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thinking reflection

assumed knowledge

PDPpersonal development planning

PDP is a process not an outcome

what is a journal?

formatA4, 5, 6, 7, 8 pocket

phonei pad

a journal is a place for...Recording

thoughts, ideas, observations, things

Reflecting

to gain understanding

Analyzing

to further your learning

Concluding

setting out what you have thought about

what’s in it - actual?written notes

diagrams

drawings

sketches

what’s in it - ideas?personal insight

observations

questions

speculation

the work of others

contentraw

un-thought-out observations

recorded close to the action

think police note book

reflection

stuff you have thought about

connections

notes on the unexpected

questionswhat happened?

why did it happen?

what do I think about this?

what should I do as a result of this?

how do I do this?

how to use itwrite often

note down dates and times

write freely - without hesitation

write down stuff even if its not relevant

reflection

what is reflection?the image of looking at oneself in a mirror, suggested by the word, means that it has implications of being conscious of what one is doing.

what is reflection?reflection is studying one's own study methods as seriously as one studies the subject

and

thinking about a learning task after you have done it.

unless you do this, the task will almost certainly be wasted.

what is reflection?so

know yourself –

how do you work?

why are you doing what you are doing?

what is reflection?so

when do you work?where do you work?

time scale timelocation

how does this inform your working pattern / approach to work?

what is reflection?so

how do you think you work?

how do you actually work?

what is reflection?in any learning situation

you should

- participate actively during it

- reflect on it afterwards

- prepare for it beforehand

what is reflection?there are two types of reflection

- reflection-in-action

(thinking on your feet)

- reflection-on-action (retrospective thinking).

what is reflection?

reflection is a process of reviewing an experience of practice in order to describe, analyse, evaluate and so inform learning about practice

what is reflection?

what is reflection?the reflective student thinks about their own experience of studying

and then decides what changes of approach might be most suitable.

so

reflective writing process

• Think of an interaction, event or episode that you have experienced since you started the course.

reflective writing process

• Describe what happened

reflective writing process

• What was your role?

reflective writing process

• What feelings and perceptions surrounded the experience?

reflective writing process

• How would you explain the situation to someone else?

reflective writing process

• What might this experience mean in the context of your course?

reflective writing process

• What other perspectives, theories or concepts could be applied to the situation?

reading textiles

Form - describe what you see

Colour schemeOne colour or dominantPrinciple shapesTexturesVariety or unity of TexturesArrangement of the elements in the workRelationship to Content

Process - how it became

What materialsProcesses and techniquesHow was the work madeWith whatWhat tools How and where was the work begun What skills were used

Context - extending beyond the physical

What is the work aboutWhat is its subject matterOvert Vehicle for social religious moral political concernsObserved directly remembered imaginedRepresentational or distortedWhySuperficial or hidden meanings

Mood - bringing yourself into the picture - empathy

How does the work affect you Does it relate to a mood feeling or emotion you have experiencedArtists/designers feeling during the making of the workQuiet/noisy happy/sad

what is your connection to these images?

• Describe what you see

• Consider what you think about it

• How could this inform your work?

• What is the next thing to do?