LiDA100: Learning in a Digital Age

Stimulus Resources

Support Resources on Reflective Writing

• Reflective writing (or pdf version) from the Learning Centre at the University of New South Wales (read the subpages of this resource);
• Reflective writing in education from Monash University (read the subpages of this resource);
• Examples of reflective writing from the University of New South Wales.

How to Write a Reflection Essay by Melissa Wehler

Purpose

The purpose of this learning reflection challenge is to:

• provide evidence of your learning by clarifying the connections between your experience (what you already know) and what you have learned during this learning pathway;
• become a reflective practitioner.

Tasks

These activities will help you prepare your written learning reflection.

1. Consult the stimulus resources on reflective writing.
2. Think about the topics covered during this course in relation to the objectives and stated purposes of the learning challenges.
3. Generate a bullet list of your prior experience and knowledge of the topic before you attempted this section of the course.
4. List WHAT you have learned, and HOW you learned it.
5. Think about your response or reaction to the new knowledge and insights derived from the literature you have studied.

Outputs

1. Prepare and publish a blog post (500–600 words) that reflects on your learning in the online environment.
2. Your post should include the following:
   • Description: Describe specifically what happened.
   • Evaluation: What was “good” and “bad” about the experience?
   • Analysis: What did you learn? How do you feel about it now? How did it change you?
   • Conclusion: What alternatives did you have at the time? What else could you have done?
   • Plan: What new knowledge or skills do you bring? How will your experience inform your future learning?
3. Remember to include the course tag so it it automatically included in the course feed.
4. Post a comment on the blog contributions from other students.