building on the evidence of reflective practice lilly 2010
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Using Digital Media to Enhance Reflective Learning
Teresa J. Carter, EdDTeresa J. Carter, EdDElizabeth Marlowe, MEdElizabeth Marlowe, MEd
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia Commonwealth University
2010 Lilly Conference2010 Lilly Conference
School of Education
Educator as Critically Reflective Practitioner
What strategies do you use to engage learners in reflective practice?
Journal writingEnd-of-course reflective essaysBlogs as reflective learning journalsBlogs as reflective learning journalsDigital storytelling Digital storytelling
What do we mean by “reflective practice?”
Stephen Brookfield’s concept of
critical reflection
David Boud’s ideas about reflective learning through writing
Donald Schön’s concepts• Reflection-on-
action • Reflection-in-
action
How do blogs (weblogs) work as reflective learning journals?
Practices to Enhance Student Blogging
Explain the “WHY” for engaging in
reflective practice
Explain the “HOW” of reflective practice with a blog
Create some structure:
Model the process with your own blog!
How do Digital Stories
Contribute to Reflective Learning?
Steps in the Digital Storytelling ProcessFirst, write the story –
aim for 300 wordsShare the story orally in
a story circle with peersContinue to refine and
reduce the story to its key elements; peer feedback helps
Create a storyboardRemember, it’s an
iterative process
Search free digital media sites for photos licensed under the Creative Commons for remixing and Attribution/ Share Alike
Choose music to create tone and set the emotion of the story
Download Microsoft Photostory 3 and begin to arrange photos, music, transitions, and narration to create the desired effect
Photostory saves work as a movie file; can upload to YouTube
Steps in the Digital Storytelling Process
What is the Creative Commons?A San Francisco non-
profit organization founded in 2002 that has developed several copyright licenses that are free to the public, designed to expand the range of creative works for others to build upon
In Conclusion, Reflective Practice … Builds on substantial evidence from the literature
Engages students in deeper-level learning from experience
Can challenge taken-for-granted assumptions
Requires time –to provide feedback, to create assignments, to model
Generates social learning when carried out in a supportive community of student bloggers
Can be more creative and emotionally expressive when learners are engaged in digital storytelling
References for this presentationBoud, D. (2001, Summer). Using journal writing to enhance reflective practice. New Directions for
Adult and Continuing Education, 90, 9-17.
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Brookfield, S. D. (1995). Becoming a critically reflective teacher. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Brookfield, S. D. (1997, Fall). Accessing critical thinking. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 74, 17-29.
Carter, T. J. (2010, in press). Blogging as reflective practice in the graduate classroom. In K. King & T. Cox (Eds.), Teaching with digital media: Best practices and innovations in higher education. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publications.
Hull, G. A., & Katz, M. (2006, August). Crafting an agentive self: Case studies of digital storytelling. Research in the Teaching of English, 41(1), 43-81.
McLellan, H. (2008, October). Digital storytelling: Expanding media possibilities for learning. Educational Technology, 18-21.
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Schön, D. A. (1983). The reflective practitioner: How professionals think in action. New York: Basic Books.
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Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching, Greensboro, North Carolina. February 5-7, 2010.
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