反射 Toolkit: Turning Knowledge into Meaning

Whether you are looking for an introduction to reflective practice, tips for facilitating reflection, or tools for your classroom, we invite you to explore our resources to help make what you teach as meaningful as possible for your students.

“To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.——埃德蒙·伯克

职业 & 反射

职业 is about building a whole life. Our education is to help us discover what our gifts are and to use those gifts for the sake of our neighbors so that all may flourish. 反射 is one of the tools to help you discern your vocation throughout your life. As you become attentive to serving your neighbor, 在你的工作场所, 家庭, 信仰社区, 以及民间组织, your life becomes fuller.

Carthage is about equipping you to better serve your neighbors in those environments. The more powerfully skilled and effective you are, the more useful you become to each community you choose to serve. 无论你走到哪里, wherever you “plant” yourself, if you bloom there and serve those around you well, you will not only find professional success, but a meaningful and purposeful life.

Strategies for 促进反射

为什么反射?

什么是反射?

反射 is a process where students describe their learning, 它是如何改变的, and how it might relate to future learning experiences. (“学习 and Leading with Habits of Mind,” 2008)

为什么它很重要??

反射 is a skill that often goes undervalued in classrooms that are packed with content. 然而, reflection is an important practice for students to make sense of and grow from a learning experience, and it is a practice backed by scholarship (see List of Scholarship below). A 2014 study by Harvard also confirmed that reflecting on one’s work improves job performance. Although often situated in the humanities and social sciences, reflection is an important practice across academic disciplines including nursing, 业务, 科学, and more (see WAC Clearinghouse for a list of disciplinary reflection articles). 结果是, reflective writing is one great method for students to reflect on their learning experiences in the English 106/108 classroom. 学生, 因此, should be exposed to continuous reflective writing practices so that they become “producers” and not “consumers” of knowledge (Costa and Kallick, 2008).

我该怎么做呢?

反射 is often most effective in small bites. You can embed short opportunities for reflection into assignments, 课堂讨论, 评估, or following any of these activities as a way to support and reinforce their learning. This website offers tools you can select from to suit your own classes.

培训 & 资源

You can find information about upcoming events and trainings on our 新闻 and 事件 page.

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Can I attend a live training session with people who have more experience incorporating reflection into their teaching than I do?

是的! The 教学共享 holds regular training sessions that you can attend. The schedule will be available soon!

I would rather just read the literature. 我该读什么书呢??

References and resources Bowers, S. (2015). 鲍尔斯反射模型. The Journal of New Writing in Health and Social Care, 1(2), 31-37.
克莱姆森.edu. (N.D.). 反射 Activities, 从检索反思活动.pdf(克莱姆森.edu)
乔治敦大学. (N.D.). 反射 in the Classroom, 从检索反射 in the Classroom - cndls website (georgetown.edu)
哈佛商学院. (2014). Reflecting on Work Improves Job Performance, 从检索 Reflecting on Work Improves Job Performance - HBS Working Knowledge
普渡大学. (2021). The Purpose of 反射, 从检索 The Purpose of 反射 // Purdue College of Liberal 艺术
斯隆,D. (N.D.). 反射 Activities, 从检索 Microsoft Word - _.8_ 反射 Activities FINAL.医生(普遍服务基金.edu)
Teachwriting.org. (2017). 10 Unique and Creative 反射 Techniques & Lessons for the Secondary Student, 从检索 10 Unique and Creative 反射 Techniques & Lessons for the Secondary Student — TeachWriting.org
University of Mississippi Rhet Lab. (N.D.). 什么是反射? 从检索 What is Reflective Thinking? | UM RhetLab (lumenlearning.com)
北斗七星,. (2017). 学习 Through 反射. British Journal of Midwifery, 25(10), 662-666. Also available at (PDF) 学习 through reflection (researchgate.净)
Whenam T. (2020). 15 Ways to Spark 反射 in your College Classroom, 从检索 15 ways to spark student reflection in your college classroom (nureva.com)