Coming up to a half year and it’s time to review my (personal) professional development plan. The professional development plan is a document just for me. Something ‘on paper’ that guides decision making and charts my progress. I review my professional development plan every six months. And my professional development...
Looking back over the past year, my most popular posts here on Flight Path have centred on professional development planning and creating your own learning environments – all geared towards continuous learning and moving the career forward. Here are five posts that may help you get your next year off...
Last week I was kindly invited to deliver a presentation to TAFE Library staff about developing a personal professional development (PD) plan. I’m no expert, but developed a PD plan as part of my ePortfolio requirements in my LIS Masters course. I was happy to help out and aimed to...
Navigating a career path and coming up with a flight plan can be difficult for those new to the information professions. There are many possibilities and even more ways to get there. My last couple of blog posts have focused on career planning for newbies. I’m by no means an...
Following my last blog post about how a personal professional development plan can assist LIS newbies with discussing career aspirations, I got to thinking about another valuable activity (completed as part of my Masters ePortfolio) that has assisted me with gaining a sense of direction. So while I’m on the...
The New Year is both a time for reflection as well as for planning. At the moment, I’m going through a process of putting together a ‘Performance and Development Plan’ for my work role. I’m sure that on some level, others are doing the same. For a newbie to the...
