JOHN DEWEY AND REFLECTIVE THINKING

REFLECTION AS A MEANING MAKING PROCESS

A Moves the learner from one experience to the next with deeper understanding of its relationships with and connections to other experiences and ideas. B. The thread that makes continuity of learning possible. C It insures the progress of the individual, and, ultimately, society. D It is a means to essentially moral ends.

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REFLECTION AS A RIGOROUS WAY OF THINKING

Systematic, rigorous, disciplined way of thinking with roots in scientific inquiry.

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REFLECTION IN COMMUNITY
Reflection needs to happen in community, in interaction with others.

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REFLECTION AS A SET OF ATTITUDES
Reflection requires attitudes that value the personal and

intellectual growth of oneself and others

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SIX PHASES OF REFLECTION:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

An experience Spontaneous interpretation of the experience Naming the problem(s) or the question(s) that arise out of the experience Generating possible explanations for the problem(s) or question(s) posed Ramifying the explanations into full-blown hypotheses Experimenting or testing the selected hypotheses

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SIGNIFICANT ATTITUDES FOR REFLECTION: 1. Empathy 2. Open-mindedness 3. Curiosity 4. Self-awareness 5. Intercultural communication skills 6. Patience 7. Ability to take risks/act/experiment 8. Active seeking of feedback and alternative perspectives

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KOLBS TRANSLATION OF DEWEY TO LEARNING STYLES
1. 2.

PRESENCE TO CONCRETE EXPERIENCE ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF AND REFLECTION ON EXPERIENCE ANALYSIS OF EXPERIENCE IN CONTEXT OF THEORETICAL CONSTRUCTS INTELLIGENT ACTION/EXPERIMENTATION

3.

4.

CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE LEARNERS FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

(From the AAC&U National Report: Greater Expectations: A New Vision for Learning as a Nation Goes to College)

INTENTIONAL LEARNERS will become:

EMPOWERED through the mastery of intellectual and practical skills INFORMED by knowledge about the natural and social worlds and about
forms of inquiry basic to these studies

RESPONSIBLE for their personal actions and for civic values.

THE EMPOWERED LEARNER

**effectively communicates orally, visually, in writing, and in a second language **understands and employs quantitative and qualitative analysis to solve problems

**interprets and evaluates information from a variety of sources

**understands and works within complex systems, and with diverse groups **demonstrates intellectual agility and the ability to manage change **transforms information into knowledge and knowledge into judgment and action

THE INFORMED LEARNER

Has had sustained opportunities to learn about:
**the human imagination, expression, and the products of many cultures **the interrelations within and among global and crosscultural communities

**means of modeling the nature, social, and technical worlds

**the values and histories underlying U.S. democracy

THE RESPONSIBLE LEARNER

Has developed:
**a sense of integrity and social responsibility
**intellectual honesty

**awareness of ones responsibility for social justice

**a sense of active participation as a citizen of a diverse democracy **discernment of the ethical consequences of decisions and actions **deep understanding of ones self and respect for the complex identities of others and their histories and cultures

Dimensions of Learning Theory

Transitions & Transformations
How Do I Deal with Change?

Learning Styles & Preferences

How Do I Learn?

Ways of Knowing
How Do I Develop?

History & Culture

What is Truth?

Educational Dynamism
Technology Dynamism
Acceleration Dimensions Cultural Assimilation Learning Integration

Academic Disciplines
Three Dynamisms

The Three Dynamisms

Support Structures New: Computer Labs/Laptops with wired classrooms/ computer support organization, software/ file storage, Curriculum restructuring, faculty training/ virtual classrooms

Institutions Pedagogy New Literacy

Connective/Dimensional Self-Reliant/ On-going Generalized/ Time-sensitive

New Pedagogy
Methodologies to accomplish Goals & Objectives New: Lab exercises/interfaces with web engines, better understanding of multimedia/how to use online research/more testimonials and individual guest speakers/self-assessment learning techniques.
Lab Exercises/Interface with Search Engines, Role Playing/Video interfaces/Online research activities/ Testimonials/Self Assessment techniques

New Institutions
Computer Labs/Laptops with wired classrooms, computer support organization, software, file storage, Curriculum restructuring, faculty training, virtual classrooms

Societal Goals & Objectives New: Connective /Dimensional/ SelfReliant/ On-going education/ Generalized/ Time sensitive

Technology Arc Dimensions

Synthetic Awareness

Literacy Dimension Variables Technology Interactions Values Ethical Reflective