This document discusses reflective practice and learning. It provides information on keeping professional journals, utilizing elements of reflective journaling to develop skills, practicing critical reflection as learners and workers, and how reflection can help bridge theory and practice, deal with ambiguity and change, lead to critical awareness, and allow for analyzing why mistakes happen. Reflection is presented as an important part of learning that can empower individuals and illuminate their understanding.

1. Reflective PracticeIn our community of practice

2. Something to start us thinking!IQ is a reliable indicator of learning abilityReflectiveness is a critical element in learningTeaching adults is the same as teaching childrenLearning on-the-job is the best way of learning

3. Why keep professional journals?

5. What does our pre-reading tell us?Descriptive, reflective & analytical elements of journaling

6. Reflective summary

7. How can we utilise the elements of reflective journaling to develop our skills as professional workers? Our own professional journeyPersonal wikis: A place to practise becoming critically reflective learners.

8. Discussion Threads: A place to practise being critically reflective workers

9. Reflecting on Discussion threads

10. Why does Reflective Learning matter?

11. Reflective Learning

12. Reflective LearningWhat does it mean to you?

13. Reflective Learning: QuestioningWHO SAYS SO? IN WHOSE INTEREST? WHY? WHAT’S MISSING?WHAT IF? accuracy logic depth fairness credibility intellectual clarity

14. Reflective Learning: Bridging§ Reflection can help to bridge the gap between theory and practicehttp://webcampus.drexelmed.edu/CommunityExperience/

15. Reflective Learning: IncorporatingI’ve started to incorporate reflective practice into my work…I’m now much more aware of what’s working and whether things need to be changed.

16. Reflective Learning: Sustaining§ Reflection can help deal with ambiguity, stress and changehttp://www.sussex.ac.uk/elearning/splash.php

17. Reflective Learning: EmpoweringA person with strong critical thinking skills can be described as self-directed,self-monitoredand self-disciplined.http://www.yourdictionary.com/dictionary-articles/define-critical-thinking.html

18. Reflective Learning: Illuminating§ Reflection leads to critical awarenesshttp://aidanoconnor.wordpress.com/

19. Reflective Learning: AnalysingYou know when you’ve done something wrong but before I would have been looking for how to put it right straight away – I’d have gone for the quick fix…Now I look at why it went wrong, I analyse it more.http://www.yourdictionary.com/dictionary-articles/define-critical-thinking.html

20. Reflective Learning: ApplyingWhat is one idea/activity you will put into practice after this session?http://reflectivelearners.blogspot.com/