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Reflection in legal clinic
be used to provide an opportunity for reflection. Aims To offer students an opportunity to put the theory of law into practice by placing them in a real life setting, for example a law centre, solicitors office or community setting such as a school or prison. Students a…
Use of reflection as a method of improving student engagement
aim of this pilot study was to introduce reflection to undergraduate law students at an early stage of their university studies to improve their learning experience and their engagement with the course. It was also intended to encourage students to relate their learning at this …
Reflection on a personal development skills module
accepted, for example audio/video tapes. Reflections and observations Time – the fact that the module lasts the full academic year means that students have time to develop and to get used to writing reflectively, and to learn how to provide evidence of exp…
Reflection on a work experience option
school has gone about integrating student reflection with benchmarking and quality assurance requirements. During the academic year 2001-02 the School of Law at the University of Exeter offered first year undergraduate students the option of taking part in a module reflecting…
Reflection with practitioner students
of reflective writing, encompassing both reflections on activities during the formal class contact sessions and reflections on learning from the student’s personal practice. This now accounts for 50% of the student’s final mark. Students are introduced to the conc…
What's reflection got to do with it?
the levers for change affecting the use of reflection. Creating lifelong learners Over the last 20 years there has been a shift towards a more learner-centred curriculum that includes the use of reflective practice. This comes in part from teachers and practitioners, but …
Reflection using a virtual chat room
been corrected to allow easier reading. Reflections and observations This synchronised system enables reticent students to clarify and explore their understanding of a topic outside the confines of the face to face teaching situation. Software such as Blackboard enables…
Interaction and reflection: a new approach to skills and accounts teaching on the LPC
pre-existing module to the computer, without reflection on how the pedagogy of online learning is different from more traditional methods. The use of online and other computer-based methods of teaching has increased considerably since the paper was written, and many texts now …
Reflection in law teaching: a personal account
Case study by Hugh Brayne (University of Sunderland) illustrating the benefits of reflective practice for law teachers in a personal account mirroring the conversational and reflective approach advocated. Learning cycles, deep and surface learning, experiential learning &…
In the looking glass: reflection on past experience as a key to the future
presented a paper looking at the use of reflection in Northumbria’s Student Law Office, aimed at supporting students in becoming lifelong learners. Carol’s slides are embedded below. How can the concept of lifelong learning be effectively communicated to students…
What do we mean by reflection?
size.) The learning cycle clearly shows that reflection is important to the learning process – you cannot really move beyond the first stage of the cycle without it. Reflection involves really considering something in detail, constructively criticising your new knowledge…
View from afar...a personal reflection
and workshops open to all, presumably as a reflection of departments seeking to address their own specific development needs. Latterly it became noticeable that attendees, especially at larger events, were requesting certificates of attendance to provide confirmation of the subj…
Reflections on the use of problem-based learning
us anything it is the need for continuing reflection on the aims, the methods, and ultimately the success of our teaching practice. Working with PBL is a process of ongoing adjustment. We hope that this discussion of our practice – which is far from perfect – might prove to …
Stopping to think: reflections on the use of portfolios
the introduction of processes to formalise reflection. At undergraduate level, as part of an increasing realisation that encouraging reflective practice and lifelong learning is a fundamental tenet of tertiary education, university students are gaining more experience with portf…
Reflections on SAPHE
which students could write and record their reflections on the learning process. When students rejected that idea we had to consider more deeply what is involved in encouraging students to reflect on their work. It is not a ‘product’ that one can attach to a course &…
Time for reflection but deserving a response
The editorial from the Summer 2005 issue of Directions, by Roger Burridge (then UKCLE Director) and Amanda Fancourt (then UKCLE Vocational Education Developer), reflects on the latest proposals put forward by the Law Society of England and Wales in its Training Framework Review.…
At the point of qualification: reflections on the Law Society's Training Framework Review
