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different activities and questions and sense making of this strand of the
inquiry.
In the first month (20/1/05) we chose two photographs that showed the
tensions we faced in our own practice. The image on the storyboard
representing this activity was chosen by Amy and became our first cycle of
reflection and action representing the issue of ―time to reflect‖. For a month
we noticed when we reflected during practice and when we found the time
to reflect. Amy suggested our first question: ―What are we busy doing in
relation to reflecting?‖ which guided our observations and reflections in
practice for the next month before we met.
The focus of the second meeting became whinging; when Jordon related a
story of her frustration that staff would whinge rather than reflect. So our
next cycle looked at when we whinged and when we reflected and noticed
when others whinged in our workplace (see appendix 3 for an example
that Jon brought to the next meeting). At the end of the third month we
agreed to keep a dream diary because Lois noticed dreaming was a way
she reflected. In the fourth meeting I shared some of my poetry and stories
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