Personal Reflective Journal

A. Read and understand 1 and 4, and view the video tutorials in 2 and 3 below.

1. What is a Personal Reflections Journal?

According to the Northern Illinois University’s Center of Innovative Teaching & Learning, “Reflective journals are personal records of students’ learning experiences. Students typically are asked by their instructors to record learning-related incidents, sometimes during the learning process but more often just after they occur.”

2. What is the purpose of writing a reflection?

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3. View the video tutorials below to learn and understand what it takes to write good reflections for this assignment.

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4. What are the benefits of reflective journal writing?

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B. What must you do?

Instructions

Note: Do not wait until the last minute to complete all the entries.

• View, reflect, and type out your reflections based on the weekly YouTube videos.

• Your reflections must be typed and saved in a Word document.

• Refer to the rubric and meet every criteria

• Date every entry.

• Your journal is private so don’t worry about “grammar or correctness.” Instead, write about what made you think or what most grabbed your attention, angered, moved, or amused you.

• Give a catchy title for each entry.

• All entries must not be less than 250 words and not more than 500 words to receive a full grade.

• Each entry must be double-spaced and typed using Times New Roman pt. 12.

• There is no need to use APA or MLA format.

• A complete set of journal entries must be submitted in ONE single WORD document or pdf file on CANVAS.

• Late submissions will not be accepted.