Over the last couple of weeks, everyone knows the world has changed significantly, and the effect of the coronavirus on my placement has been huge.
Almost two weeks ago now, I was informed by my mentor Craig that schools in the Stirling area were no longer accepting external visitors. Due to the nature of my placement, this effectively completely cancelled all my further volunteering opportunities with Active Schools. I was disappointed this was the case because despite initially being extremely nervous before starting my placement, I felt as if I had really grown into the role and started to feel more and more confident delivering the sessions to the kids. I also felt that Craig was trusting me to come up with elements of the sessions myself which I was really pleased with.
Since the sessions have been cancelled my mentor Craig informed me that Romie was happy for him to sign off my placement opportunities which I was very grateful for. I felt like although the placement was cut short, I learnt a lot in that short period of time, and it was extremely valuable experience for my future career prospects.
After placement was cancelled my attention switched to preparing my presentation for the module. I had already started to create my PowerPoint before the news that we would not physically be presenting to the class. This didn’t create any issues however as the slide are merely a prompt and visual aid. I enjoyed the process of creating and then recording the PowerPoint, it was something a bit different and I preferred this method as opposed to presenting in front of an audience as I am usually overcome with nerves.
I have had to use voice recording a couple of previous modules, so I was used to recording audio and listening to the sound of my own voice which very few people like. I found this process relatively simple, despite having to rerecord sections over and over again if I wasn’t happy with them. In terms of the content, I was careful to ensure I covered all the aspects of the marking criteria and feel like I did this well throughout, giving detail about my placement opportunities, as well as reflecting on my personal development.
Hopefully everyone can keep safe in the next couple of months and this crisis can pass as quickly as possible.
It is good that you were able to take away skills from your placement even though it was cut short. – Ellis
good to see that you were able to develop more self confidence over the weeks in your placement.
So good to see how you have developed your skills – shannon