Internet Resources and other References for Educational Supervision in Health and Social Care. This is a comprehensive list of useful websites and resource on educational learning

A GPs Two Minute Guide to Evaluating Learning : What is Evaluation? Evaluation allows us to examine the value, to ourselves and others, of the work in our completed PDP

Trainer needs assessment: As a Trainer, what are your strengths and weaknesses, what are you good at and what not so good at

The Johari Window model:  Effective learning is facilitated by good interpersonal communication. The Johari window model focuses on the balance of these exchanges between the parties.

Characteristics of Adult Learners: Brookfield identified six main characteristics of adult learners.

Bloom's Taxonomy Work on the cognitive domain was completed in 1956 and is commonly referred to as Bloom's Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain. It goes through the steps in which knowledge is acquired leading to an understanding behind the knowledge and shows how learning progresses to higher levels of understanding

Child versus adult learning: Trainees appear to be in a transitional state from child to adult and from course-oriented working patterns to self-directed continuing learning. Mismanagement of the transition can inhibit the emergence of suitable continuing learning patterns, with long-term consequences for the new GP's career.

Providing feedback  Formative assessment can only be used to help the Registrar to improve if the teacher gives feedback on performance. This is easy when things go well and minor points are made, but teachers often find it difficult where major deficiencies have been exposed

How to give feedback. This is another one page outline as to how to go about giving feedback. It complements the comments above and benefits from reading together with the previous paper