Using visual tools for reflection with DATA

Learning Activity

Reflecting on … Using visual tools for reflection with DATA

Purpose:

• To reflect visually on practice using a particular model.

Learning outcomes:

By the end of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Develop their capacity to reflect on their own teaching or the teaching of others
• Record those reflections and share them with others
• Identify strengths in their teaching and areas for development
• Act on the learning gained from this reflection

Resources needed:

• Reflecting on … DATA resource

Activity:

Part 1 – Individual work

• Ask participants to reflect on a selected piece of teaching (e.g. video clip / case study / recent teaching of their own / observation:

Using the DATA questions for that example, participants use a visual tool to represent the results, such as:

• A mind map
• A word cloud
• A slide show
• A video clip
• An audio clip
• A display of objects

Part 2 – Plenary

Discuss the results with others and their planned actions as a result
Build a summary group teaching action plan to be revisited on another occasion
Discuss what difference the visual element made to the reflection.