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Transformative and troublesome : Reflective blogging for professional learning about university teaching
Smidt, Andy Wheeler, Penny Peralta, Louisa Bell, Amani
Smidt, Andy
Wheeler, Penny
Peralta, Louisa
Bell, Amani
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
Date
2018
Type
Journal article
Journal
Reflective Practice
Book
Volume
19
Issue
4
Page Range
474-489
Article Number
ACU Department
Centre for Education and Innovation
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Open Access Status
License
All rights reserved
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