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AIPM Self Directed Learning
Learning Vision
The AIPM Self Directed Learning Pathway (SDLP) is a journey designed for learners who would like to choose what they learn, how it can be learned and how to evaluate their own progress, allowing them to extend their professional knowledge with further research and study.
The mastery of professional knowledge has long been recognised as an attribute of leadership legitimacy and authenticity. Leaders who have pursued external self directed learning are often better equipped to identify and influence change within an organisational system.
The Ten Steps
One – Self
Identify an area of enquiry for professional development and identify your own knowledge gaps.
Two – Organisation
Identify how your organisation or profession would value from your increased mastery of this area of enquiry.
Three - Context
Identify the historical and changing boundaries of the professional / academic discussion relating to this area of enquiry.
Four – Experts
Identify the contemporary experts in this field.
Five – Design
Design a research collection and collation plan.
Six – Collect
Activate an online contemporary knowledge information feed.
Seven – Clarify
Create blocks of understanding, identifying importance and relationships between knowledge.
Eight – Challenge
Map the original premise of the area of enquiry and the progression of ideas over time. How does this progression continue to create new knowledge and perspectives.
Nine - Describe & Share
Prepare written (articles), presentations (conferences), demonstrations (TED talks) to articulate your understanding of the area of enquiry, its major narratives and arguments, and its possible impacts on your organisation.
Ten – Reflect
Review your personal learning journey, consider the personal and professional benefits, how can you encourage others to do the same.