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Developing a reflective approach?

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Critical reading.

is important as a precursor to critical writing.

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Session Aims:

To develop skills of reflection

To recognise and challenge our initial

assumptions

To help you develop a Personal Learning

Network (PLN)

To set expectations for Learning Network

Groups (LNG)

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Describe

In pairs describe what you have just seen.

What was happening? (Event, participants, actions

etc)

Describe the situation without any personal

interpretation.

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Reflect

Discuss with your partner your

interpretations of what you have seen.

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Moving beyond our initial

response

How can you challenge your initial

assumptions?

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How would you develop your

understanding of the issuesraised?

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This is reflection

How could you define the activity of

reflection?

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What do we mean by reflection?

the capacity to reflect on action so as to

engage in a process of continuous learning(Schn 1983)

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Why reflect?

We reflect in order to: Consider the process of our own learning a process of metacognition

Critically review something - our own behaviour, that of others or the

product of behaviour (e.g. an essay, book, painting etc.)

Build theory from observations: we draw theory from generalisations -

sometimes in practical situations, sometimes in thoughts or a mixture ofthe two

Engage in personal or self development

Make decisions or resolve uncertainty ...

Empower or emancipate ourselves as individuals (and then it is close to

self-development) or to empower/emancipate ourselves within the

context of our social groups.

(Moon 1999 pp23)

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Gibbs Reflective Cycle

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Reflect on your approach to learning

since starting the course

How successful has you approach to learning been so

far?

What needs to change?

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Personal learning networks for

teachers

http://www.theslate.org/2013/10/a-video-i-made-about-personal-learning-networks-for-teachers/

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What are the expectations for

the Learning Network Groups? Work in groups of 4

Some weeks you will be required to meet as a

group and on other weeks you will need to

support each other virtually.

Ensure you take a proactive role in engaging

with the group tasks

Look ahead at the LNG requirements for eachweek

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What are the necessary skills for

effective group work?

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Independent tasks for next week

Look atASK guide to group

workhttp://www.brighton.ac.uk/ask/undergraduates/essays-and-assignments/group-work/

Watch Collaborative learning - Dylan Wiliamhttp://www.journeytoexcellence.org.uk/videos/expertspeakers/collaborativelearningdylanwiliam.asp

Sign up for a Twitter account (if you dont already have one) and follow 20people who have an interest in education/learning (e.g. teachers, lecturers, education

journalists).

http://www.brighton.ac.uk/ask/undergraduates/essays-and-assignments/group-work/http://www.brighton.ac.uk/ask/undergraduates/essays-and-assignments/group-work/http://www.journeytoexcellence.org.uk/videos/expertspeakers/collaborativelearningdylanwiliam.asphttp://www.journeytoexcellence.org.uk/videos/expertspeakers/collaborativelearningdylanwiliam.asphttp://www.brighton.ac.uk/ask/undergraduates/essays-and-assignments/group-work/http://www.brighton.ac.uk/ask/undergraduates/essays-and-assignments/group-work/http://www.brighton.ac.uk/ask/undergraduates/essays-and-assignments/group-work/http://www.brighton.ac.uk/ask/undergraduates/essays-and-assignments/group-work/http://www.brighton.ac.uk/ask/undergraduates/essays-and-assignments/group-work/http://www.brighton.ac.uk/ask/undergraduates/essays-and-assignments/group-work/http://www.brighton.ac.uk/ask/undergraduates/essays-and-assignments/group-work/http://www.brighton.ac.uk/ask/undergraduates/essays-and-assignments/group-work/

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LNG tasks for next week

Meet as a groupand share your experiences of using Twitter and

other social media tools to support your learning.

Drawing upon the reading, discuss and agree on ten steps to

effective group work. Prepare an artefact (anything but PowerPoint) to

help you present your ideas in just 2 minutes next week.