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AHECS B iennial. The Reflective Practitioner John Hannon (and DK!!). "Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." ― Søren Kierkegaard. Reflective practice.
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AHECS Biennial The Reflective Practitioner John Hannon (and DK!!)
"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." ― Søren Kierkegaard
Reflective practice • John Dewey defined reflective thinking as "active, persistent, and careful consideration of any belief or supposed form of knowledge in the light of the grounds that support it and the further conclusions to which it tends [that] includes a conscious and voluntary effort to establish belief upon a firm basis of evidence and rationality, " (1933, 9).
Gibbs, G. (1988) Learning by Doing: A guide to Teaching and Learning Methods. Oxford: Further Education Unit, Oxford Polytechnic.
Curiosity – What were they saying in 2009? • Stop and Measure • the Roses image taken from photobucket.com
Activity Volumes – GUESS • High 11+ Medium 5-10 Low - less than 5 • Students on placements (volunteer / overseas / work experience) • Career development programmes in academic schools • Student waiting times • Student type (subject, year, nationality, ethnicity, gender…) • New initiative proposals • Successful proposals with funding • Careers fairs • Vacancies image taken from photobucket.com
Answers • High 11+ Medium 5-10 Low - less than 5 • Students on placements (volunteer / overseas / work experience)–MEDIUM • Career development programmes in academic schools– HIGH • Student waiting times– MEDIUM • Student type (subject, year, nationality, ethnicity, gender…)– LOW • New initiative proposals–LOW • Successful proposals with funding– LOW • Careers fairs– HIGH • Vacancies– HIGH • Busyness ---- Competitive advantage ----Relevant ---- Popular image taken from photobucket.com
Agendas (Watts & Butcher 2008) EmployerEngagement Employability Enterprise PDP
Conclusions Understanding & interest More measurable outcomes Question & define purpose Relationships Mgt info & skilled staff Evidence value Confidence & assertiveness Incorporated Successful strategies Open communication image taken from photobucket.com
Issues &Challenges – Change? image taken from photobucket.com