In a powerpoint presentation by Robert S. Williams, found at www1.aucegypt.edu/faculty/rwilliams/reflective_teaching.ppt, (which was also the first link on google.com once I typed in Reflective Teaching and/or Learning in the Online Environment) the author describes a course in which he taught, titled Learning and Teaching Online. He described his role as being "the guiding member of the learning community." He found himself being very emotionally involved with his class, and once the class expressed their frustration with him, he began to reflect upon his own course and teaching skills.
As a direct result, he started a reflective teaching journal so that he could reflect on the issues within the class and figure out a way to resolve the issue. The journal did help him to figure out how to resolve the issues within the class, and it enabled him to do so without taking any remarks personally. His powerpoint made his reflective teaching and keeping a journal seem very worthwhile.
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Valerie
ReplyDeleteI checked out the power point you blogged about. The journal really does seem like a great idea. It seems like a proactive way of resolving possible conflicts and/or flaws in the structure of the course and/or teaching. Thank you for leading me to this source.
-Stephen Hardy
I checked it out too and I agree with Stephen that the journal seems like an awesome idea. I think that that's such a great way to solve issues, and to not take the comments personally. Great job, Valerie!
ReplyDelete-Erin Fountain