While the origins of training for the broadcast industries are grounded in work-based apprenticeships, entry-level knowledge about television production is increasingly delivered in a university setting.

My doctoral research asserts that what is often missing from industry-attentive educational models are explicit opportunities to reflect during activities such as technical training, an omission which is both educationally reductive, but also misunderstands the growing demand for reflective workers in the media industries.

Through the application of my educational toolkit 'Reflective Reels', students have been encouraged to create new processes and ways to interpret training actions. The incorporation of activities designed to harness active reflection while 'doing' aims to support learners as they take ownership of their creative process (Orr et al., 2010). This project will be completed in early 2026.

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Keywords: Reflection, Reflective Reels, Television Production Education, Communities of Practice