Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Reflection - H808 - process / course development

I'm becoming more and more aware of the process of learning taking place in H808.

We started with a review of the concept of professionalism - constructing an understanding of it via online discussion. to test and then come up with a "personal" definition of professionalism.. and then elearning professionalism .. if indeed the concept of "professionalism" can be applied here. This inevitably led to some reflection as to the suitability of its application to me.

We have also been introduced to the concept of eportfolios. Their uses and reasons for their use. Drivers for their application at a policy / macro level. This was followed by an effort to identify the obstacles / issues attached to the topic.. and to explore these in more depth. This has led to a reflection on my understanding of these. Looking for examples of my own direct experience with the portfolio concept as PDP and CPD.. then a review of perhaps why this hasn't taken off. I'm already finding myself reflecting on the reflection .. to identify changes in my understanding, changes in the depth of my understanding of this - the powerful learning potential of pdp that is facilitated through the use of eportfolios.

1 comment:

Jim Buckingham said...

Perhaps I should rephrase the first part of this..

I've become very conscious of the learning going on in H808. Perhaps I'm reflecting more on the design of the learning taking place in H808.

We started with a review of the concept of professionalism - constructing an understanding of it via online discussion. to test and then came up with a "personal" definition of professionalism.. and then elearning professionalism .This led to me questionning the relevance of the concept of "professionalism" when its applied to my own context. We have also been introduced to the concept of eportfolios in general. Their uses and reasons for their use. Drivers for their application at a policy / macro level. Key focus? For reflective practice .. and the set of sub skills that go with it .. that support lifelong learning.