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My last semester of my Tertiary Teaching Cert is on a roll this week. Subject EDU8702 is underway, Scholarship in Higher Education: Reflection and Evaluation As this course is by distance ed. my colleagues and I spend a lot of time on the Forums. Introducing ourselves to others in the class was an opportunity to [...]

Writing Through Life is a gem of a site for Reflective Writing insights and resources. Explore Amber’s series of posts about making sense of life through telling your stories. Art, writing and memoirs are some of the forms of storytelling that Amber uses to guide you through your reflections. This is a boon to students! [...]

Reflective writing is a critical skill for you the student to practice and refine whilst at uni/college. Why? Well a great deal of your academic career involves thinking, and thinking about thinking. What are you reading at the moment? Why? How many opinions are there on the topic you are reading about? Which do you [...]

Just a quick note to give a shout out for Sid Savara’s FREE pdf download and course newsletter, Personal Development 101. Sid has written as easy to read article, How to Create Your Personal Development Plan that is a boon for students like you to get or maintain direction with your studies. There is even [...]

I am now moving onto Biggs’ (2001) level 3 teaching theory~ tho first to note my mood which I have been neglecting in a couple of the previous posts. Mood: Happy~ because it is raining and so not humid! Student-focused Teaching that leads to learning (teach to fish) What a student does = learning; not [...]

Returning to the Biggs (2001) reading, The reflective institution: Assuring and enhancing the quality of teaching and learning, I will now reflect on my notes for Level 2 of his teaching theory: What the teacher does… Transmission model (mug-and-jug; “I’m the expert”) Teacher-focused Complex knoweldge structures Skillful teacher –> Outcomes Retrospective QA Teacher awards Means [...]

The introduction in my course notes suggests that I create a concept map for my Teaching Event in Week 4. Stay tuned to see how mine turns out~to be sure there will be glitter! I am still reading the paper by Biggs (2002) and Quality Assurance within educational institutions. It is a Week 1 reading, [...]

Whenever one is writing/dancing/expressing their critical review, it is a good idea to note your mood. Just helps you later to put into context the tone and content of what you say. My mood right now is: Overtired~ Humidity + Heat of tarmac + Busy day = Losing it! My core class has so much [...]

How excitement! Started my online Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching and Learning this week through USQ. Most of my coursework is centred around critical reflective practices. These posts of critical reflection of my learning experiences have a twofold purpose: 1. To become aware of how I engage with materials to develop as a professional. 2. [...]

Image by Le Fish via Flickr A neat site with reflective writing tips can be found here with Jenny Moon Related articles by Zemanta Lives, Reflected (taylordavidson.com) Reflections on Reflective Writing Assingments (psipsychologytutor.org) Example of a Reflective Essay: Communication Assessment (psipsychologytutor.org) mother/daughter journaling (beyondjustmom.com)

Image by F.L.Y via Flickr Here is my first Podcast about Reflective Writing  in all its glory, with throat clearing and Freudian slips…enjoy Download from Uploading.com [Podcast] What is your reflective essay topic? Related articles by Zemanta Next Photolegal podcast to focus on photojournalism (blogs.journalism.co.uk)

Image by David Durán Trejo via Flickr I have discovered an interesting writer. He/She…? (Oronte Churm) reflects on the nature of research, claiming the process to be, “Something there is that doesn’t love easy knowledge. Yoda insights aside~ the tale told is serendipic and meaningful to a student in higher ed because it provides a [...]

Image by AFP/Getty Images via Daylife Example of reflective writing: An employee’s  point-of-view (Char Paul, 2009) Example of writing and analysing an interview for Narrative Family Therapy (Char, 2009) Reflective journaling for students transitioning from KS2 to KS3 (Char Paul, 2009)