SEDA Scotland Event

10.00am

Arrival and coffee

10.30am

Welcome followed by:

Opening Interactive Keynote – Professor John Cowan

In the opening plenary, we will consider different types of reflection, different types of reflective activity for those who learn and develop through reflection, and some of the “Big Issues” which emerge therefrom. After a brief introduction to each of these three topics, participants will work in small groups on relevant questions which have been identified by the organising committee. The purpose of this opening is to provide a framework for the subject, and for the day – and to make opportunity for participants to work with it immediately.

11.15am

Parallel Workshops:

Workshop 1 – This is an opportunity for participants to contribute with input to make on the topic of reflection – its theory, relevance, or contribution to the process of education and development. This informal session, which will be offered again with a different set of speakers as Workshop 5, will take the form of three speakers dealing with different topics, speaking for 20 minutes each, with 10 minutes for questions. Anyone wishing to participate in one of these sessions should send a brief account of their suggested input, on no more than 1 side of A4, to the SEDA Office (contact details below) by Friday, May 21st at the latest. They will be notified as soon as possible about inclusion in the programme.

Workshop 2 – Supporting Reflective Learning: the C&IT possibilities and potential

The aim of this session is to explore different ways in which new technologies can be exploited to enhance communication, reflection and self-assessment beyond that achieved in face to face dialogue. The wider implications of using new technologies in this way, for example within the context of open and distance learning courses will be examined both from the teaching and learning perspectives.

Dr Lorraine Stefani and Allison Littlejohn (University of Strathclyde), Ian Fairweather (Northern College)

Workshop 3 – Reflection as part of Continuing Professional Development

How do we encourage students on CPD courses to reflect? How do we assess reflection and support them? How do we make it relevant to the course and to their ongoing work? Is the time needed for reflection really worth it? Will reflection become an integrated part of professional life after the course has finished? What will their colleagues and clients of it?

Gaye Manwaring (Northern College), Lorna Numbers (Independent Nurse Educationalist), Lorna Fletcher (Regional Adviser, Community Dental Service), Ian McGowan (Independent Consultant)

Workshop 4 – Collaborative Problem-Solving: reflective journaling

Participants are invited to join a collaborative group which will tackle a real problem in using reflection in practice, giving a framework for participants to begin to work on the problems tabled in the group, and to profit from the advice which others can give.

Professor Ray McAleese (Heriot-Watt University), Elisabet Weedon (The Open University in Scotland)

12.45pm

Lunch

2.00pm

Parallel Workshops:

Workshop 5 – (see notes on Workshop 1 above)

Workshop 6 – The Role of Reflection for a Range of Learners in Different Professional Contexts

Looking at undergraduates straight from school, postgraduates, adult returners, taught courses, academic counselling and web-based learning. Presentations will be given on: Reflecting on the MSc in Lifelong Learning (Dr Fiona Reeve), Developing Reflective Practice within a Competence Framework (Janice West) and Plans for Action, Time for Reflection: Experiments with Time, Action and Personal Development (Dr Paul Maharg).

Jan Drysdale, Dr Fiona Reeve and Janice West (Glasgow Caledonian University), Dr Paul Maharg (University of Strathclyde)

Workshop 7 – Reflection as part of Continuing Professional Development II

The aim of this session is to look at the role of reflection in selecting and managing CPD programmes for the professions with examples from Nursing and Higher Education.

Dr Ann Chadwick (University of Aberdeen), Armida Taylor (Robert Gordon’s University), Dr Lorraine Stefani (University of Strathclyde)

Workshop 8 – Collaborative Problem-Solving: helping students to reflect on ‘how?’ – process awareness

Participants are invited to join a collaborative group which will tackle a real problem in using reflection in practice, giving a framework for participants to begin to work on the problems tabled in the group, and to profit from the advice which others can give.

Professor John Cowan (Heriot-Watt University), Dr Judith George (The Open University in Scotland)

3.30pm

Plenary to forward plan for continued networks and future events

4.15pm

Tea