Starting to read.....

 I spent a chunk of the weekend getting to grips with 'A handbook of reflective and experiential learning - theory and practice' by Jennifer Moon.

My preferred method is to highlight anything that springs out to me as relevant/helpful/thought provoking (I've ordered 2nd hand books so I'm not worried about putting my mark on them!)  to then come back to and reflect on in more depth.

As I've started to get to grips with my AOL essay titles I was aware that I was reading with these in mind, and so probably being more drawn to elements that could relate to these. 

The notion of reflection being linked to an emotional process is something that I definitely relate to, and am not sure that I can separate myself from. Maybe this is because I feel that as a teacher everything I do has some element of emotional input? 

This could be an idea/thought to follow at some point as in the book it states that some theories suggest it's possible to reflect without emotion.

I enjoyed getting back into reading with a purpose and taking time to consider the theories in relation to my own practice. I've got Schon and Gardner to get into next!

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  1. jacqui16 February 2022 at 11:05

    I must admit the experiential learning theory and practice book (Moon) is engaging and find that I can connect with some of the academic language. Schon, I find quite hard but I think that's to do with the writing style and presentation. Have you got your titles organised?

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    1. Melody Edge17 February 2022 at 06:15

      Hi Jacqui, in a fashion I have - I know what I want to focus on just need to decide on how to word the titles properly. How about you?
      I'm in the process of sourcing some more books for research related to the essays. Have you used the online university library for anything yet?

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  2. Unknown20 February 2022 at 12:52

    Hi Melody - I'm looking forward to hearing what you think about the theories of reflection - I need to get stuck into some more reading this week! I think it is interesting to use emotion as the starting point for a reflection sometimes and think about what emotion there was in the moment and then what emotions are there after the moment and how might these compare?
    Nicola

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