Introduction
The link below shows various interpretations of the term 'skill':
Interpretation and definitions of the term 'skills' (click to follow link)
From my understanding I believe a skill is a particular ability that you are able to do well and can be trained to learn this ability. From my past media products and in the future ones, I will acquire certain skills, one of the major ones that I mainly have learnt during my time studying for media being the technical skills. The other main skill I have acquired is the PLTS skills, this stands for personal learning and thinking skills, this divides up into the following skills, Teamwork, Creativity, Independant Enquiry, Reflective learning, Self-Managers and a Effective Participator. Here is a picture below that develops these PLTS skills:
The PLTS skills I feel I have developed or need to improve on in this next year of Media Studies:
Independent Enquirers
I feel that over this past year I have learnt the skills to research and explore into problems and issues I may have had and the topics and media influences I have had. Over this next year I hope to develop this skill by evaluating the research I will need to do and consult with my peers to seek an opinion and alternative approaches.
Creative Thinkers
From earlier media productions I have been able to develop my skills of being a creative thinker by generating ideas to make my preliminary task and to generate my opening sequence. I have devloped the way I brainstorm my creative ideas to connect them all together to show to my classmates. I hope to develop this skill by asking for feedback and evaluation on my work.
Reflective Learners
During my time doing Media Studies so far I have developed the ability to identify and address my strengths and weaknesses and to adapt my work to emphasise my strengths and minimise my weaknesses. My target is to set myself goals to achieve and to assess my work to reach these personal goals.
Team Workers
Before taking the Media Studies course I have always considered myself to be a team worker however this was advanced after taking the subject as I was able to take on responsibility within a team to meet the requirements of the course. Over the rest of the subject I intend to develop this further by providing feedback to the rest of my peers that is constructive.
Self Managers
My ability to self manage has improved over the past year as I have had to prioritise and impliment work in order to deliver my goals and targets. An example of this was completing filming and editing on time so that the next phase of work can be started on time and there was no slippage in the overall task.
Effective Participators
In order to complete the task it was vital that my team had to all pitch in together with no weak links within the team. I therefore consider myself to be an effective participator. In this next year I hope to develop this skill by influencing and negotiating with others to achieve my overall goal.
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