T​‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​he purpose of this activity is to evaluate your understan

T​‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​he purpose of this activity is to evaluate your understanding of the formal, informal and non-formal sources of learning and support within your learning ecosystem.
In this assessment item, you will visualise your Professional Learning Ecosystem and provide an explanation of its elements.
While you may have a clear understanding of your learning ecosystem in your head, it is important to be able to convert this information into a functional record. Having a record not only allows you to evaluate the nature and completeness of your understanding of your ecosystem, but it also allows you to re-engineer it as you move from a beginning professional (pre-graduation) to an established professional in employment.
1. Write and submit an explanation of learning and your Professional Learning Ecosystem (1500 – 2000 words)
You will need to do additional research to support your submission, in particular regarding the iss​‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​ues associated with learning and professional development.
Your submission must include:
Introduction
Including visualisation of your Professional Learning Ecosystem
How Learning works
An explanation of how learning is understood to work for people and professionals.
Sources of Learning in a contemporary business environment
An explanation of the difference between and varieties of formal, informal and non-formal sources of learning in a contemporary business environment.
My Professional Learning Ecoystem
An explanation of the elements of your Professional Learning Ecosystem, including but not limited to the following criteria
Formal Institutional Programs
Learning Networks
Resources
Experiences
My Plans for future development of my Professional Learning Ecosystem
A description of the next steps you will take with your Professional Learning Ecosystem and an explanation of why.
Reference List (Harvard​‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​)