Encouraging Professional Identity formation in learners
Start time
September 29, 2021 08:00 AM
End time
September 29, 2021 09:00 AM
Presented By
The Drake Institute
Location
Stillman 115 and CarmenZoom
Workshop Worth
1
Description
Professional identity impacts career choices, ongoing education, and well being. Identity formation involves a complex network of social interaction, role models and mentors, experiential learning and knowledge acquisition. Professional identity formation encourages learners to “think, act, and feel like a professional.”
Experts on this topic propose that a principal goal of professional education is the development of a professional identity and that educational strategies can support this objective. During this interactive workshop, participants will learn about the theories guiding identify work and hear from a panel of experienced colleagues about strategies to encouraging professional identity formation.
Experts on this topic propose that a principal goal of professional education is the development of a professional identity and that educational strategies can support this objective. During this interactive workshop, participants will learn about the theories guiding identify work and hear from a panel of experienced colleagues about strategies to encouraging professional identity formation.
Following this session, participants will be able to
- Define professional identity formation and its value as a curricular outcome.
- Discuss the process of identity formation and factors that influence professional identity.
- Develop strategies for encouraging the PIF of learners.
If you have registered for this event, or are on the waitlist and require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate, please contact drakeinstitute@osu.edu. Requests should be made at least two weeks prior to the event, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.
All members of the university community are welcome in Drake Institute activities, programs, services, and employment —regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, military status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other bases under the law.
Institute for Teaching and Learning programming is offered in accordance with university guidelines associated with in-person and remote activities. The Institute will inform registrants of delivery modifications should those guidelines change.
RSVP for the workshop with the CLSE here as well as at the event webpage linked above.
Following the workshop, email Erica Szeyller.1 to confirm your attendance for the full event time. If you were not able to attend the full event, email Erica Szeyller.1 to discuss the possibility of 5001 course points.
