Unit Outline

This unit explores a range of contemporary strategies of reflective practice with a particular focus on their use in professional learning. An emphasis is placed on considering the role of reflection to bridge the divide between theory and practice for a broad range of workplace contexts. Topics covered in this unit include: the development of professional identity; reflective writing strategies; interdisciplinary communities of practice; frameworks for reflective practice; and an introduction to action research for practitioners.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Identify and describe a range of strategies for reflective practice.
2.	Consolidate your understanding of the complex ways in which professional practice and reflective practice interact via your critical appraisal of relevant literature.
3.	Critique, compare and evaluate a range of contemporary reflective strategies in context.
4.	Communicate effectively with peers and in your academic writing.

Alterations as a result of student feedback

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How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Personal Reflection on Professional Learning	Week 6	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Critique and Evaluation of Reflective Strategies and Approaches	Week 12	50 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Reflection on Group Work	Week 13	10 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Personal Reflection on Professional Learning

Task Description:

Recount an experience from your professional life. Identify and describe two approaches to reflection that you could use to reflect on that experience and its relationship to your professional learning. Select and use one of these two approaches to reflect on that experience and its relationship to your professional learning. Use your own experience and the literature to support your reflection.

Task Length:

1600 words

Due Date:

Week 6

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Critically reflect on the impact of your personal experience on thinking about professional learning	LO1, LO2
2	Critically reflect by supporting your reflection with evidence (experiential and literature based)	LO1, LO2, LO3
3	Communicate effectively with due attention to expression, spelling, grammar, punctuation and referencing	LO4

Assessment Task 2: Critique and Evaluation of Reflective Strategies and Approaches

Task Description:

Recount an experience from your professional life. Use three of the four lenses of critical reflection (Brookfield, 2017) and one other approach to reflection from this unit, to critique/reflect on the event. Evaluate which of the two approaches (Brookfield or the other approach) was most useful to solving the problem identified; and, which approach from the unit you think will be most useful to your professional learning more generally. Please note that the “other” approach selected must be different to those used in Assessment Task 1).

Task Length:

2000 words

Due Date:

Week 12

Weight:

50 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Critically reflect on the impact of your personal experience on thinking about professional learning	LO1, LO2
2	Critically reflect by supporting your reflection with evidence (experiential and literature based)	LO1, LO2, LO3
3	Communicate effectively with due attention to expression, spelling, grammar, punctuation and referencing	LO4

Assessment Task 3: Reflection on Group Work

Task Description:

Reflect briefly on two activities completed in tutorials and their usefulness to your learning in this unit and to your future professional learning.

Task Length:

400 words

Due Date:

Week 13

Weight:

10 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Describe the reflective approaches utilised in group work activity	LO1, LO2, LO3
2	Evaluate the reflective approaches used as they apply to your professional learning context	LO1, LO2, LO3
3	Communicate effectively with due attention to expression, spelling, grammar, punctuation and referencing	LO4

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.

Required Resources

Required reading materials

Brookfield, S. (2017). Becoming a critically reflective teacher (2nd Ed.). Jossey-Bass.