Reflective learning diary template

These journal articles have been chosen to give you a deeper understanding of the topics covered in this chapter and to help you read more widely. Click on the link below to access the journal article.

Academic Writing: Whose Expectations? Desmond Allison and Wu Siew Mei, RELC Journal, June 2001; vol. 32, 1: pp. 52–72

The Experience of Being Evaluated, Peter Whiteley, Management Learning, December 1984; vol. 15, 3: pp. 245–255

Learning Strategies in Reading and Writing: EAP Contexts, William Baker and Kamonpan Boonkit, RELC Journal, December 2004; vol. 35, 3: pp. 299–328

Facilitating Management Learning: Developing Critical Reflection Through Reflective Tools, David E. Gray, Management Learning, November 2007; vol. 38, 5: pp. 495–517

Reflection resources and tips:

Set dates in your diary – if you do not make a date it will not get done.

Make it creative and fun: A sketchbook of ideas, thoughts and learning. See Creative Learning in Practice Sketchbook site for advice on reflective learning, podcasts from staff and students – and beautiful images of what a journal could look like http://www.arts.ac.uk/cetl/visual-directions/

Reflective writing leads to successful writing in assignments. This is the reflective writing section of the Queen Mary's University of London Thinking/Writing site http://www.thinkingwriting.qmul.ac.uk/reflect.htm

This takes you to examples of real student's reflective writing http://www.thinkingwriting.qmul.ac.uk/reflect3.htm

Remember the evolving essay wiki and blog that demonstrates reflective writing as part of the assignment process http://evolvingessay.pbwiki.com/

For creative ideas – see the Creative Learning in Practice Sketchbook site http://www.arts.ac.uk/cetl/visual-directions/

For links between reflective writing and assignment success see http://www.thinkingwriting.qmul.ac.uk/reflect.htm

For examples of real students' reflective writing http://www.thinkingwriting.qmul.ac.uk/reflect3.htm

For an online essay and accompanying reflective blog http://evolvingessay.pbwiki.com/