Friday, February 14, 2020

Scholarly reflection

I'm taking a class where I am supposed to submit a reflection on each week's reading assignments. Almost all of the online classes have been this way, but it seems that this professor wants a bit more than the previous ones. He mentioned scholarly reflection, so I decided to Google it. I came across the following pages:

Reflection Tip sheet from the International Institute for Restorative Practices. It starts off by saying that it isn't a summary or a stream of consciousness mind dump. Many of my papers have definitely been the latter. But it is the "identification of the main themes of the readings integrated with your classroom experience and how both affect your thinking and practice." I think of identification of the main themes as a summary. I think that's what's been throwing me off.

But I do get how it says it's my opportunity to demonstrate that I've grasped the material and to explain how it may affect my thinking and practice.

How to Write a Reflection Paper by Trent University. What is the thesis? What is the evidence? What ideas stood out to me?

From RMIT University: Writing an Academic Reflection.
• Write using a detailed plan for each reflection: describe, interpret, evaluate and plan for future application.
• Write the body paragraphs containing one main idea (interpreting and evaluating the insight) stated in the topic sentence. Other sentences explain, support and give detail, with evidence from research and/or examples. Integrate theory and include references as you go. Expect to write a number of drafts. 
And directly from the professor:
What are the central themes?
What are arguments?
What's at stake?
Why are these things important?
What are they failing to see?
Do you agree or disagree and why?
How do their arguments work or not work?
What are they not considering, or not considering fully?
Do their conclusions not follow from their premises?

2 comments:

  1. Once you have done a reflection, would you/can you post it here? I would like to see that.

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    1. I can. I'm not sure how well they will hold up without the context of the readings.

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