Workshop exploring time management, critical reflection, freewriting and haiku writing as tools to assist in personal development

1. Tools for critical reflection Martin Locock 20 September 2010

3. Critical thinking and critical reflection Critical thinking “ active interpretation and evaluation of observations” awareness of one’s own thoughts and behaviour [‘meta awareness’] Present focus Critical reflection purposeful thought about experience to understand and learn for the future Past focus

4. http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/critical1.htm

5. Mezirow’s transformational learning Learning that leads one to review past experience and assumptions

7. Type A Living in the present Hurry sickness? Type B Planning/doing Type C Plan/Do/Reflect

11. Critical reflection Self awareness - the internal narrative Becoming self-aware in real time Critical reflection - what did I learn? what did I do well? Building a routine

12. Critical friends What is a critical friend? Someone who will assist your personal development over the medium term Provides: t rust, support, honesty, time = friend And: challenge, measure progress = critical Not: information, advice, negative comments Who makes a good critical friend? Not your boss Not your best friend Who?

14. Exercise 3: Reflecting on an insight / writing a haiku Japanese form, three lines, 5 / 7 / 5 syllables Can have a title Must have two parts, often marked by : two different aspects of something (outside/inside, event/analysis) Can seem mundane First autumn morning The mirror I stare into Shows my father’s face

19. Reviewing current status and identifying key areas How happy are you with your current state of mind ? How committed are you to change ? To what extent do you engage in critical reflection ? What reflective practices do you use? How far are you self aware in the moment?

20. Action plan By tomorrow I will have ... By the end of next week I will have ... By the end of next month I will have ... My critical friend is ...