Week 8: Teacher Websites #2-Learn
FALL 2019 EDCI 318 Tech for Teaching & Learning
On becoming GOOD at reflection and reflective writing
This is just one way of structuring reflective writing. There are others and you may be required to follow a particular model in different classes. Whichever approach to reflection you use, however, try to bear in mind the following four key points (all of which were made by course instructors who set and mark reflective work):
- Reflection is an exploration and an explanation of the reading/event/activity/etc – not just a description of them.
- Genuinely reflective writing often involves ‘revealing’ anxieties, errors and weaknesses, as well as strengths and successes. This is fine (in fact it’s often essential!), as long as you show some understanding of possible causes, and explain how you plan to improve.
- It is normally necessary to select just the most significant parts of the reading/event/activity/etc or idea on which you’re reflecting. If you try to ‘tell the whole story’ you’re likely to use up your words on description rather than interpretation.
- It is often useful to ‘reflect forward’ to the future as well as ‘reflecting back’ on the past.
The following PDF contains just a few suggestions for words and phrases that might be useful in reflective writing for this class and all your classes. You will discover that reflection and reflective writing is a huge pice of the puzzle in teacher education.
- This detailed reflection of learning is worth 50 points in total.
- Make sure you explore deeply and find at least 3 resources to discuss you did not know about previous that excited you.
- Include links to the 3 resources you discussed.
- Be specific and detailed about what you learned and discovered on the teacher's site
- Include a link to the website you are writing about- 5 points (copy and paste the actual complete URL into your text.)
- Include the website authors name and website title in your post.- 5 points
- Include the website social media links as a list at the end-5 points (Twitter, Instagram, Google+, Pinterest, etc., whatever they use)
- This must be a different educator's site from the first time we did this. I will be checking.
Best practice in blogging is to include links to the resources you are discussing. I bet the teacher blog you were reading had links to the resouces being discussed.
REQUIREMENTS for the reflection of learning from the Teachers website/blog
- Include the website name and author's name
- Include link (complete URL) to the website/blog you are writing about.
- Include links to their social media at the end (see example below).
- NOTE: it is best practice to include the URL to all things you are discussing.
- Include specific details about what you discovered and learned exploring the teacher's site.
- Make sure you explore deeply and find 3 resources to discuss you did not know about previous that excited you.
- DO NOT just look at the first article!! Dig through the entire site, reading lots of things. Learn from the educator you choose.
- One sort paragraph with a couple sentences is not going suffice, think & explore deeply. Numerous paragraphs!! A mini paper!
- Your reflection should represent scholarly thought and writing.
- Choose ONE (1) site from the list on the Wakelet, (they are in no particular order) there is a variety, so I am sure you can find ones that interest you.
- This must be a different educators sight from the first time we did this. I will be checking.
- If you go to one and don’t like it, find another!
Title: Learning from Learn from Teachers #2
Including links/URL's in your posts to everything you discuss (the 3 resources)
Cyndi Kuhn
Cyndi
College of Education
Kansas State University
Wakelet
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Pinterest
Flipboard
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Email: edtechksu@gmail.com
Website: cyndikuhn.info
Location: Gardner, KS, United States
Phone: 785-320-0025
Twitter: @cyndidannerkuhn