Reflective Writing and ePortfolios

Reflective writing is a form of learning. You have to get your ideas down and then think about them based on your past experiences. Reflection is a process that leads to articulation, self assessment of life beyond an educational setting, and using multiple sources of evidence make sense of events and situations.

Being trained as an architect and civil engineer reflective writing is new to me. My professional training in writing was pointed towards technical documents analyzing a design situation. The analysis led to a design solution whether it was a residence, church, commercial building or a water retention site plan (here the engineering kicks in). Then this design produced a series of specifications and plans that represented the finished structure.

I am working in conjunction with this blog to use an ePortfolio to design a strategy for delivery of training materials. I am modifying group trainings as I find personalization works best. You cannot just lecture to a group of people and expect them to learn, this is the traditional educational model that is followed in our schools. I add class exercises and allow students to follow along on their computers as I demonstrate.

How do you deliver a useful eLearning system? These are the questions, I will be reflecting on. I will use personal experience as well as research (both Internet and Academic journals). How are the materials going to be delivered and how do you address the option of using a smart-phone?

Stay tuned as the journey begins.