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March 11, 2012
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An Exciting Month On the Road and Thoughts On the Words We Use in Experiential Education

This experience of facilitating through an interpreter stimulated reflection upon the words I choose to describe concepts in experiential education. When presenting with an interpr

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January 16, 2012
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Resolutions, Reminders, Commitments: Reflective Activities to Help Your Groups Ring in the New Year

Jen Stanchfield offers a number of reflective activities to help your group's or students reflect on the New Year: Quotes, Keyboard Keys, Postcards

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January 6, 2012
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The Reflective Educator Part Three: Personal Planning and Reflection

Taking time for self-reflection is key to developing your skills and improving your effectiveness and personal satisfaction in your work as an educator/counselor/ trainer.

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January 3, 2012
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The Reflective Educator Part Two: Meaningful Self-Reflection and Record Keeping to Improve Your Practice

In this blog post Jennifer Stanchfield explores the importance of prioritizing time for self reflection to improve your practice as an teacher, trainer, counselor or group facilita

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December 30, 2011
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Embracing the Quiet and Taking Time to Reflect

Those of us who espouse the philosophy of experiential education understand the importance of reflection as the key to moving learning forward and creating lasting and meaningful l

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February 19, 2011
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Reflective Practice Versus Debriefing

Promoting new ways to engage groups in reflective practice has been a personal passion and focus of my work as an educator. From the beginning of my career as an education and clin

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