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Reflective Practice as an Adult Educator

4/14/2019

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As I worked on my first reflection for PIDP 3260, I felt that being willing and able to reflect on experiences is one of the key practice principles for adult educators. Michael Marquardt says that reflecting on experience is how we learn from experiences and of course this would include experiences we have with our adult learners. He also says we learn the most from reflecting on experiences that are challenging or interesting (Marquardt, n.d.). I have included the link to a video below, where Marquardt talks about the connection between learning and reflecting on experience.

Thinking about past experiences in the classroom that were the most challenging for me I know I learned a great deal from those experiences. However, I feel it is important to acknowledge that my assumptions or feelings about people and things involved in the experience may have influenced the way I moved forward with that learning. Brookfield (2015) talks about the importance of looking at things from different perspectives to fully understand and make meaning from our experiences. As adult educators, I believe that reflecting on experiences in the classroom from different perspectives is an important piece if we want to effectively support our diverse student population with their learning needs.

Brookfield, S. D. (2015). The Skillful Teacher: On Technique, Trust, and Responsiveness in the Classroom
       (3rd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.


[Sarder TV]. (n.d.). Russell Sarder feat. Michael Marquardt. Learning is … Reflecting on Experience [Video
       File]. Retrieved April 8th, 2019, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D-zCtws6YE&t=15s
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