At UoB people are calling PDP all sorts of things (some not very nice!) - but its concepts and benefits are increasingly taken seriously. These are integrated into what we have long called 'CRe8ing CRe8' - curriculum revision for 2008. CRe8 is currently being implemented, and we haven't explicitly rebranded PDP within it, but the 'SOARing to Success' approaches I've developed in my book are integral within CRe8 and the closest one might get to a rebranding of PDP here. Careers staff are building an online resource which is called My Success, and its four elements make up the acronym SOAR: MySelf, My Opportunities, My Aspirations and My Results.
I do know Ruth is familiar with this, but if you want to discuss any of this Sally, give me a call.
Arti
Arti Kumar
CETL Associate Director and National Teaching Fellow
>>> sally deller <[log in to unmask]> 04/23/09 5:05 PM >>>
I'd be interested in responses to this as we have a similar opinion.
The best so far that we've heard is a simple 'Life Plan'.....
Sally Deller
Student Resource Manager
Loughborough Students Union
01509 635000
www.lufbra.net
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Subject: [PDP] Rebranding PDP
Hello everyone
We are undertaking some research at the moment which looks like it might
confirm what we suspected which is that the elements of PDP are valued
but the acronym has a bad reputation. WE are thinking about relaunching
it as something else - but no firm ideas on what or how.
Has anyone else re-named their PDP? Has it worked? Has it made a
difference to perceptions? How did you go about deciding what the
rebrand would be?
Any ideas, information and / or tips welcome
Best wishes
Ruth
Ruth Lawton
University Teaching Fellow for Employability
Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
Birmingham City University
0121 331 5126
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