In this article from the Spring 2004 issue of Directions Nick Johnson, Director of Advanced Legal Practice in the School of Law at the University of Warwick, reflects on the vocational stage of legal education – see our Legal Practice Course review page for full details of…
Examples of reflective practice
reflective practice in legal education Reflection in legal clinic Reflection on a work experience option Reflective diaries on the Bar Vocational Course Reflective journals and essays on an LLM Reflection using a virtual chat room Reflection on a personal developm…
Developing reflective practice in legal education
teachers who want to know a little more about reflection and how it might be facilitated. Whether you are new to the ideas of reflective practice or seeking to update and refresh current approaches, we hope this guide will be a source of enlightenment and inspiration. …
Support and resources for developing reflective practice
supporting students through the process of reflection there are a number of resources to use. You may wish to adapt some of the examples or ideas offered in this guide. Many can be used as a template for you to tailor to your own module or course. This page provides more informa…
Introduction to developing reflective practice
This is best achieved through a process of reflection. According to Boud, Cohen and Walker: “Reflection is an important human activity in which people recapture their experience, think about it, mull it over and evaluate it. It is this working w…
Introduction to developing reflective practice
This is best achieved through a process of reflection. According to Boud, Cohen and Walker: Reflection is an important human activity in which people recapture their experience, think about it, mull it over and evaluate it. It is this working with expe…
Reflective journals and essays on an LLM
prompt questions to structure your reflection: Which single activity that you have undertaken this week do you consider to be your best achievement? How could you further improve upon that achievement? Which single activity that you have undertaken this …
Reflective activities matrix
Brockbank, 1998) indicating some possible uses of reflection and identifying three contexts in which it might be used. Use it to identify what it is you want students to be able to do. Place a ✓ next to all the uses you think are appropriate to your teaching area. Add any addi…
What is reflective practice?
18). However, as Biggs points out, “a reflection in a mirror is an exact replica of what is in front of it. Reflection in professional practice, however, gives back not what it is, but what might be, an improvement on the original” (1999: 6). For the purpose…
Reflective diaries on the Bar Vocational Course
which provide a focus for the process of reflection. Students must complete a page after each small group session and also after the first whole group session. To be completed after the whole group session (WGS): Do you understand what is meant by a conference in the …
Getting started with e-portfolios: Oxford Institute of Legal Practice
know more about the use of e-portfolios and reflection at OXILP contact Liz on e-mail: l.polding@oxilp.ac.uk. Oxford Institute of Legal Practice (OXILP) piloted the use of e-portfolios with students on the Legal Practice Course (the LPC) during the 2006-07 and 2007-08 sessions…
Using narrative and clinical approaches to teach ethics
potential outcomes for students through reflection. A number of arguments are in favour of narrative and clinic-based approaches to teaching legal ethics. An obvious argument is that clinic is an effective way for students to learn the content and technique of dealing with e…
What's in it for you?
are insufficient themselves to encourage reflection. We should not rely solely on our natural process of reflecting on experience, but actively seek ways to ensure that reflection itself becomes a habit, ensuring our continuing development as a professional teacher in higher edu…
Comparing legal professional education with education in other professions – what can they teach us?
practices can teach us anything. The role of reflection in the development of professional practice and providing evidence of this reflection is emphasised in the guidance issued by many professional bodies. In some cases, this is implicit and considered as part of continuin…
Archived Events (4)
Developing reflection and autonomy in law
This seminar, building on the work of UKCLE's "personal development planning working group":/resources/personal-development-planning/ukcle-personal-development-planning-working-group/, explored how reflective and critical skills are currently being developed and assessed in UK la...…
SENDA and legal education
What are the implications of disability discrimination for law teachers and how can we address them? This event drew on the experience and expertise of law teachers in developing learning and teaching practice in the context of the Special Education Needs and Disability Act 2001...…
Exploring the impact of the Government of Wales Act 2006 on legal education in the UK
The Government of Wales Act 2006 has significant implications for those involved in legal education both in Wales and across the UK. This seminar, jointly organised by UKCLE and the University of Glamorgan, provided an outline of the main provisions of the Act and explored the wa...…
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