Reflective Practice for High-Pressure Learning and Change

Course Name Reflective Practice for High-Pressure Learning and Change
March 10, 2010 from 6:00pm- 7:30pm
DePaul University, DePaul Center North End Cafe
1 E. Jackson Blvd., 11th Floor
Refreshments will be provided.

Facilitator Anna Zaltz
Director, Global Leadership Development
PepsiAmericas, Inc.

Anna Zaltz is the Director, Global Leadership Development for PepsiAmericas, Inc. She and her team consult and collaborate with functional executives to identify and customize individual specific development solutions for the organization. Focused in the areas of training, high-potential talent and team effectiveness, Anna has led the design and implementation of the PepsiAmericas development strategy and supporting global curriculum.

Prior to PepsiAmericas, Anna worked in the areas of leadership development, change management, training and instructional design at Kraft Foods, Inc. Anna holds a M.S. degree in Human Resources, with a concentration in training and development, and a B.A. degree in Psychology.


Co-Facilitator Pamela Meyer, Ph.D.
DePaul University
Center to Advance Education for Adults

Workshop Description

In the midst of high pressure, fast-paced work, adult learning practitioners and facilitators rarely have the opportunity to step back and reflect on their own practice. In response to many requests to provide such an opportunity, in this workshop you will have a hands-on learning experience in which you will both identify key organizational and learning issues as you reflect on a global case study, and consider the assumptions and mental models that are guiding your decision-making.

In addition to gaining insight into your own practice, you will learn how to incorporate reflective practice into your work and learn a collaborative approach to issue-identification and action-planning.

Participants will receive the brief case study in advance of the session.

For more resources on reflective practice, and the work of Donald Schon please visit: http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-schon.htm
see also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflective_practice

Schon, D. A. (1983). The reflective practitioner: How professionals think in action. New York: Basic Books.