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Reflection

Date: 9th Nov 2014 Course: CIE PDQ DTWDT (Diploma in Teaching with Digital Technologies) My five week online course about Diploma in Teaching with Digital Technologies ends today.  It’s been a complete learning experience. The last resource shared was about reflection, how do we reflect, what key elements to consider while reflecting, models of reflection, theories of reflection etc. It opened doors of reflection to me. Reflection is important to me as a teacher, a trainer, an observer and as a program leader in many different aspects. I am in a position where I can provide support, scaffold ideas, build and extend prior knowledge and understanding, guide and assist my candidates on the course, teachers etc.  What I did not know was that reflection is not only about what has gone well and what didn’t, it has to go beyond. The four models shared about reflection helped build on my idea and understanding about reflection. Donald Schon’s model describes two kinds of reflect