We hold 2 CPD seminars per year at Cosford

• With up to 50 people attending• Mixture of presentations • And small groups lots of two way discussion

G Petty. (2004). The teacher's toolkit. In: G petty Teaching Today. 3rd ed. Salisbury: Nelson Thornes. 139.

My Pedagogy I believe that we all use a variety of teaching styles matching our style to each situation. Overall I identify with a Humanist approach I would always start planning a lesson by setting a learning environment that is safe not only physically but emotionally and with a sense of belonging

Mark the Humanist

Community of practiceEtienne Wenger

www.ewenger.com

A community of practice is that a group of people with some kind of common link who interact regularly. This could be a group of professionals who meet to discuss developments in their field or a group of enthusiasts who meet to share feelings and support each other. However in order to be a community of practice there must be a shared goal or intention to provide the “practice” and make those taking part practitioners

E Wenger. (2012). community of practice. Available: http://ewenger.com/. Last accessed 6 Mar 2012.

M Phillips. (2012). Etienne Wenger. Available: http://cosford.wikispaces.com/Mark+P. Last accessed 06 Mar 2012.

My resource proposal A facebook forum for reflective practitioners in the

RAF NVQ Community of Practice

My resource proposal A centre of excellence for PDF on Facebook

At present no other camps can amend the Cosford web page

In order to create a forum of understanding and cooperation I will go outside of DII

This will encourage reflection at home and in personal time

It can be accesses during work time by everyone

We will use it to feed into the topics we choose for seminars

At present we have no system like this

Any Questions ?