University of CrawfordBurg

1. University of CrawfordBurg UNIT 2: Development of Work Plans Programme: • Masters Degree in Education Tazh. Craw. January, 2013

2. Objectives • To demonstrate an understanding of work plan • To develop an example of a work plan at the end of the module. • To be able to link an individual’s (teacher) work plan with that of the institution. • To note the Instructional Design Models of Development as a key component for developing work plan to execute course deliveries. • To identify the key domain of learning how to develop a work plan, and the approaches and theories that are most applicable.

3. Questions • What is your understanding of Work Plan? • What is the relevance or purpose of a work plan to an individual and his/her organization • What are some of the tenets or principles of a Work Plan? • What (if any) is the difference between a work plan and a job description?

4. What is Work Plan? • This is similar to carrying out your daily activities in a structured manner. • Set your goals/objectives • Prioritize your work load • Put matters in place to meet the goals/objectives and targets within or before the stipulated time-frame. • Note your expected outcome (purchase groceries, do laundry, etc.) Eg Planning your weekend: going to the supermarket, the market, other stores, house chores, etc.

5. What is Work Plan? Cont’d… • Organisational and individual • A plan of action • Informs the Operational Plan (macro perspective) • Informs needs assessment and analysis, and gap analysis • Enables Evaluation of performance, monitoring and Implementation and placement decisions • Kirkpatrick Model would be best assessing performance of individual and organization • Annual/Fiscal targets (Education Sector – GoJ) • The breakdown of a job description

6. What is a Work Plan? con’t…. • Consonant with the organisation’s modus operandi • Mission • Vision • Values • Core competencies • Priorities • Roll-over activities (justification for non-achievement required)

7. Steps to Creating a Work Plan • Describe key issues • Set goals/objectives • Identify key strategies • Note key players • Note resources required • State who is responsible for what task • Note timeline • Note performance indicators Source: Government of Nova Scotial. http://novascotia.ca/psc/pdf/employeeCentre/recognition/toolkit/step4/Create_a_Work_Plan.pdf

8. Key domain of learning and the approaches and theories re development of work plan • Convergent • Benjamin Bloom’s Influential Toxonomy (Cognitive and Affective Domains) • Michael Knowles Adult Learning Theory (Self-concept and motivation, experience, readiness, orientation) • Constructivism Theory (given its problem-solving technique) • Pragmatism (links practice with theory) • Scaffolding (building concepts pre and during review) • Brainstorming. • Deductive

9. THANK YOU DISCUSSION/QUESTIONS?