Saturday, November 14, 2009
Reflection
How are you planning to use the reflection in developing your e-portfolio content pages? Can you give any examples on how this reflection page can benefit you and what specific things it can do to better you and your understandings. What is your understanding of reflection? How is it different from description? Take the time now to reflect your reflection ;) and tell us about it!
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I really like the idea of writing a reflection as opposed to a description. I guess it just makes it more interesting for others to read (and for me to write). I like that the reflection is like telling a story, whereas a description is just... well... a description. :) It is boring and plain. The really good thing about using a reflection on our content pages is it gives us a chance to let whoever is reading know a little more about us in a more personal way. It tells a story of how we got to where we are and why we do what we do. As far as employers are concerned, it answers many questions about our personality that might be lingering in their heads. A reflection is just a great way to get to know someone a little better.
ReplyDeleteI agree wholeheartedly with Kassi. A reflection is far more interesting to read (and write!) than a description and shows creativity and personality in recounting our personal history. There may be some overlap in terms of presenting the "data," but the forms are different and serve different purposes. For something like e-Portfolio I believe a reflection is more conducive to appealing to employers/graduate schools than a description, as it is a better reflection (pardon the pun) of who we really are.
ReplyDeleteReflections are definitely more interesting to read. It allows you to say what you think about things that have happened to you, which is a lot more informative than someone simply recounting events. Nice pun, Matthew.
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