Review of a Blog
Importance
of reflecting:
It is important that
we learn from our experience for future improvement, and the biggest tool is
reflection (Ghaye, et al., 1998). Therefore, before writing my blog I shall
research, read and reflect from a model of good practice. I shall find a blog
that relates to my area of study (sport) and in regards to the increased use
and value of technology.
The importance of reflecting can be seen in
Kolb’s (1984) experiential learning process. In terms of reviewing and writing
a blog I will:
1) Read and review a relevant and certified blog and
critically analyse
2) Learn the structure of a blog and conclude what I want to
include
3) Plan how I will write my blog and create a draft via paper
4) Start typing up the blog and experience writing a blog for
the first time
Kolb’s 1984
experiential learning process
Sports
Coach UK is a leading coach development company which outlines standards of
work, policy and procedures. They are always up to date with current issues
which encourages British sport coaches to participate in continual professional
development (CPD).
Sports Coach UK have many free
resources on their website, of which there are multiple blogs based on
important elements in sport. A blog of particular interest called ‘Going
Digital’ will be my choice to review.
Kolb’s A
screenshot of the ‘Going Digital’ blog
The blogger, Bentall (2015) talks
about the fact that there is such an increase in coaches using technology e.g. 98%
of younger coaches use smartphones. Also, that 93% of all coaches find technology
to aid their coaching (e.g. using iPhone to record and analyse performance).
Bentall (2015) also focuses on
extremely important modern terms; ‘digital native’ and ‘digital immigrant’. A
digitally native person will be able to operate a brand new device and use it or
teach themselves to use it efficiently. However, a digitally immigrant person
would have to sit down and read through the manual first before perhaps
struggling with some issues later on.
The vintage
and modern equivalents of everyday tasks/social routines
Sport should exploit technological
advances because it has changed every aspect of how we live, and it is so easy
for sport and technology to coincide with one another e.g. the use of
technology to help the referee.
This blog has given me many ideas on
the topics and useful devices used in sports later on in my blog.
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