Reflection

Pirkko Siklander

Adjunct Professor, University Researcher

LET/Faculty of Education, University of Oulu

NAME

TITLE

“To be or not to be” is not the

question

“What I want to be” is the

question

Reflection about

entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship in education

FIND YOUR INNER ENTREPREUNER

In this paper…

My name is xx, and I am…I

study… In this assignment I…

With the fast growing…

In this reflection my aim is…

INTRODUCTION

REFERENCES APA 6 MANUAL

INSTRUCTIONS

…reflection is effective way to learn, but only when it is done thoroughly. For reflection, experiences as well as knowledge is important. Therefore reading one scientific article includes in the task.

Read the following article, and, on the basis of the article, the knowledge of the learning sciences (LET studies and research), and your personal experiences, reflect the topics / questions below.

Four themes, and guiding questions!

INSTRUCTIONS

…reflection is effective way to learn, but only when it is done thoroughly. For reflection, experiences as well as knowledge is important. Therefore reading one scientific article includes in the task.

Read the following article, and, on the basis of the article, the knowledge of the learning sciences (LET studies and research), and your personal experiences, reflect the topics / questions below.

Four themes, and guiding questions!

Reflection is not just writing down definitions, quotes and pieces of theories, but to elaborate their meanings for you.

Toools for thinking!

Reading the article/s provides

triggers for thinking, helps to

associate the new knowledge

with earlier knowledge and

experiences; helps to see

things in different light, and

gives deeper understanding.

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PAST EXPERIENCES

- Business-oriented

activities

- Work in educational

sector

- Cultural notions

- Learning experiences

- Media experiences

PRESENT EXPERIENCES

- Business-oriented

- Education

- Cultural notions

KNOWING ME

- Strenghts for maintaining

and enhancing, and

weaknesses for improving

KNOWLEDGE / article/s

FUTURE ORIENTATION

Career thoughts

PhD

Educational sector

Business

Set of skills

ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

SELF-NARRATIVE

CREATIVITY

NEW

EXPERIENCES

OPENNESS

KNOWLEDGE

CURIOSITY

PERCEIVING

SEEING

THINKING SKILLS

(cognitive)

TRIGGERS

POSITIVE

EMOTIONS

CONSCIOUS

EXPECTATIONS

CREATIVITY

NEW

EXPERIENCES

OPENNESS

KNOWLEDGE

CURIOSITY

PERCEIVING

SEEING

THINKING SKILLS

(cognitive)

TRIGGERS

POSITIVE

EMOTIONS

CONSCIOUS

EXPECTATIONS

EMPOWERMENT

PERSISTENCE

AMBITION

FEARS: failure, uncertainty

CREATIVITY

NEW

EXPERIENCES

OPENNESS

KNOWLEDGE

CURIOSITY

PERCEIVING

SEEING

THINKING SKILLS

(cognitive)

TRIGGERS

POSITIVE

EMOTIONS

CONSCIOUS

EXPECTATIONS

EMPOWERMENT CAREER THINKING

PERSISTENCE

AMBITION

FREEDOM

FEARS: failure, uncertainty

To develop mind & thinking

Mental satisfaction

Flow of discussion

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

COLLABORATION

CONNECTION TO THE TOPIC

ENVIRONMENT

OBSERVING

NEW FOODCONFIDENCE

ELABORATION

From becoming aware of one’s entrepreneurial identity / mindset / competences to reflecting on your ideas and competences on productising.

Resources The first reflection (collection)

Contents, methods and interactions in this course, and the creative group process

For those, who have not read and used: Donnellon, A., Ollila, S. & Middleton, K.W. (2014). Constructing entrepreneurial identity in entrepreneurship education, The International Journal of Management Education, 12(3), 490–499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2014.05.004

McWilliam, E. (2009). Teaching for creativity: from sage to guide to meddler, Asia Pacific Journal of

Education, 29:3, 281-293, DOI: 10.1080/02188790903092787

Härkönen, J., Haapasalo, H., & Hänninen, K. (2015). Productisation: A review and research agenda.

International Journal of Production Economics. 164, 65-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2015.02.024

EVALUATION OF THE COURSE