Exploring Models of Reflective Practice Shelley Tracey 6th September 2010

Outline of session 2. Queen’s University model 1. Models of reflective practice 2. Queen’s University model 3. Sharing models of reflective practice 4. Exploring reflective practice using creative approaches 5. Developing a European model for reflective practice 6. Looking ahead to the rest of the seminar

Models of reflective practice 1. Donald Schön: the reflective practitioner Reflection in action - during practice Reflection on action – after practice

Learning cycle (Kolb)

http://www.ldu.leeds.ac.uk/ldu/sddu_multimedia/kolb/kolb_flash.htm

Stephen Brookfield: 4 lenses through which to reflect on our practice autobiographies as teachers and learners Our students’ eyes Our colleagues’ experiences Theoretical literature context

Stephen Brookfield “Reflective teachers .... investigate the hidden dimensions of their practice and become aware of the omnipresence of power.”

Teacher Education: Reflection “the development of more complex models of reflection, related to purpose, which take greater cognisance of existing knowledge from other disciplines, particularly those aspects of psychology concerned with cognitive processes including problem-finding, insight, wisdom, creativity” Leitch and Day (2000: 186-187)

Modes of reflection: Individual and collective verbal and non-verbal process and product

"It is not the answers that show us the way, but the questions." Rainer Maria Rilke

Images of reflection

Processes of reflection Thinking Discussion Critical reflection Writing Drawing Imagining Meditating Dreaming Visualising

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE: MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES MODEL inclusive of peers, learners, different approaches engaging learners understanding and enhancing motivations for learning collaborative model; combination of individual and group learning processes, peer learning

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE: MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES MODEL 5. uses a range of methodologies, incorporating creative methods 6. recognises that learning requires opportunities to question, explore, play, challenge, synthesise ideas 7. incorporates reflection on the learning process (tutors and learners; individual and collective)

Sharing models of reflective practice

Creative approaches to reflection Create opportunities for teachers to reflect and self-direct (Leitch, 2008, p. 150) Enable teachers to draw on their skills and strengths Incorporate different types of learners and learning styles

Literacy Travellers’ Tree (2007)

Using creative approaches for reflection

Acrostic poem

Multiliteracies

Explore models of reflective practice, using creative methods

5. Developing a European model for reflective practice

6. Looking ahead to the rest of the seminar