Reflective Practice

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Reflective Practice
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What are the characteristics of a reflective
organisation?

• questioning and thinking
• value long term developmental over quick fix
• see evaluation as learning process rather than
  report writing exercise
• school/community group, artist and organisation
  equal players

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Why reflect?

• Validates experience
• Creates meaning from activity
• Ensure legacy
• Changes peoples perspectives
• Creates a stronger project

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How does Craftspace reflect?

• Asks questions
• Creates a learning community
• Uses documentation as a reflective tool
• Sets aside time and manage process
• Makes reflection a contractual requirement
• Picks out what is important
• Always has someone to hold the space

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What obstacles are there? How can you overcome
them?

• resistance/fear
• lack of time
• money

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Your task using photographs as a reflective tool

• Look at the photographs
• Make a selection. Either use the questions we
  started with or find your own groupings.
• Arrange them how you would like others to look at
  them.
• Write a post it note/notes to explain why you
  have chosen them.

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Our Questions

• How can families work creatively together
• How can we stimulate parents creativity
• What kinds of environments and objects encourage
  the development of skills in adults and children?
• What can a maker contribute to the creative
  development of parents and children?