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Engaging in Reflective Practice for

Information Literacy Librarians

Robin SakowskiLearning & Curriculum Support Librarian

University of Guelph

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REFLECTIVE PRACTICE



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What is Reflective Practice?

Through reflection, *a practitioner+ can surface

[from practice] and criticize the tacit

understandings that have grown up around

the repetitive experiences of a specialized

practice ... (Schn, 61)



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... A process that allows insights to surfacewhich serve to challenge our familiar

behaviour patterns (Larrivee, 298).



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... a process of understanding and shaping yourskills and abilities as you teach, not just

assessing your performance at the end of an

interaction. (Booth, 2011)



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Reflective practice is asking questions about:

1. What you do2. Why you do it

3. What happens when you do it



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WHY REFLECT ON PRACTICE?



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Why reflect on practice?

Enhances learning (Boud, 2001)

Greater personal understanding of the way we

work (catch ourselves in the act of practice,

Watson & Wilcox, 2000) Help us be fluid in practice we can modify

our practice to fit situations on the fly

(Larrivee, 2000; Booth, 2011) Broaden our thoughts about IL and our roles

as educators put it into the sociopolitical

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WHOS THE FAIREST?



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Forms of Reflective Practice

Personal writing (journaling, one-minutereflection, etc.)

Reflection on artefacts of work (handouts,powerpoints, webpages, etc.)

Reflection on assessment (student/facultyfeedback, performance feedback, etc.)

Philosophies of practice, theory, research,

readings, etc.

Group reflection (practice-group, organization,etc.)



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Engaging in Reflective Practice

Three essentials for becoming a reflective

practitioner:

1. Making time for reflection

2. Willingness to question - -self, status quo,

etc.

3. Willingness to act



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Engaging in Reflective Practice

Three essentials for becoming a reflective

practitioner:

1. Making time for reflection

2. Willingness to question - -self, status quo,

etc.

3. Willingness to act



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Engaging in Reflection

Basic questions:

1. What am I doing?2. Why am I doing it?

3. What happens when I am doing it?



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Gibbs Reflective Cycle

Description

Feelings

EvaluationAnalysis

Conclusion

Action Plan



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MAKE IT SYSTEMATIC!



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Engaging in Reflection

Taking action:

1. Check-in with self and/or others (journaling,

further reading, conversation with

colleagues, observe others, etc.)

2. Apply learning change action/behaviours

3. Observe/reflect again



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WHOS USING REFLECTION IN ILPRACTICE?



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QUESTIONS?



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References and Suggested Reading

Association of College and Research Libraries. (2008). Standards forproficiencies for instruction librarians and coordinators: A practical

guide. Chicago: American Library Association.

Booth, C. (2011). Reflective teaching, effective learning: Instructional

literacy for library educators. Chicago: American Library

Association.

Boud, D. (2001). Using journal writing to enhance reflective practice. In

L. English and M. Gillen (Eds.), Promoting Journal Writing in Adult

Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Brookfield, S. (2000). The concept of critically reflective practice. In A.W. Wilson and E. Hayes (Eds.), Handbook of Adult and Continuing

Education (pp. 33-49). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.



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References and Suggested ReadingBurge, E. J. (2004). Bridging action and reflection: Strategies and

questions for teaching librarians. In D. Thomas (Ed.), Reflective

Teaching: A Bridge to Learning. Selected Papers Presented at the31stNational LOEX Library Instruction Conference. Ann Arbor, MI:

Pierian Press.

Gibbs, G. (1988). Learning by doing: A guide to teaching and learning

methods. Oxford: Oxford Polytechnic. Retrieved from

http://www2.glos.ac.uk/gdn/gibbs/index.htm.

Jacobs, H. L. M. (2008). Information literacy and reflective pedagogical

practice. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 34 (3), 256-262.

Larrivee, B. (2000). Transforming teaching practice: Becoming the

critically reflective teacher. Reflective Practice, 1 (3), 293-307.Schn, D. A. (1983). The reflective practitioner: How professionals think

in action. New York: Basic Books.

Watson, J. S. & Wilcox, S. (2000). Reading for understanding: Methods

for reflecting on practice. Reflective Practice, 1 (1), 57-67.http://www.flickr.com/photos/17207222@N02/5735165456/
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