Time to reflect on what I've done, and learnt, so far. I've previously had reservations about 'reflective practice', suspecting it of being one of those things that people promote as a method when really it's just common sense dressed up with models and tools and tips and acronyms...But I clearly need to shed this attitude. I can be quite impatient when it comes to my professional life, because I think quickly and am good at analysing and synthesing information. This makes me inclined to mentally jump ahead in work projects and become frustrated when I perceive things as being bogged down in 'process'. I do like to think that I'm always learning, and applying what I learn to future activities, but I certainly don't do it in a systematic way. Time to slow down and see what this reflective practice stuff is all about, then...
I found Emma's post a really useful starting point and I think her and Sarah's blog brilliantly communicates their own reflective practice. The model of what - so what - what now appeals to me as it's simple and not jargonistic, with reassuringly few steps! (Though of course in the graphic it's a never-ending circular process argh!)
I will do a post for each Thing we have covered so far over the next few days.
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