My First Semester At Goizueta

Kim & Loretta (2003), stated that Atkinson & Murphy (1993) identified the key skills needed for reflection as ‘self awareness, the ability to recollect and describe accurately key aspect of the situation, critical analysis of the situation and synthesis of new knowledge gained with the previous knowledge, in order to develop a new perspective’. I will discuss,

I will structure this essay using Gibbs Model of Reflection (Gibbs 1988). Reflective learning helps practitioners analyse their experiences and how they think and feel about them before

Ambiguity is a concept I came across while reading The Book Thief, by Marcus Zusak. The novel discussed numerous paradoxes of the human experience, and thus stimulated my mind into exploring branches of philosophy previously unknown to me. Though the concept is a simple one, the source of ambiguity is much more complicated. From my reading of this story and study in a psychology class, I learned that one’s natural instinct and nurturing environment is what affects one’s perspective. Equally important, no matter how similar common the human condition is, everyone is different. No person has the same life experiences, and thus has a different perspective. These conflicting perspectives are what lead to ambiguity, which leads me to quite a harsh

(10 points) Summary Reflection: Putting all your results and findings together, write a detailed paragraph about what all of this means about you. Include thoughts on how your learning style, your personality, your study habits, and your communication skills relate to achieving your personal, academic, and career goals.

Effective reflection helps the practitioner to see the situation from an outsider's perspective, so that they can develop a better way to respond to a similar scenario in the future. Reflection is meant to achieve a change in practice, rather than simply repeating the same mistakes (Schon, 1983). Many different models exist for structuring the reflective process. Regardless of the framework used, the reflection models are meant to accomplish three things. They are supposed to promote reflecting on events, self-evaluation and analysis, and a plan to change actions in the future. This Reflective essay will utilize Driscoll's 'The What?' model as its structure (Driscoll, 1994). This model has three components"

Reflection is a process of reviewing and thinking critically about activities and how this affects learning of student’s. It is not just descriptions of what happened during the lesson; it’s to

(10 points) Summary Reflection: Putting all your results and findings together, write a detailed paragraph about what all of this means about you. Include thoughts on how your learning style, your personality, your study habits, and your communication skills relate to achieving your personal, academic, and career goals.

     Chapter seven begins by explaining an example that would make the case against using ambiguity. In fact, the title of chapter seven is “Avoid Ambiguity”. While it is true that vague statements leave questions unanswered, the traditional idea behind gathering information is to find specific details and clear communicated

The term “reflection” directly refers to one’s own ability for serious thought or consideration regarding events, which have occurred in the past. Professional bodies and organisations utilise reflective practice within continuous professional development as an effective tool to evoke critical thoughts regarding their own actions. This analysis of one’s own

Most everyone has the general knowledge that critical self reflection is an important tool for self actualization. But just what is critical self reflection and how can we apply it to our lives? It is this need for knowledge that Kath Fisher addresses in her article “Critical Self-Reflection”. Throughout the article, Fisher highlights several main points, the definition of critical reflection and its distinguishing features, the difference between values, beliefs, and assumptions, and strategies and techniques on how critical reflection can be improved.

As finals week approaches, I want to give you a detailed self-reflection on my experience during my first semester at Goizueta. By adapting communication and writing strategies I have learned from your 365 class, I have successfully developed my strengths as a cooperative team player, organized time-manager and reflective thinker. In this report I will demonstrate how I (1) learned about my personal strengths and weaknesses, (2) developed my learning and problem-solving skills, and (3) planned on my future responsibilities and

Reflecting on my progress throughout the year I feel is an integral part of my learning process. It has helped me to learn more about myself and how I learn best. Reflecting on my experiences has aided me to improve my academic skills and discern which targets I have achieved and what I still need to work and improve on. John Dewey famously quoted ‘we don’t learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.’ Reflecting on my work and experiences in the classroom has given me a greater insight into how to improve my own practice.

“Be a reflective teacher. Honestly look at what you do from time to time. Evaluate the purpose of your role as a teacher.” (Robert John Meenham, 2011)

Reclusiveness has been a very deterring aspect in my life. It has affected me as a person, as a team member and as an emerging health professional. However, during my participation in this course I have come to understand that it is important to make myself better, and this will resonate with other aspects of my life. My journey started when I decided to select this course. Of course, I just picked it on a whim because the title indicated complex communication, just to try breaking out of my shell, and becoming more confident. In only a few weeks, I have learned so much about not just myself but also other people. Yet I have more to learn as I have realized that I am not as knowledgeable as I thought. My reflection looks at not only what I have learned so far, but the surprises I discovered, my improved confidence in what I already knew, ideas that have changed my opinions, what I wish I had done differently and the improvements I would like to make as I move forward. I began this course grudgingly, because I was going through a lot of transitioning at once, moving to a new home, starting a new job, and starting a new school, all contributed to my initial disinterest. As, I look through my weekly reflections there were three reoccurring words I noted. Self, team and communication are all common denominators that summarize my total weekly reflections till date.

The first semester of my college is almost end, I felt confused and helpless when the class begin, there were all kinds of tasks that need me to do at the short time, my life was in a mass and I was just busy with keeping myself don’t left behind the class. At first, I felt so depressed about my expression in university because everything is so strange for me, while during this semester, with the help of people around me, I gradually get used to the new study life and feel more confident for the next semester. Thanks to the WPC101 class that helps me a lot on knowing what the business college need me to do.