the e-flective practitioner blogs and educating

the guru: Donald Schon the idea: the reflective practitioner

the practicum

‘ The practicum is a virtual world , relatively free of the pressures, distractions, and risks of the real one, to which, nevertheless it refers. It stands in the intermediate space between the practice world, the ‘lay world’ of ordinary life , and the esoteric world of the academy ’ Schon, 1987, p37

‘ The practicum is a virtual world , relatively free of the pressures, distractions, and risks of the real one, to which, nevertheless it refers. It stands in the intermediate space between the practice world, the ‘lay world’ of ordinary life , and the esoteric world of the academy ’ Schon, 1987, p37

communities of practice what is the practicum about?

problem solving

experimentation

coaching

building the repertoire

why reflect?

‘ Reflection is an important human activity in which people recapture their experience , think about it, mull it over and evaluate it. It is this working with experience that is important in learning .’ Boud, Cohen and Walker 1985

where have I been?

where am I now?

where am I going?

reflection- on -action

reflection- in- action

reflection- before -action

why blog?

the industry is doing it

to upload from download culture shift

building a collaborative learning community

blogs and educating the eflective practitioner why do they work?

map the learning journey

real time

personal expression

whole person view

rich media links images video

mashable tagged searchable archive

portable easy to access

dialogue

playful emotional

interaction with an audience

peer group feedback

blog buddies small groups commit to read & comment on each others blogs

connected knowledge all this makes for

learning how learners learn

deep reflection

articulating experience into learning

blog reflection absorption field testing experience practice adding to the repertoire new concepts the eflective learning cloud

privacy who sees it? ll self disclosure netiquette ethics

private public vs

professional not confessional

assessment

assess process not product

‘ the assessment of secondary material is usually the preferable choice ’ Moon 2006

issues? quality language staff time access points

benefits group identity collaborative community document workflow online workbook ‘ warts and all’ reflective analysis organise thoughts

‘ The blogs are brilliant , it is great to read what everyone is doing, quite addictive , and I must start to write more on mine..’ extract from student blog

conclusions inside view insight informal feedback authentic archive always on

mapping the journey connected knowing process not product real time collaboration deep insights professional not confessional final thoughts

‘ Harry stared at the stone basin. The contents had returned to their original silvery white state, swirling and rippling beneath his gaze. “What is it?” Harry asked shakily. “This? It is called a pensieve”, said Dumbledore. “I sometimes find - and I am sure that you know the feeling - that I simply have too many thoughts and memories crammed into my mind.” “Er”, said Harry, who couldn’t truthfully say that he had ever felt anything of the sort. “At these times”, said Dumbledore, indicating the stone basin, “I use the pensieve. One simply siphons the excess thoughts from one’s mind, pours them into the basin, and examines them at one’s leisure. It becomes easier to spot patterns and links, you understand, when they are in this form”’. Harry Potter, Rowling, 2000

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