PROFESSIONALISM

AND
TRANSFORMATIVE
EDUCATION
PROFESSIONALISM
-Is the conduct, behavior and attitude of someone in a work or business environment. Professionalism leads to workplace success, a strong professional reputation and a high level of work ethic and excellence.
5 WAYS TO SHOW PROFESSIONALISM IN THE WORKPLACE

1. Workplace rules and expectations.Even though you will likely have a supervisor managing over you in your job, you will
be expected to use self-management skills. Supervisors want employees who can work independently and manage
themselves so that they can focus on their own work.

Think about these workplace rules and expectations tips:

- Follow all workplace rules

- Complete all tasks and projects
- Understand what’s expected of you
2. Personal Responsibility
- Personal responsibility is critical to your success in the workplace.
Personal responsibility is the level of commitment you are willing to make
in setting and achieving your goals. In other words, personal responsibility
means being responsible for your actions, words and, ultimately, your
performance at work.

Think about these examples of personal responsibility:

- Admitting you made a mistake (and learning from it)

- Taking credit for successful projects
- Following-through on projects and tasks
3. Workplace Ethics
- Just as it is important to be ethical in everyday life, it is important to be ethical in the
workplace. Ethics are moral principles that help you decide between right and wrong. Ethics
are the unwritten rules that you refer to when figuring out how to make a good decision.

Think about these workplace ethics tips:

Always follow company policy and report anything that doesn’t follow policy
Ask for help if you’re not sure how to handle a situation
Your workplace and personal ethics may differ a little bit and that’s okay
4. Physical Appearance
- You only have 7 seconds to make a first impression one someone. Once someone has an
impression of you, it can be hard to change it. Your physical appearance is one of the biggest
factors that people consider when forming an impression of you. Even though physical
appearance is not the best way to judge a person’s character, it is human nature to form an
opinion based on what we see in front of us.

Think about these workplace physical appearance:

Always dress work appropriate

Maintain a high standard of personal hygiene
Remember when you’re at work that you represent your company
5. Language
- Language is an important aspect of communication whether you are
talking with a coworker in the privacy of your own office or to a customer.
Practice using language that is appropriate for the workplace in your
everyday conversations so that you get into the habit of sounding
professional.

Think about these workplace language tips:

Keep politics at home

Avoid swearing
Keep topics at work appropriate
TRANSFORMATIONAL EDUCATION / LEARNING
- is the process of deep, constructive, and meaningful learning that goes beyond
simple knowledge acquisition and supports critical ways in which learners
consciously make meaning of their lives.
WHY IS TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION /
LEARNING BEING IMPORTANT?
The transformative learning theory that can be especially important for older students to be able to
grasp new ideas and concepts. There are many ways that educators can introduce this kind of
learning into their classrom,including: Give students chances to learn about new perspectives.

Another way teachers can use transformative learning in the classroom is to give students
contrasting articles on a topic, and ask them their thoughts and insights on the different elements of
each article. This helps them to question their own understanding and move through the process of
learning. It can be frostered by asking open-ended questions to learners. This will promote critical-
thinking skills that will help learners relate new knowledge to their own life experiences. Examples
include the use of blogs and internal social tools for online discussions and responses to questions.

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