Suggested Format for a Reflective Journal

Suggested format for a wistful journal Dr Elaine Regan, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Kings College London This is one of several(prenominal) possibilities, entirely it will give you some idea of the types of questions that you can usefully ask yourself. Feel free to modify this format to suit your needs. put out a page (or two) for each academic term, completed by you in rank of the sessions. Complete this information after each time you do some work on the line of reasoning. This includes the formal sessions, the related class period and any early(a) preparation, such as work in groups.Answer only the questions that apply but think carefully about whether each question applies or not. A shineive journal/diary is not the like an essay In your notebook computer you reflect on the academic content of the INQUIRE course/workshop in relation to your professional practice. It can be written in an essay-type prose, with an introduction and conclusion, or it can be a form of continuous prose, notes, bullet points etc. The contents should (www. llas. ac. uk/resources/gpg/2395) ? relate the content of a workshop and related reading to your own teaching and personal information support any statements you make with evidence and examples from your reading and from your practice ? doctor to insights gained into your practice ? consider the intention to try out new ideas and methods ? signalize the need for further exploration of issues ? identify longer-term development What would an unsatisfactory adit be like? ? A description only of content from a workshop and reading ? Little reference to the workshop and related reading ? Generalisations unsupported by evidence or examples of how an insight or eyeshot came about A satisfactory diary entry would Review (what happened in the course or something you tried form the course in your teaching) ? Reflect (make sense of what happened) ? Digest (absorb the implications of the learning event and link it wit h experience, action plans or questions for you to explore further) Keep the following page in the front of your notebook to stimulate your thoughts and writing (taken from www. audiencedialogue. net/journal. html). Your name posing date Session number Session topic What did I read for this session (apart from the notes)? What was the more or less interesting thing I read for this session (mark it above with an asterisk) wherefore was that?What were three main things I lettered from this session? What did I previously think was true, but now know to be wrong? What did we not cover that I expected we should? What was new or surprising to me? What acquit I changed my mind about, as a result of this session? one thing I learned in this session that I whitethorn be able to use in future is I am still unsure about Issues that interested me a lot, and that I would like to study in more detail Ideas for action, based on this session What I more or less liked about this session was What I most disliked about this session was Miscellaneous interesting facts I learned in this session