Transformative and troublesome: Reflective blogging for professional learning about university teaching
Journal article
Smidt, Andy, Wheeler, Penny, Peralta, Louisa R. and Bell, Amani. (2018). Transformative and troublesome: Reflective blogging for professional learning about university teaching. Reflective Practice: International and Multidisciplinary Perspectives. 19(4), pp. 474 - 489. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2018.1525345
Authors | Smidt, Andy, Wheeler, Penny, Peralta, Louisa R. and Bell, Amani |
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Abstract | The complexities of being an academic mean that there is often no time or space to reflect on teaching, and on academic life in general. In this study, four academics set up a private blog to share reflections on teaching. While initial commitment to the reflective blogging process was good, over time this declined. After 9 months of intermittent communication, we decided to wrap up the project and examine the experience. A qualitative analysis of the group’s reflective posts and related emails revealed themes related to emotions, space and time in academic experience. We discuss why the blog space did not work as anticipated, and how such ‘troublesome’ spaces may, paradoxically, be viewed as transformative. |
Keywords | Academic development; collaborative reflection; academic identity; academic spaces |
Year | 2018 |
Journal | Reflective Practice: International and Multidisciplinary Perspectives |
Journal citation | 19 (4), pp. 474 - 489 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN | 1462-3943 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2018.1525345 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85054928148 |
Page range | 474 - 489 |
Research Group | Centre for Education and Innovation |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/85q76/transformative-and-troublesome-reflective-blogging-for-professional-learning-about-university-teaching
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