Reflection is considered a crucial philosophical activity which enables an individual to consider an experience, analyse and appraise it, and prepare for future actions based on the insight gained by this new perception.

I judge I will gain a deeper awareness in my learning practice as I work through each module of the Masters in Applied eLearning. 

I believe achieving course aims and objectives will help me develop the required knowledge and skills to become an eLearning practitioner.

Gibbs model of reflection maps out this process, by providing a structure it allows reflections to develop a cycle based on, description, thoughts and feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and future action. 



 Final Reflection, safaashaaban.wordpress.com,

 "the reflective cycle" (Gibbs 1988)

 Anfuso, J. (2014). "Reflexive and Reflective Learning" PowToon.

This video examines how reflective practice can be used to critically examine teaching methods. Explaining that teaching methods may reflect a teacher’s attitudes and assumptions, good reflective practice will seek to continually question attitudes and assumptions, ensuring they are not hindering good practice. Reflective practice justifies the inclusion of student feedback in resource development.

 Leamon, J. (2011). "Reflective Practice and Reflection". 

A light hearted introduction to reflective practice, two novice students of reflective practice discuss what it maybe about and what they would like from it, namely for a practical structure providing useful lists, prompts and structure, so they can work out what they need to learn next and not theory driven content, and deliberate that keeping a journal will help the learning and development of your practice.

 

                       Atherton, J. Hadfield, P.(2010). "Reflection on Reflection". University of Lincoln.

        Using a variety of media in my reflective blog, such as video, images, text, mindmaps, and animation to represent the           objectivities of reflective practice.

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Reflecting on Masters

Posted by Mark Maguire on Monday, August 31, 2015, In : Blog Post 

Looking back I certainly hope all the effort and time expended on the Masters in Applied eLearning was worth it. Having reviewed the content of Masters completed by Peers in other disciplines, I would estimate that the workload in the Applied Masters is much larger. If I am fortunate enough to be awarded the Masters in Applied eLearning, I will apply for eLearning teaching and training opportunities with Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board with whom I have previously worked and w...


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Starting Back November 2014 Alberta

Posted by Mark Maguire on Saturday, July 4, 2015, In : Blog Post 



By the start of the long Alberta winter in November 2014, I felt that it was the right time for me to settle back and try and finish the applied Masters, the sudden death of my sister was behind me, and I had managed within 12 months to get on me feet in Canada with a job and apartment. I had brought all my notes, papers, folders, journal articles, and a laptop with me, so hopefully I would restart where I left off.





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Research Design & Methods

Posted by Mark Maguire on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, In : Blog Post 


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Audio on Xtranormal

Posted by Mark Maguire on Monday, June 29, 2015, In : Blog Post 
13-15th March 2013
Audio on Xtranormal
(A)  Encountered sustained difficulties putting audio on Xtranormal, slide 1, and ending up embedding the file as “Flash” object and then changed format to “all files”, no mention of this in articulate support.
(B) Audio in PowerPoint version 2013 (pptx) in not supported, had to install a file extraction tool “7 zip file manager” to extract the audio files, before embedding them into Articulate presenter.
(C) Installed many media players such as ...

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