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Apply the DEAL Model of Critical Reflection to Maximize Learning in Blogs

July 19, 2023
Student learning is more impactful when meaningful reflection is integrated into course design (e.g., Lee & Sabatino, 1998).  Providing students with the opportunity to think about their learning experiences and articulate connections to their personal, professional and academic goals can help them better prepare for career success and lifelong learning (e.g., Rolfe, Jasper, & Freshwater,…

“Hook” the Students to Prompt Reflection and Discussion in Synchronous Sessions

May 27, 2022
Description When teaching remotely during synchronous online learning sessions, finding ways to engage the students as they enter the virtual meeting room is important to capture the students’ attention. Providing a hook also known as an anticipatory set is a one way to set the focus for the lesson to prompt student reflection and discussion.…

Incorporate Online Student Personas to Promote Faculty Empathy and Reflection

July 2, 2021
Most often, the conversation about personas in higher education has been focused on teaching persona, which is “who you are, what your beliefs are personally and professionally, and how you present (project) yourself in the online classroom” (Huang, Hurt, & Richardson, 2018, para. 1). While teaching persona is intended to convey the real person, personas…

Using Standards-Based Rubrics to Facilitate Online Peer Assessment, Response, and Reflection

September 30, 2019
While traditional rubrics can more clearly convey to the student how they will be assessed,  there are some limitations to this approach. One limitation is that students may passively rely on the rubric for a checklist on how to complete the assignment, without infusing their own creativity or originality.  Even if very detailed, a standalone…

Provide Non-Linguistic Representations to Foster Reflection

October 21, 2016
Nonlinguistic strategies require students to create a representation of new information that does not rely on language. Marzano, Pickering, and Pollock (2001) define non-linguistic representations as the use of visual, kinesthetic, and whole body systems to acquire and store knowledge. Mental images and physical sensation combined with linguistic modes allow students to better reflect. This…

Incorporate Blogs for Reflection

April 2, 2015
Description Instructor Testimony UCF education professor Debbie Kirkley uses student blogs to fulfill the requirement of students to keep a journal throughout the semester to reflect on course projects and their experiences. The benefits of using this type of blog are as follows: Link to example artifact(s) Explore a student example from Debbie Kirkley’s class:…