using reflection for cpd - jan shine, paullus consultancy
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Managing Your Career:Using reflection for
professional development
Managing Yourself, Managing Others, Managing Your CareerLondon29 May 2014
Jan ShinePaullus ConsultancyAUA CPD Consultant
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Objectives of the session
At the end of the session participants will:
• have greater understanding of reflection for personal and professional development and its benefits
• have considered a model of reflection and ways to incorporate reflection into their everyday professional practice
• have practised using some relevant tools
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Your thoughts
Discuss in groups:
What is meant by ‘reflection’ in this context?
What are the benefits of using reflection to enhance professional practice?
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What is reflection?
Biggs, 1999
Resilience, resourcefulness
and reflection are the three key conditions for
lifelong learningClaxton, 1999
Systematic, critical and creative thinking about action with the intention of understanding its roots and processes
Fish and Twinn, 1997
Thoughtful deliberationTickle, 1994
Learning from experienceSpalding, 1998
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Reflection ....
…. is a purposeful thought activity that
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Exercise
Reflect on the workshop you attended before this one.Using the development event reflection form note: key ideas specific insights questions raised implications for professional practice
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Different types of reflection
Reflection in actionThinking about what you are doing whilst you are doing it
•Stimulated by the unexpected in the moment
•‘Thinking on your feet’
•Redesign what you are doing whilst you are doing it
Reflection on actionThinking about what you did after the event
•Retrospective contemplation
•Clarifying the meanings of experiences
•Redesign what you do in the future
Reflection before actionPlanning what you are going to do before the event
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during
Doing
afterReflecting
Reflection cycle
before
Planning
Goal setting Captions/journals
Metacognition: change over time
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The three stages of reflection on action
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What to reflect on
Meaningful positive or negative experiences, for example:•An event that highlighted the value of particular skills, knowledge and/or behaviour•An event that had unexpected outcomes•An event that went particularly well•An event that frustrated you•An event where you wanted to improve your knowledge•An event that made you happy, sad, distressed or created a moral dilemma
Focus on positives and negatives in every reflection
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Tools to guide and capture your reflections
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Gibbs model of reflection
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Think of an experience that led to significant personal and professional development.
Using the Gibbs model of reflection, briefly describe this experience to your partner
Your experiences
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Tips for effective reflection ……
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Putting it into practice!
Personal reflection time:
What has been the value of this workshop for you?new learningideas that resonatedquestionsnext steps
.... note your thoughts on the reflection sheet
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Thank you
for your contribution
to this session
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