The transformative power of reflection on teaching
and learning roles in an online environment

According to Arthur Koestler, "Creativity is a type of learning process where the teacher and pupil are located in the same individual". To teach successfully, one must also learn, and one of the most effective ways of learning is to teach another. This reciprocity and duality of roles is central to reflective practice. Teachers and online course developers need to experience online learning in order to become reflective practitioners, and thereby enrich praxis through creating challenging online learning environments. Educators can do so through engagement in learner roles through experiential online learning, thereby enabling transformation and deep reflection on online teaching. Using qualitative in-depth interview techniques with a group of online educators/ students, the study explores perspectives on reflective practice afforded by these experiences.