Ep16: Marina Harvey, Academic Researcher

Today my guest is Associate Professor Marina Harvey, an Academic Researcher and Director of Academic Development Services at the University of New South Wales. Over the past decade, Marina and her team have researched student reflection and how it is used to support learning and teaching. In this episode we look at the value of higher-order thinking skills, such as reflection, in a rapidly changing world and how reflection might be viewed as being (not only) a cognitive process but also a somatic, or whole of body experience. We explore traditional, cognitive, technical and analytical approaches to reflection, such as writing, and compare some alternatives including those tapping into students’ imagination, creativity and emotion where students are guided to express the inexpressible. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marina_Harvey Reflection for learning: a scholarly practice guide for educators. https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/knowledge-hub/reflection-learning-scholarly-practice-guide-educators This guide features the intriguing reflection activities Imagine a teacup and Body parts debrief, among many others that are designed specifically for use in the classroom and take 5 minutes or less.