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Promoting Reflective Writing
among Psychiatry Students
Niall Watts
Allys Guerandel, Kieran O’Loughlin
Kevin Malone, Geraldine O’Neill
Ed-Media 2011, Lisbon
Educational Technology Officer
Media Services, IT Services
University College Dublin
Reflective Writing Project
• First of its kind
• Blended
– Why?
• Consistent
• Complete
• Exchange Ideas
The Students - Clinical Teaching Practice
From Tulane Public Relations Photostream on Flickr
Presentation Outcomes
• Introduce 3 parts of blend
• Theoretical Background
• Preliminary Findings
• Future Plans
E-learning Tutorial - Instructivist
Discussion Forum - Constructivist
3 Posts
– 1 per level of Reflection
– Matched assessment criteria
– 2% of grade
– Random Groups
E-Tivity - Spark
(c) The Times (2008)
Intriguing Ambiguity
Categories of Reflection
– Descriptive
– Dialogic
– Critical
Reflective Essay Assessment
Reflect on the mental health
consequences of under-age
alcohol consumption in Ireland.
or
Psychiatry is frequently perceived
as an art not a science. Reflect
on this statement.
Ethics
In Theory...
Why Online Discussion?
• Suitable:
– Complex ideas
– Multiple perspectives
– No correct answer
• Apply Knowledge - Intriguing Ambiguity
• Match with Reflection
Brookfield & Preskill
Community of Inquiry Model
Transformative model
Shared understanding
• Reading • Commenting
(c) Garrison & Anderson (2003)
The 5-Stage Model for T&L Online
• Tutor feedback
• Exchange of ideas
• Social role
• E-tivity stages 3-5
From Salmon (2004) Emoderating pg 29
What happened?
Some preliminary findings...
Number of Posts per Category
0
10
20
30
40
50
Descriptive Dialogic Critical
Reflective Posts
From Blackboard Statistics
Reflective Posts vs. Essay Grades
N=47
Posts vs. Reflective Component Grades
N=47
Posts vs. Hits
0
5
10
15
20
25
0 1 2 3
#Students
# Posts
#Hits per Student vs # Posts
60-77
40-59
20-39
0-19
N=50
Conclusions to date
• 55% of students with 3 posts
– ‘Best’ in Reflective Essay
• 36% of students overall
– ‘Best’ in Reflective Essay
Students Liked...
Control
Personal Relevance
Own patient
Feedback
Competence
Sense of belonging
Relevant for exam
What next?
Future Plans
• Further Investigation
– N = 200
– Content Analysis
• Distinguishing types of reflection
– Student Feedback
• Intrinsic & Extrinsic Motivation
– Lecturer Feedback
Thank You - Questions
Niall Watts
Media Services, IT Services
University College Dublin