Tuesday Skype discussion

Skype discussion on Tuesday 25th September provided a great opportunity to talk to students from all modules.
Although, there was not a set theme, majority of questions  were aimed at module 2&3 students and their experience in passing module 1.
We discussed importance of scheduling and setting milestone tasks in order to meet deadlines. It was interesting to hear that there are no right and wrong answers, hence you are encouraged to express your own thoughts based on practical experiences and research.
Web 2.0 was also explored in terms of how it can assist with studies as well as professional practice. Personally, I intend to use my blog as a research and reflection log .  Within our discussion there was a mention of reflective models; from my previous experience I would suggest everyone to explore these before writing reflective accounts.
Personally I find myself using:
Schon's (1991) reflective model in-action and on-action when delivering and reflecting on my dance sessions.

I find Gibb's (1988) reflective cycle very useful when reflecting on a specific event. My students also tend to use this model in their evaluations.

Kolb's (1984) reflective cycle is similar to Gibb's(1988), however the last stage of the cycle requires practical experimentation. According to Atkins and Murphy (1993) this model does not require the same amount of analysis as other theories.