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Lessons from the Trail: Facilitating Reflection to Promote Student Leadership. Nathan Williams The University of Georgia. My Background. Purpose of the Expedition. Group bonding without the distractions of campus Skills instruction and assessment Practice in giving and receiving feedback
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Lessons from the Trail:Facilitating Reflection to Promote Student Leadership Nathan Williams The University of Georgia
Purpose of the Expedition • Group bonding without the distractions of campus • Skills instruction and assessment • Practice in giving and receiving feedback • Clarifying expectations and setting goals for the year ahead
Reflection Activities • Identity Trees • Leadership Values Flag • Solo Reflection
Identity Trees • Participants draw a tree with each branch representing a different role in their identity • Branches • Geographic origin • Family role • Ethnic or cultural heritage • Religious or spiritual background • Role at the university • Role you no longer fill • One role of your own choosing • Other role options… • Share trees and debrief
Leadership Values Flag • Clarifying expectations of trip leaders to each other and to participants • Who are the participants? • Purpose of GORP trips • Synthesizing the conversation through creative expression
Solo Reflection Time alone to reflect (with optional activities) Semester letters Make a gift for another group member Think of an idea for a group activity Debrief with sounds of solo and chiji cards
ACPA Leadership Values • What leadership values do we share? • What parts of our own identities and backgrounds should be represented? • How can those be communicated visually in a memorable way?