This is the explanation of the Reflection-in-Action component of the completion criteria of the "Designing Interactions / Experiences" module I’m teaching at Köln International School of Design of the Cologne University of Applied Sciences, which I’m honored to give by invitation of Professor Philipp Heidkamp.

1. por Itamar Medeiros
@designative
http://www.linkedin.com/in/designative
Designing Interactions 2013-2:
DISCOVERY MODE

2. { Designing Interactions: Reflection in Action }
Youareat: Introduction » Welcome
Designing Interactions:
Welcome!
My name is Itamar Medeiros
http://www.designative.info/
http://www.linkedin.com/in/designative/
medeiros.itamar@gmail.com
@designative

3. { Designing Interactions: Reflection in Action }
Youareat: Introduction » Learning Objectives and Outline
Designing Interactions:
Reflection in Action
Learning Outcomes
§ You will learn the self-evaluation criteria
as a component of module completion
Class Outline
§ The Reflective Practitioner
§ Documentation of Brainstorming and Ideas Generation
§ Design Development
§ Research & Analysis
§ Stages of Development
§ Final Outcome

4. Introduction:
Collect / Create / Relate / Donate
Collect
Learn from previous
experiences
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Relate
Consult with peers
and mentors
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Create
Explore, compose,
and evaluate
possible solutions
Donate
Disseminating
results
Shneiderman, B. (February 1999), Creating Creativity for Everyone: User Interfaces for
Supporting Innovation, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction 7, 1 (March 2000),
114-138.
{ Designing Interactions: Reflection in Action }
Youareat: Introduction » Collection / Create / Relate / Donate

5. { Designing Interactions: Reflection in Action }
Youareat: Collect » The Reflective Practitioner
The practitioner allows himself to experience
surprise, puzzlement, or confusion in a
situation which he finds uncertain or unique.
He reflects on the phenomenon before him,
and on the prior understandings which have
been implicit in his behaviour.
The Reflective Practitioner
Schön, D. (1983) The Reflective Practitioner. How professionals think in action,
London: Temple Smith.

6. { Designing Interactions: Reflection in Action }
Youareat: Collect » The Reflective Practitioner
He carries out an experiment which serves to
generate both a new understanding of the
phenomenon and a change in the situation.
The Reflective Practitioner
Schön, D. (1983) The Reflective Practitioner. How professionals think in action,
London: Temple Smith.

7. Schön, D. (1983) The Reflective Practitioner. How professionals think in action,
London: Temple Smith.

8. Capture Your Flag LLC, 2012, “How Reflecting Benefits a Creative Career”,
retrieved on December 11th, 2013 from
http://www.captureyourflag.com/interview-library/how-reflecting-benefits-a-
creative-career-jon-kolko.html

9. { Designing Interactions: Reflection in Action }
Youareat: Collect » Reflection in Action » Methods for Reflective Practice
Here are some tools to help you reflect in action:
§ Reflective Journals;
§ Peer Groups and Co-operative Inquiry;
Reflection in Action:
Methods for Reflective Practice
Participation, Power and Social Change Team (2013), Reflective Practice in
Participatory Methods, retrieved December 11th, 2013 from
http://www.participatorymethods.org/method/reflective-practice

10. { Designing Interactions: Reflection in Action }
Youareat: Collect » Reflection in Action » Components of Module Completion
Every reflection-in-action piece of this module
consists of 2 (two) parts:
§ Group Self-Evaluation;
§ Individual Self-Evaluation;
Reflection in Action:
Components of Module Completion

11. { Designing Interactions: Reflection in Action }
Youareat: Collect » Reflection in Action » Components of Module Completion
Every reflection-in-action piece of this module
consists of 2 (two) parts:
§ Group Self-Evaluation;
§ Individual Self-Evaluation;
Reflection in Action:
Components of Module Completion

12. { Designing Interactions: Reflection in Action }
Youareat: Collect » Reflection in Action » Group Self-Evaluation
For the Group Self-Evaluation, each group
needs to present the outcomes in reflection
to different aspects of the design process:
§ Documentation of Brainstorming and
Ideas Generation
§ Design Development
§ Research & Analysis
§ Stages of Development
§ Final Outcome
Reflection in Action:
Group Self-Evaluation

13. { Designing Interactions: Reflection in Action }
Youareat: Collect » Group Self-Evaluation » Brainstorming and Ideas Generation
How appropriately the ideas generated
address the required deliverables of this
module, to what depth and how do they
address the problems presented in the
assignments in original ways?
Group Self-Evaluation:
Brainstorming and Ideas Generation

14. { Designing Interactions: Reflection in Action }
Youareat: Collect » Group Self-Evaluation » Design Development
How clear and consistent were your
choices through the design process,
and how do they relate to the
principles and theories presented in
class?
Group Self-Evaluation:
Design Development

