Mirror Mirror on the wall ...

After session 3, I have begun to take reflection in and use it to my advantage.  During a practical session I joint lead this week, I used reflective practice towards the students. From my experience with reflective work, I have begun to reflect on how I have taught and handled the session by keeping a reflective diary. In the sense of a ‘reflective diary’ they are bullet points about how the session was set out, notes on students/ session and how I felt after the session was over.  Again I came back to looking at the same study by Faull and Cropley (2009) because I found it echoed how reflective practice has benefited and changed my opinion towards the importance of using reflection.the study looked at reflective learning with a case study of a senior level triathlete. The individual was introduced to reflective practice during a 30-day training camp, the athlete was asked to maintain a reflective diary in order to keep notes of how he felt during and after the sessio...

At the start of session 2 of Facilitating Student Learning, we reflected on the last and very first FSL session. We discussed why the tutors leaving the room was so important and effective. By leaving the room, it made us talk to each other and find out about one and others interests also why we have here. This activity allowed us to bond with each other through conversation. Taking this into a teaching environment would be beneficial, especially working with a new intake of first year students as this will make them talk to each other. By doing this it will make them bond and feel comfortable within the new, foreign environment. This will create a cohort identity in a safe environment for them to learn and engage in. I plan on using this style of task work in my teaching to help make the student feel like they are in the right place where they can freely talk and take ownership of their learning alongside each other and with me as their teacher.   Reflective practice wit...