Scholarship Development: Reflective Writing for Personal and Professional Development

Session Outline

Session Slides

Session Outline

Open to all staff, this webinar aims to help you develop skills in reflective writing. Whether you have experience in writing diaries, journals, or other reflective pieces, or are quite new to writing and just want to find out more, the session will offer opportunities to explore different methods and discuss how they can be used.  

This session will be hands-on, activity based and introductory. No previous experience is required.

The session will briefly outline the background to reflective writing: it’s relevance to education and how it can be useful for personal well-being and professional practice.  It will include two practical short writing activities, each followed by a discussion.  Finally we shall look at the possibilities to develop further opportunities for those participants who want to  develop their reflective writing, for instance through writing groups. 

Presenters

Nicola Naismith

Nicola Naismith is a Lecturer on the MA Art and Social Practice and leads modules in Reflective and Ethical Practice, and Professional Practice. She is a Clore Fellow and visual artist, and supports artists and cultural professionals through mentoring, coaching and action learning facilitation. In 2019 she published Artists Practising Well an AHRC / Clore Leadership funded research project which explores the affective support needs of artists working in health and wellbeing contexts. (nicola.naismith@uhi.ac.uk)

Angela Cameron

Angela Cameron is a lecturer at Inverness college UHI . Before gaining a BA in Childhood Practice, Angela worked in the early years sector as a practitioner and as an SVQ Assessor. Throughout that time, Angela used reflective writing to develop an understanding of complex practice, and to look inwards at shifting values and policies. Currently, Angela uses the skills gained in reflective writing and practice to support Childhood Practice students use reflection as a professional requirement, but also for personal fulfilment and effectiveness.  

Rob Bray 

Rob Bray is a tutor at Argyll College.  He has previously worked as an Occupational Psychologist and Psychology Lecturer before completing a PhD in Environmental Studies at Strathclyde University.  Before joining UHI Rob worked in Adult Education and is still involved in developing resources for reflective practice in Community Education.   Much of his career has been working in widening participation and access to education.  Current research interests include Reflective Practice, the use of learning diaries, and the impact of neo-Liberalism on management in education.

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