How far will you go in ten minutes?

What a hooking question to start a reflective journal.

It was 6^th July 2013 Saturday. After a week of having burned down in hot weather in NDU, I was at IAL for my first day of DACE (Diploma in Adult Education and Continuing Education) programme. I chose this new learning journey as part of my lifelong learning.

After an icebreaking, Mrs kala started her first day of modue 1 develop practice through Reflection(RP). I was amazed with her skill in storytelling and  transferring the knowledge through stories.  Kala was sharing her experience in a temple during her visit where a temple watchman asked the foresaid question when she was rushing before prayer starts.

Lecture was on Reflection-in-Action’ and ‘Reflection-on-Action’. That story linked so nicely to the content of lesson. It talk about how an event trigger your thinking and cause reflection in action and on action.

Reflection was not new to me as I do it in a structured manner in my Navy training school where I work. Every day twenty minutes in the morning my learners write few lines about previous day and share them the class even though many of them did not like to do it. I do reflect on my personal experiences at the end of the day in my dairy and I enjoy going through those pages once in a while.

Today from the first day of DACE I realise that  'true learning' comes from ‘reflective learning’ and it can make  learning more meaningful towards professional and personal development.  This module (RP) convinces me the importance of reflective learning through regular practice

Take away from 1^st day of DACE  is the concepts of ‘Reflection-in-Action’ and ‘Reflection-on-Action’.  I have learned how to take prompt corrective measures in my action and adapt long term measures by listening to my beliefs and values through reflection on-action.