Maria Graceffa '08 and Amanda Parker'08

Maria and Amanda, by participating in this panel will first share its experiment in using concurrent and collective reflection with students while on-co-op. The panel will then engage audience participants in a conversation to elicit their thinking about and experience with different models of reflection on co-op by focusing on the following questions:

• What models of reflection are currently, or could be, used in WIL programs?
• What benefits to students might be expected from different models of reflection?
• How would one assess whether these benefits are achieved by the students?
• What are the associated costs and do the benefits outweigh these costs?

In sharing their model of concurrent reflection, the panelists will report on their work-in-progress in evaluating their experiment using a Practice-Based Learning Outcomes Questionnaire developed by Joe Raelin.

The student panelists will bring to the conversation their experience on co-op both with and without concurrent reflection and discuss their role in the ongoing research effort to assess benefits for students. The panel will also share its experience using different types of facilitators for the learning teams, the best ways to start up the learning teams, and how to keep students engaged throughout the process.

Finally, the panelists will share especially administrative considerations that might feature in deciding whether the benefits outweigh the costs, will disclose the rationale for initiating this model of concurrent reflection, and will highlight the different roles students take on in implementing this model.