3.5 Learning through experience

4. Resources for participants: Online access to the external materials detailed below.

5. External/Additional material:

All level: Gilad Chen and team New General Self Efficacy Scale: https://sparqtools.org/mobility-measure/newgeneral-self-efficacy-scale/

Basic level: Big5 personality test: https://www.truity.com/test/bigfive-personality-test Cattell 16 personality factor test: https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/16PF.php

Intermediate level: https://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/42practical-ways-to-improve-yourself.html https://www.betterup.com/blog/personaldevelopment

Advanced level: Personal brand building: https://personalbrand.com/13-essential-toolsbuilding-personal-brand/

1. Module Overview

a. Main competence: Self-Awareness and Self Efficacy b. Additional competence(s) covered by the module: Motivation and Perseverance c. Learning

Outcomes: - Participants will identify their personal goals, and their strengths and weaknesses in regard to this goal (basic). - Participants will evaluate and reflect on their strengths and weaknesses and will be able to identify the necessary changes in response to new opportunities (intermediate).

- Participants will be able to use their personal strengths and achievements to inspire others in their personal development (advanced). d. Target Group: Suitable for business trainers and educators e. Proficiency level: Suitable for all proficiency levels f. Workload (virtual

ECTS):

g. Assessment:

h. Format: - offline / online - mediated individual task, ~15 participants - 1 instructor / 15 participant - 3 sessions (3 steps): Intro about selfawareness (60 min); participant task (120 min); evaluation (30 min)

2. Instructor Manual (Learning Path): The module is based on the development of selfawareness, but in different ways for different proficiency levels.

STEP 1: What is self-efficacy

Each level starts with a discussion of the importance of self-awareness and self-efficacy in general and the related literature (background material is available in the resources section below).

STEP 2: TASK for the participants

Basic level: WHO AM I? - At this level, the aim of the training is for the participant to become aware of his/her own identity and to reach a basic level of self-awareness - Outcome of the task: compilation of a "Selfawareness report" by the participants. My strengths; my weaknesses; my ideal self; my goals; my fears - Method utilised to compile the self-awareness report:

(1) Self-awareness tests (see point 5 below)

Intermediate level: HOW CAN I GET BETTER? - At this level, the aim of the training is to explore the participants' personal development pathways. - The outcome of the exercise is the creation of a "Self-improvement journey" by the participants. In this, the following details are elaborated: What do I need to change to reach my goals; Who can I follow (role-models); How can I change my everyday routine - Methods utilised to compile the self-improvement journey: (1) Listing your previous successes (as benchmarks) (2) Role-model collection (collecting inspiring personalities) (3) Listening to inspirational & motivational talks

Advanced level: HOW CAN I INSPIRE OTHERS? - At this level, the aim of the training is to expand the personalities of the participants to inspire others - Outcome of the exercise: the creation of a "Personal branding action plan" by the participants containing the followings: What are my unique values that I would like to show to the public; How can I manage my personal representation (social media); What is the message that I would like to be associated with; How can I bring this message to the public - Methods utilised to compile Personal branding action plan: (5) Personal social media accounts evaluation & harmonization (6) Personal social media content generation (videos, talks, etc.)

3. Resource (materials)

for educators and business trainers:

STEP 3: Evaluation and presentation Each level ends with a moderated discussion of the results. It can be done in a written form or personally also.

Resources for the introduction – What is selfefficacy:

- Bandura, A. (1997). Self-efficacy. The exercise of control. New York: W.H. Freeman and Company. Emory University, Division of Educational Studies, Information on SelfEfficacy: A Community of Scholars. - Chen, G., Gully, S. M., & Eden, D. (2001). Validation of a new general self-efficacy scale. Organizational Research Methods, 4(1), 6283. - Margolis, H., & McCabe, P. (2006). Improving Self-Efficacy and Motivation: What to Do, What to Say. Intervention in School and Clinic, 41(4), 218-227. Scherbaum, C. A., Cohen-Charash, Y., & Kern, M. J. (2006). Measuring general self-efficacy: A comparison of three measures using item response theory. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 66(6), 1047-1063. 4. Resources for participants: Online access to the external materials detailed below.

5. External/Additional material:

All level: Gilad Chen and team New General Self Efficacy Scale: https://sparqtools.org/mobilitymeasure/new-general-self-efficacy-scale/

Basic level: Big5 personality test: https://www.truity.com/test/big-five-personality-test Cattell 16 personality factor test: https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/16PF.php

Intermediate level: https://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/42practical-ways-to-improve-yourself.html https://www.betterup.com/blog/personaldevelopment

Advanced level: Personal brand building: https://personalbrand.com/13-essential-toolsbuilding-personal-brand/

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