Centennial learns herie 2013 pub

Blogging: A “Power Tool” for Reflective Practice?

Dr. Marilyn Herie PhD RSW

Centennial Learns May 2, 2013

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Learning Objectives At the end of this session, you will be able to: 1. Articulate the rationale for blogging in reflective

practice and assess whether this approach is right for you

2. Identify where and how to get started with your own reflective practice blog

3. Apply practical tips and access key resources for using this “power tool” to its full potential.

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prepositional (scientific)

experiential personal (self-awareness)

Categories of Knowledge for Reflective Practice

Mishna & Bogo (2007) Reflective Practice in Contemporary Social WorkClassrooms. Journal of Social Work Education (43) 3:529-541 http://www.bu.edu/ssw/files/2010/10/reflective-practice-in-the-classroom.pdf

http://tinyurl.com/c6nyf6o

Reflection-in-Practice

Schon (1983). The Reflective Practitioner.

Reflection-on-Practice

Schon (1983). The Reflective Practitioner.

Traditionally these two processes (reflecting-in and reflecting-on) have been seen to occur as separate but related.

The “products” of reflective practice –

journaling, goal-setting, dialogue – have been

constrained by physical geography and the limits

of our professional networks.

Blogging is itself teaching (in) even as it represents a reflective process (on). The classroom has become porous. Reflective practice is “unboundaried”

http://educateria.com/2013/03/24/blogging-a-power-tool-for-reflective-practice/

“We are all students, and we’re all teachers.” Yes indeed. And through reflective practice we are teaches to ourselves. I’m happy to discover this post and your blog. I’ve been using blogging as a reflective tool for four years now. I’ve also presented on the topic at a teacher’s conference here in Korea. I’m curious, are you on Twitter? You’ll find many reflective bloggers/teachers there. Maybe you’re already among them. Happy reflecting! Reply ↓

What?

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1. A singular voice

2. Part of the conversation

3. Inside-out teaching (transparency)

Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) “A PLN is a system for lifelong learning”

http://educateria.com/2012/10/24/personal-learning-networks-plns//

Blogs

Wikis Professional

Profiles

News Aggregators Backchanelling

of conferences

Webinars

Social Networking

Social Bookmarking

Microblogging

http://www.centennialcollege.ca/mycentennial/studentbloggersearch

http://centennialcommunity.blogspot.ca/

http://gcele.edublogs.org/2013/03/23/a-lesson-from-jamaican-women/

http://www.law.utoronto.ca/blog/faculty

http://www.humber.ca/centreforteachingandlearning/professional-development.html

http://www.humber.ca/centreforteachingandlearning/professional-development/faculty-portfolios.html

http://hackeducation.com/

Audrey Watters is an education writer, rabble-rouser, rambler, recovering academic, lifelong learner, serial dropout, part-time badass, mom.

The Paradox of Online Identity

What is your “brand”? Who controls it?

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So many possibilities, so little time?

External Factors

Perceived Usefulness

Perceived Ease of Use

Attitude Behaviour Intention to use

Technology Use

Technology Acceptance Model (TAM): Ease of use and usefulness will predict an individual’s attitudes

towards, intention to use, and acceptance of the technology

McGowan et al., 2012. Understanding the Factors That Influence the Adoption and Meaningful Use of Social Media by Physicians to Share Medical Information. Journal of Medical Internet Research.

“It appears that the frequency of social media usage is influenced primarily by positive attitudes toward the technology, perceiving that the technology is easy to use, and perceiving the technology to be useful to achieve better performance outcomes. Conversely, factors found to be nonsignificant included demographic variables typically perceived as important, such as years since graduation (a proxy for age), gender, patients seen per week (a proxy for how busy a physician is), and type of specialty. This finding is consistent with other studies, which have shown practice-related characteristics to be unassociated with use of Internet-based communication technologies.”

McGowan et al., 2012. Understanding the Factors That Influence the Adoption and Meaningful Use of Social Media by Physicians to Share Medical Information. Journal of Medical Internet Research.

http://blog-services-review.toptenreviews.com/

Where do the cool people hang out?

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8znioL6Ti1rx2uiqo1_500.png

How do I decide? 1. Do I want to install, configure, and host my blog myself, or

would I rather rely on a hosted service? 2. Do I want to create my own blog theme, or am I satisfied

with using or customizing an existing theme? 3. Do I want to be able to install custom plug-ins or am I

satisfied with the functionality that is built-in to the platform I choose?

4. Will I be writing more long-form posts or posting cool things I find online? Or do I need to be able to do both?

5. Do I want others to be able to comment on my post and interact with my content in a social way, or do I just want to be able to have a place to post my writing where people can read it and nobody can bother me?

6. Am I willing to pay for this blogging platform?

http://lifehacker.com/5878847/which-blogging-platform-should-i-use

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Categories/Tags

What should I name it?

http://wordoid.com/

Educateria

What could I write about?

prepositional (scientific)

experiential personal (self-awareness)

Categories of Knowledge for Reflective Practice

Mishna & Bogo (2007) Reflective Practice in Contemporary Social WorkClassrooms. Journal of Social Work Education (43) 3:529-541 http://www.bu.edu/ssw/files/2010/10/reflective-practice-in-the-classroom.pdf

For example: o I am interested in… o Something happened… o A trending site or idea or application… o An issue that engages me… o I am inspired by… o Something to think about or try…

http://educateria.com/2012/12/18/rethinking-research-in-health-education/

http://educateria.com/2013/01/31/why-clinical-learning-is-like-drivers-ed/

http://educateria.com/2012/11/29/true-or-false-are-multiple-choice-exams-relevant-to-21st-century-education/

http://educateria.com/2013/03/31/teaching-learning-and-art/

http://educateria.com/2013/03/04/academic-integrity-in-the-new-millennium/

? Countries

1. Take pictures of everything 2. Blog title = Headline 3. Less is more 4. Hyperlinks add value 5. Edit x 3

http://educateria.com/2013/04/07/were-all-stories/

Every ceiling, when reached, becomes a floor.

- Aldous Huxley

Summary What? Blogs are a way to reflect in and on practice and broaden our reach and engagement

Why? The principle of “Inside-out organizations” also applies to 21st Century teaching and learning

How? Choose your platform based on ease of use + utility

We are all inventors

Each sailing on a voyage of discovery

Guided each by a private chart Of which there is no duplicate.

The world is all gates All opportunities.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

[email protected] educateria.com @MarilynHerie