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INTENTIONAL REFLECTIVE PRACTICEDr. Steve Mills and Jillian White
DSA Professional Development Conference 1.20.12
Reflection
Process of deriving meaning from experience
Engages participants in conscious, intentional, critical thinking for the examination of an experience
Giving serious thought to something and connecting it to both past and future actions
Allows the participant to clearly develop his or her story about an experience
Personal Patterns of Reflection
Table Discussion
How does reflection happen for you? Please discuss the why, what, and/or
when of your personal reflective practices.
How Does It Happen for You? What works best for you?
Time – on the drive to work, before bed Place – coffee shop, nature Action – running, journaling, dancing Ritual – prayer, meditation, yoga Medium – journaling, creative arts, verbal Technology – social media (Twitter, FB),
blogging
Kolb’s Process of Experiential Learning
Kolb’s Process of Experiential Learning
Why Reflect?The unexamined life…
Why Reflect?
Corresponding Truths
Blind Spot direct result of useful feature (blind spot as misused or overused
strength) Blind Spot fills in based on previous
experience(blind spot as outlived habit)
Thank goodness for the other eye!
Group Polarization Effect
Group discussion/interaction tends to drive groups toward a greater extreme in whatever direction they were already headed.(For example, conservative groups become more conservative, and liberal groups more liberal). Why? 1) Groups marinate in their own logical
arguments. 2) We seek distinctiveness in the direction
of group values.
Groupthink: Clinging to a Mistaken View
Concentrating on similarity, minimizing difference…
Happens when groups: are fairly cohesive from the start have a strong, directive leader are isolated from others outside their dominant
perspective have a high self-esteem as a group
Serious delusion may result!
Devil’s advocates essential!
Table Discussion
What do Blind Spots and/or Group Polarization suggest about reflective intention?
Reflection
Action without reflection leads to burnout.
Reflection without action leads to cynicism.
Albert Einstein
Reflective Practice
What? Facts and occurrences Objective reporting without judgment or
interpretation So what?
Looks at consequences of actions Shifts from descriptive to interpretive
Now what? Taking lessons learned and applying them
to future Big picture, goal setting, and long-range
planning
Reflection as a Habit
Regular practice Miss blind spots if you aren’t regularly
reflecting Chance to look at an event, program,
etc. holistically and piece by piece Discover what is present and meaningful
but not urgent Must explore the notion that reflection
may simply lead to frustration and/or despair
Personal Reflection Plan
What obstacles get in the way of your reflection?
Can you name an area of your professional life currently suffering from a lack of reflection?
Is there a remedy?
Reflection Resource
http://thecenter.fsu.edu/educated/reflection.handbook.pdf