PREFACE
This blog discusses topics that exist between the fields cognitive psychology and leadership, teaching and learning. Although I make connections between research and personal experience (my attempt at bridging the age-old ‘theory-practice’ gap), I write for a general audience. It is as Mihaly Csikszenmihalyi stated in the preface of his book FLOW:
“To take this step is somewhat dangerous, because as soon as one strays from the stylised constraints of academic prose, it is easy to become careless or overly enthusiastic about such a topic” (p. xi)
To avoid carelessness, I will endeavour to include references to journal articles, books and alike (as commonly expected in academic writing), but not at the expense of accessibility and ease of reading. This will be a delicate balance and one I will endeavour to achieve.
To end, I chose the word ‘discusses’ in the first sentence of this preface, to highlight that although the blog articles themselves are very much a dialogue between myself and what I read, I encourage you to share your comments and questions, so that we may start a more authentic discussion.
Learning underpins everything we do. The act of learning itself, in my mind – exists on a continuum from surface learning to deep learning. Both serve a purpose, but I like to position myself as often as possible at the ‘deep learning’ end of the spectrum. This requires critical reflection achieved through a rich reflective practice (practice of reflection). Do you follow?
How do you currently engage in reflection?
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As teachers, we often meet students who lack confidence in their ability to achieve in our subject or complete a specific task. We try several strategies, but sometimes the growth is small and we wonder whether there is something else that we can be doing. There absolutely is...
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As leaders, if we are to succeed in this ever-changing world, then we need to continuously learn; adapting to the shifting circumstances and responding to the individuals before us
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