Activity 8: Key Changes in my Practice
Rolfe’s model of reflection is used this week to reflect on this week’s activity. What THEME 1: COMMITMENT TO THE TEACHING PROFESSION ( Education Council, 2017 ) Professionally and personally the Research and Community Informed Practice course challenged my thinking and ways of informing my practice based on well informed research, factual data, and most importantly reflection. I believe that Finlay’s (2008) reflection in/during practice is most valuable only when you are fully aware of your actions at that point-in-time, otherwise it is reflection after practice. As an example the new Digital Curriculum invoked nationwide mass hysteria to implement infrastructure before 2020. It incited a sense of hopelessness for my subject at my school particularly because the school lacks the finance to upgrade ICT resources, assessments, and computers (which are 9 years old and dying). Current reflective practice means to NOW compile a long term plan to present to management complete wit...
