013703 Fostering Learning in Professional Practice

This subject is concerned with how practitioners can better understand their work, and more effectively act on it. It emphasises the role of professionals in fostering learning in diverse situations. The subject is built around the idea that professional practice has a 'learning dimension'. In practice situations, students continually learn and teach. Much of this learning and education is incidental and informal, embedded in other activities. The subject teaches students how to make this learning explicit and to harness its productive potential. Content is organised around five themes: action learning; the characteristics of professional practice; theory and practice of professional work; identifying and facilitating learning in professional work; and enabling skills in professional practice.