Inclusive Conversation Series with Mary Ryan
Teaching and Assessing
Reflective Writing
Critical reflection is widely regarded as a valuable component of
student learning in higher education. For example, reflection can play
a role in enabling students to engage productively in their first year
experience (FYE); to make connections between theory and practice
in work-integrated learning (WIL); and once they leave university,
to enhance their capacities for lifelong learning in their profession.
Dr Ryan will share the findings and outputs of the Australian Learning
and Teaching Council (ALTC) project “Developing a systematic,
cross faculty approach to teaching and assessing reflection in higher
education” including the development of the teaching and assessing
of reflective learning (TARL) Model , and a systematic approach that
may be used to embed the pedagogy of reflective writing (EPC)
across courses in different disciplines in higher education.
The workshop will further explore the suite of pedagogical patterns
and accompanying resources for systematically teaching and
assessing reflective practice using existing exemplary teaching and
assessing practices, underpinned by the TARL and EPC models.
Associate Professor Mary Ryan
Mary Ryan is an Associate Professor and Higher
Degree Research Coordinator in the Faculty
of Education at the Queensland University of
Technology in Brisbane. Her research is in the
areas of reflective writing, reflexive learning and
research, writing pedagogy and assessment,
socio-spatial influences on learning and teaching
and discourse analysis. She led an Australian
Learning and Teaching Council competitive grant
(2010/2011) focused on developing a researchbased approach to teaching and assessing reflection in higher
education. This work resulted in conceptual models and strategies
for reflective learning that have been embedded in universities across
Australia, UK and Europe. She is the editor of a forthcoming book
from this project Teaching reflective learning in higher education:
A systematic approach using pedagogic patterns with Springer.
Event Details
Lecture
Date: Thursday 13 March
Time: 11.30 am –12.30 pm
Location: City Campus
Building 80, Level 1, Room 2
Workshop—City
Date: Thursday 13 March
Time: 12.30 –2.15pm pm
Location: City Campus
Building 13, Level 3 Room 5
Workshop—Brunswick
Date: Friday 14 March
Times: 11 am –12.30 pm
Location: Brunswick Campus
Building 514, Level 1, Room 2
For Further Information
Please contact
Andrea Wallace
Educational Developer –
Inclusive Teaching and
Assessment Practices Project,
DSC
Email
[email protected]
Inclusive Conversation Series with Mary Ryan
Teaching and Assessing
Reflective Writing
Workshop Program—City
Time
Item
Who
Venue
11.20 am
Registration
11.30 am
Introduction to session
Andrea Chester
Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor, Learning and
Teaching, College of Design and Social Context
80.1.2
Teaching and Assessing
Reflective Learning (open
session)
Mary Ryan
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education,
Queensland University of Technology
80.1.2
80.1.2
12.30–1 pm
Lunch and Registration for
workshop
13.3.5
1–2.15 pm
Teaching and Assessing
Reflective Learning
Workshop
Mary Ryan
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education,
Queensland University of Technology
13.3.5
2.15–2.20 pm
Conclusion
RMIT Inclusive Teaching Project Team
13.3.5
Who
Venue
Workshop Program—Brunswick
Time
Item
10.45 am
Registration
11 am
Introduction to session
514.1.2
RMIT Inclusive Teaching Project Team
Teaching and Assessing
Mary Ryan
Reflective Learning Workshop Associate Professor, Faculty of Education,
Queensland University of Technology
12.25–12.30 pm Conclusion
12.30 -1 pm
Lunch
RMIT Inclusive Teaching Project Team
514.1.2
514.1.2
514.1.2
514.1.2