I am intrigued as I heard a colleague explaining what reflection really means. I have not really thought about it, and I like her definition. I got to make a note here.
‘Reflection is not about re-telling or summarizing. Reflection is about not about reviewing which means summarizing and evaluating. Reflection is abut the question ‘What does the experience mean to me?’
It is more elaborated than how Oxford Dictionary defines it – ‘Reflection = Serious thought or consideration’. Perhaps the ‘What does the experience mean to me?’ version is more applicable in the learning context.
Relating to this, we had this conversation on the topic of Reflection in a very reflection-friendly venue. There are a lot of space for individual or group jointly to talk about ‘What does the experience mean to me?’ To be more specific: