Learning Journals are a way for students to synthesize the assigned course readings with critical observations and evaluation. It provides a way to reflect on the most meaningful ideas read that week with one’s own experiences and learning to date. A learning journal is both reflective in that it allows the reader to personally think through the material as well as integrative, in that it asks the reader to demonstrate an understanding of the material assigned, not just repeating back what the authors’ wrote.
Each Learning Journals has specific readings assigned as well as a specific format designed to engage you, the learner, with creative forms of representing your ideas. Please review each week’s specific content and format carefully as you craft your Learning Journal.
The length of the journal varies from a minimum of 1 written page (single-spaced) up to 5 pages. There is a lot of flexibility to be creative in your journals as well. You can create graphics and include images, videos, music, creative fonts, textboxes, clip art, photos…whatever connects you and the ideas with the specific week’s themes.
Sample Solution
