Becoming a Professional Agent of Change: The Use of Reflective Activities
Location
Dolan School of Business
Start Date
29-5-2014 2:30 PM
End Date
29-5-2014 3:30 PM
Session Type
Interactive Session
Description
Implementing online learning activities which are strategically designed to create agents of change requires planning and analysis by the faculty. This session will illustrate how the occupational therapy faculty at Quinnipiac University designed a series of reflective learning activities in a developmental- humanistic sequence to engage students in this process. The overarching theme focuses on how to be an effective agent of change within your profession and the communities within which you hope to serve.
This session will illustrate the series of activities designed to promote reflection, analysis, and strategic planning of one’s next professional steps. These include reflection of you and how your personal and professional skill sets match the needs of your profession and society as a whole; analysis and rethinking of your own professional identity; the creation of an eportfolio which includes all areas of scholarship (Boyer Model), service, and professional activities; a collection of activities to facilitate the creation of a professional development plan which outlines the specific steps needed to be an agent of change at the local, national, or global level; and the completion of a capstone experience which adds to the body of professional literature.
Participants will engage in a chosen reflective learning activity from the list above, discuss the critical thinking and analysis components of the task, and identify how this activity can be effective in their own online curriculum.
Topic Designation
Technology, Teaching & Learning
Presenter Bio(s)
Tara J. Glennon, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Professor of Occupational Theraphy
Quinnipiac University
Francine M. Seruya, PhD, OTR/L
Clinical Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy
Quinnipiac University
Becoming a Professional Agent of Change: The Use of Reflective Activities
Dolan School of Business
Implementing online learning activities which are strategically designed to create agents of change requires planning and analysis by the faculty. This session will illustrate how the occupational therapy faculty at Quinnipiac University designed a series of reflective learning activities in a developmental- humanistic sequence to engage students in this process. The overarching theme focuses on how to be an effective agent of change within your profession and the communities within which you hope to serve.
This session will illustrate the series of activities designed to promote reflection, analysis, and strategic planning of one’s next professional steps. These include reflection of you and how your personal and professional skill sets match the needs of your profession and society as a whole; analysis and rethinking of your own professional identity; the creation of an eportfolio which includes all areas of scholarship (Boyer Model), service, and professional activities; a collection of activities to facilitate the creation of a professional development plan which outlines the specific steps needed to be an agent of change at the local, national, or global level; and the completion of a capstone experience which adds to the body of professional literature.
Participants will engage in a chosen reflective learning activity from the list above, discuss the critical thinking and analysis components of the task, and identify how this activity can be effective in their own online curriculum.