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Youareat: Collect » Group Self-Evaluation » Research and Analysis
Present evidence of research
undertaken; reflect on your ability to
analyze design problems and develop
design concepts in response to the
problems identified; reflect on what
else could you have done; compare
and contrast with other problems and
methods you’ve used before
Group Self-Evaluation:
Research and Analysis

16. { Designing Interactions: Reflection in Action }
Youareat: Collect » Group Self-Evaluation » Stages of Development
Provide Evidence of development work
through a series of sketches/screenshots;
should time have permitted, what else
could you have done?
Group Self-Evaluation:
Stages of Development

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Youareat: Collect » Group Self-Evaluation » Final Outcome
Reflect on the overall quality of the
presentation of the final solution,
demonstrating evidence of organization
and preparation to the task; reflect overall
level of creativity displayed in the final
solution; if any other previous work was
used as inspiration, please make sure to
refer to them.
Group Self-Evaluation:
Final Outcome

18. { Designing Interactions: Reflection in Action }
Youareat: Collect » Group Self-Evaluation » Work Ethics
Present evidence of ability to manage
resources in terms of time, materials and
people; reflect on how effective was the
management of your learning with regards
to time management, organization and
planning skills;
Group Self-Evaluation:
Work Ethics

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Youareat: Relate » Group Self-Evaluation
Relate:
Group Self-Evaluation
For the Group Self-Evaluation, each group
needs to present the outcomes in reflection to
different aspects of the design process:
§ Documentation of Brainstorming and
Ideas Generation
§ Design Development
§ Research & Analysis
§ Stages of Development
§ Final Outcome

20. { Designing Interactions: Reflection in Action }
Youareat: Collect » Reflection in Action » Components of Module Completion
Every reflection-in-action piece of this module
consists of 2 (two) parts:
§ Group Self-Evaluation;
§ Individual Self-Evaluation;
Reflection in Action:
Components of Module Completion

21. { Designing Interactions: Reflection in Action }
Youareat: Collect » Reflection in Action » Individual Self-Evaluation
For the Individual Self-Evaluation, each
one of you needs to reflect on the design
methods and concepts presented in the
class with regard to:
§ Your previous experiences;
§ Challenges you’ve faced;
§ Hindsight Analysis;
§ Action Plan
Reflection in Action:
Individual Self-Evaluation

22. { Designing Interactions: Reflection in Action }
Youareat: Collect » Individual Self-Evaluation » Your Previous Experience
Compare and contrast the methods and
concepts presented in class to your
previous:
§ Professional Practice
§ Academic Experience
Individual Self-Evaluation:
Your previous experience

23. { Designing Interactions: Reflection in Action }
Youareat: Collect » Individual Self-Evaluation » Your Previous Experience
Describe the challenges you’ve experienced
while implementing the methods/concepts
presented in the class, in particular:
§ What happened?
§ What were you thinking/feeling?
§ What was good and bad about the
experience?
Individual Self-Evaluation:
Challenges You’ve Faced

24. { Designing Interactions: Reflection in Action }
Youareat: Collect » Individual Self-Evaluation » Hindsight Analysis
Analyze the challenges you’ve experienced
while implementing the methods/concepts
presented in the class with regards to:
§ What sense can you make of the
situation?
§ What else could you have done?
Individual Self-Evaluation:
Hindsight Analysis

25. { Designing Interactions: Reflection in Action }
Youareat: Collect » Individual Self-Evaluation » Action Plan
Based on the Hindsight Analyses previously
mentioned, devise an action plan that
addresses the following:
§ Should you face the same situation again,
what would you do differently?
Individual Self-Evaluation:
Action Plan

26. { Designing Interactions: Reflection in Action }
Youareat: Relate » Individual Self-Evaluation
Relate:
Individual Self-Evaluation
For the Individual Self-Evaluation, each one of
you needs to reflect on the design methods
and concepts presented in the class with
regard to:
§ Your previous experiences;
§ Challenges you’ve faced;
§ Hindsight Analysis;
§ Action Plan

27. { Designing Interactions: Reflection in Action }
Youareat: Create » Reflection in Action
Create:
Reflection in Action
Produce 2 (two) presentations to respond to
the 2 (two) parts of the reflection-in-action
component of the module:
§ Group Self-Evaluation;
§ Individual Self-Evaluation;

28. Post your Group Self-evaluation at KISD;
Send your Individual Self-Evaluation
presentation to me at:
itamar.medeiros@designative.info
{ Designing Interactions: Reflection in Action }
Youareat: Donate » Disseminating Results
Donate:
Disseminating Results