Reflective Practice

Reflective Practice

5 Task ♦ Determining the Project Focus ♦ Collecting Data ♦ Reflecting on the Data ♦ Sharing the Results ♦ Linking to Professional Development

1-Project ♦ Small ♦ Common theme ♦ Reflection ♦ Dialogue with colleagues ♦ Online discussion groups

2-Collecting Data ♦ quantitative, qualitative ♦ questionnaires, ♦ interviews, ♦ observations

3-Reflecting on the Data ♦ how we arrive at results. ♦ more data or interpret the results

4-Sharing the Results ♦ Presentation/discussion for interested

parties ♦ Written report ♦ Student focus group ♦ Posting online (link to examples) ♦ Publication in a scholarly journal

5-Linking to Professional Development ♦ Taking courses or workshops ♦ Planning future research ♦ Encouraging others to look into the topic ♦ Looking for conferences or sessions which

address the issue

Benefits ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

Helps us take informed action Develops a rationale for our practice Avoids self-laceration Grounds us emotionally Increases our students' trust Promotes professional pride If we do not analyze our own teaching, others may, on their terms ♦ Teaching becomes easier and more rewarding ♦ It is a natural extension of our professional development