Karen McCarthy – E-Portfolio

50 Pluralsight courses in 3 months

15 September 202014 October 2020consolidated learning, Digital Capacity, new learning, Structured non-accreditedelearning

Thanks to Technology Ireland Software Skillnet as part of the Women’s TechStart 2020 program, I was given access to the Pluralsight.com, an OLE that specifically caters for on-demand technology learning. Over three months, I have completed

30 Years of Volunteering

19 July 202014 October 2020Self, Unstructured non-accredited, VolunteeringCoderDojo, Cork Simon Community, Volunteer

Snippets about my first and current experiences with a list underneath of experiences in between. Cork Simon Community The first time I volunteered was with Cork Simon Community in 1990. Every Wednesday night a room

One day during Covid -CPD

28 May 202028 May 2020Accredited, Knowledge, Self, Structured non-accredited, Unstructured non-accredited

After consuming a ridiculous amount of information, I realised that my learning may not be rising above the lower order of Bloom’s Taxonomy, or Laurillard’s acquisition and inquiry types. Since participating in the NFTL PACT

CouchSurfing

11 May 202014 October 2020Communication, Knowledge, new learning, Volunteering

Before airBnB and with a broader ethos of culture and community, CouchSurfing was a network of open-minded people using the internet to create friendship and travel around the globe. I was hooked, I yearned to

Beneficial Group Behaviours

30 April 202014 October 2020Communication, Knowledge, Structured non-accreditedskillnet, teamwork

This post was structured around the evaluation form sent out after a Virtual Class With Michael Cox – MCX Training & Development supported by Waterford Skillnet Training was very relevant, delivered at a high standard

PACT – Week 1: Professional Development and Digital Literacy Status

19 December 201919 December 2019Accredited, DomainsPACT

This activity is based on a questionnaire designed to help reflect on the Professional Development (PD) activities already engaged with, and on digital literacy skills. Activity 1 involved completing a questionnaire and the courses on All

Reflection on articles

9 December 201930 September 2020Accredited, Domains, Knowledge, new learningreflective practice

The reflective process must be more than thinking about things as you drive home (Bassot, 2016). Reflective practice is about taking a deeper look, setting aside time to critically reflect on events. Bassot mentions a

My Professional Development Artefact

4 December 201914 October 2020Accredited, Digital Capacity, Domains, SelfEvidence-based, PACT

Week 3 – Activity 2: Digging into the PD Framework. A summary of the Teaching and Learning Domains and Elements from the PACT course 1.The SelfThe impact of personal values, perspectives or emotion and previous