Reflective Practices for Teaching

by Michelle Head, 2022 CETL Scholarly Teaching Fellow for Reflective Practices and the 2022 CETL Scholars for Reflective Practive

“The art of teaching is the art of assisting in discovery” – Michael Van Doren, American Poet

Reflection serves as a vehicle for students to make sense of a learning experience and allows students to learn about themselves. This page serves to provide supporting information for faculty to incorporate reflective practices for learning into their course.

• Reflective Practices for Teaching

  • I. What is Reflection?
  • II. What Are the Benefits of Implementing Reflection Practices for Learning?
  • III. Levels of Reflective Thought 
  • IV. What Can Students Reflect Upon?
  • V. What Does High Quality Reflection Look Like?
  • VI. Reflective Practices for Learning 
  • VII. Constructing Reflection Prompts to Promote Critical Reflection 
  • VIII. How to Assess and Provide Feedback to Reflective Writing Assignments

You can also access this reflection quick start guide provided by the KSU It's About Engagement initiative to get started.

 

 

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