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[tinyjo]

So, one of the things we have to do as part of my GTP course next year is apparently to keep a reflective journal covering our training and teaching experiences. Of course, being the terrifying geek that I am, I immediately thought "Ooh, I could do that as a blog". I asked and the trainer said I could but that I might want to cut and stick things in it so I should think carefully. I think this is because she doesn't yet know about scanners.

It has to be accessible to our trainers (i.e. they can ask to look at it) but not necessarily to our mentors so I'm thinking of making an LJ for it - that way I can make another account for the trainer and make locked posts for stuff I don't want to share with my mentor or needs too much anonymising. Still, I'm open to suggestions...

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I include the option to use this LJ and etc because this LJ is basically inextricably linked with my real name - google charman and oxford and you get my tinyjo.net website, for a start - and I accept that so anyone interested in me as a teacher will find this anyway. On the other hand, that doesn't mean I might not choose to set up a new internet identity for blogging about teaching and keep this one for writing about my outside interests, which is probably the most sensible route.

Comments

[truecatachresis.livejournal.com]

*Have* to do? I really wouldn't want to do that, and I don't see how it benefits the trainee.

Really?

[jinty]

Surely it's always going to be useful to be able to review (in a structured way) the stuff that's happened over the past year, learning points, etc. If you don't write it down as it happens, it's very easy to forget how far you've come, what tripped you up, how you solved the problem...

I obv don't mean any sort of touchy-feely diary here but I don't think that's what is meant - is it?

Re: Really?

[tinyjo.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's supposed to provide evidence that we can reflect on our experiences and watching other teachers and draw useful lessons/information from them as well as actually recording that information.

[tinyjo.livejournal.com]

Yep, have to. It's supposed to provide evidence of our ability to improve ourselves as teachers through observation and reflection on experiences.