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1. University of TurinAdvanced Business Administration

   Self reflection and the self-reflective practitioner Associate Professor Christine Burton
2. Johari’s Window
3. Learning through action and reflection Adults learn differently Learning styles are linked to learning processes Four stage cycle Concrete experience Observation and reflection on experience Formulation of an hypothesis or theory Testing theory through practical action
4. Direct Experience Experimenting actively Kolb’s learning cycle Abstract thinking Observation and Reflection
5. Learning from Experience Direct experience Experimenting actively Observation and reflection Abstracting our direct experience, our experiments/activities and our observations and reflections what do we make of all the experiences we undertake this week and into the future? How can we ensure we develop models that aggregate our whole experiences?
6. Learning is the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience
7. The process of self-reflection Self Reflection Reflecting on Others Learning with and from others – interactionist approach
8. Reflecting on experience and activities WHAT HAPPENED – an understanding of the action SO WHAT DOES IT MEAN – what have you learnt from the experience? A range of different ‘learnings’. NOW WHAT– how might you use this learning? A range of different opportunities.
9. Using your checklist: form of writing Colloquial Diction Simple words, contractions, abbreviations - language ‘shortcuts’ First person pronouns The use of ‘I’ to reflect personal position Informal punctuation dashes, underlining Everyday Speech Dialogue in nature. Can be a running debate between writer and ideas ExperimentationAny form of ‘voice’ style or persona you would like to try
10. Using your checklist: content of writing Observations Capture what you see in language Questions formulate and record questions, personal doubts, academic inquiries, questions of fact, theory Speculation Wondering ‘aloud’ on paper about the meaning of events, issues, facts, patterns etc. Self-awareness becoming conscious of values - who you are what you stand for Digressionconnecting disparate pieces of information
11. Using your checklist: abstracting ideas Synthesisputting ideas together, finding relationships Revisionreflecting on previous entries - using the checklistto update previous ideas, monitor changes Knowledge transforming experiences – finding patterns from Synthesis and Revision (above) and placing these in the context of theories or concepts
12. After every activity and lecture – take 5 minutes to jot down your thoughts in the form of:What happenedSo What? (what did you learn)Now what? (what are you applying for next time)