Browsing by Subject "reflective learning"

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    Fluency assessment in IsiXhosa: a video-based tool to facilitate reflective learning for speech-language therapists
    (2013) Kathard, Harsha; Camroodien-Surve, Fatemah; Maphalala, Zinhle
    The purpose of this video-based Fluency assessment of an eight year old female conducted in isiXhosa is to provide a reflective learning opportunity for students as well as qualified Speech-language therapists. The video is accompanied by a reflection from the therapist as well as examples of incisive questions to facilitate clinical learning. Given the importance of culturally and linguistically relevant assessment, the video presents an opportunity to deliberate on several issues speech-language therapists must consider when developing practices which embrace diversity. The questions included with this video should be regarded as initial learning triggers and users are advised to add to the bank of questions as a means of extending and sharing this learning opportunity.
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    Podcasts for expansive learning: a case of reflective student stories
    (Computer Society of South Africa, 2008) Ng'ambi, Dick
    Most educational opportunities offered by mobile devices which are used by students for entertainment, such as iPods and mp3 players, have not been fully exploited. Although social uses of mobile devices among students is increasingly common, there has been little evidence to demonstrate how socially pervasive devices contribute to student learning. One of the phenomenons changing the higher education landscape is podcasting. However, despite the growing adoption of podcasting in education, not much is known about effective integration of podcasts at pedagogical level to have meaningful impact on student learning. This paper reports on a two-year project that explored the use of podcasts to mediate reflection. The paper draws on expansive learning as espoused by Engestrom to illustrate how podcast mediated tasks escalated learning among students at a higher education institution. The paper analyzed students' reflective stories using deconstruction analysis. The paper concludes that effective educational uses of podcasts require that learning activities are designed for reflection and podcasts used to scaffold the reflection process.