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¢ asa possibility to research the process of coaching (to lessen confounding
variable).
Either way being able to self-coach is an essential skill that should be gained
as result of regular coaching to be able to help oneself in challenging times”.
A short introduction or training together with the self-coaching offering is
highly recommended, since coaching is meant to be a transparent process and
the coaching terminology is sometimes not clear to everyone.
Coaching without a coach is possible to a certain extent and with the
precondition that the self-coaching practitioner is either trained in coaching
or using a self-coaching tool or guideline with explicit explanations on the
process. It is very useful as “first aid” for clients and for structuring oneself
before getting professional help. An advantage in having an app is that the mo¬
bile device is always there and with it the solutions and next steps as a reminder.
OUTLOOK
The study on self-e-coaching is still in progress and needs to be finished to
have final results which will include the effect of the app on self-reflection,
self-efficacy and a deeper analysis on possible topics and maybe types of users.
The experiences and results will influence decisions that will be made when
creating a self-e-coaching tool and a peer coaching facilitation tool for the
European research project EmployID” and the work related to the coflection
concept of EmployID, which is a variable combination of peer coaching
and collaborative reflection activities”. One possible way to research on
interventions of the change of pattern state would be in coflection.
” Siegfried Greif, Coaching und ergebnisorientierte Selbstreflexion, Theorie, Forschung und Pra¬
xis des Einzel- und Gruppencoachings, Gottingen, Hogrefe Verlag, 2008, 67.
EmployID, http://employid.eu/, accessed 31 July 2015. [project website]
Michael Prilla - Carmen Wolf, Coflection - Combining Mutual Support and Facilitation in
Technology Enhanced Learning, in Granne Conole — Tomaz Klobuéar — Christoph Rensing
— Johannes Konert — Elise Lavoué (eds.), Design for Teaching and Learning in a Networked
World. 10th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, EC-TEL 2015, Toledo,
Spain, September 15-18, 2015, Proceedings, Springer International Publishing, 2015, 282-296.
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