Learning reflection challenge
An important part of university study is self-reflection. You are required to prepare a learning reflection for the final course assignment and this learning challenge will give you the opportunity to practice and refine your skills in preparing a learning reflection.
Challenge summary
| Summary: | Learning reflection based on this unit, Learning in a digital age |
 | 1 hour |
Stimulus resources
Support resources on reflective writing
- Reflective writing (or pdf version) published by the Learning Centre at the University of New South Wales. (Remember to read the subpages of this resource.)
- Reflective writing in education published by Monash University. (Remember to read the subpages of this resource.)
- Examples of reflective writing published by the University of New South Wales.
Dr Melissa Wehler's "How to Write a Reflection Essay" video.
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
The following actions will help you in preparing your written learning reflection.
- Consult the stimulus resources on reflective writing.
- Think about the topics covered during this learning pathway in relation to the objectives and stated purposes of the learning challenges.
- Generate a bullet list of your prior experience and knowledge of the topic before attempting the learning pathway.
- List WHAT you have learned but also HOW you learned it.
- Think about your response or reaction to the new knowledge and insights derived from the literature you have studied.
Outputs
- Prepare and publish a blog post of about 500 – 600 words reflecting on your learning in this learning pathway.
- You post should cover the following aspects:
- Description: Provide your reader with specifically what happened?
- Evaluation: What was “good” and “bad” about the experience?
- Analysis: What did you learn from it? How do you feel about it now? Did it change you? How?
- Conclusion: What alternatives did you have at the time or what else could you have done?
- Plan: What new knowledge or skills do you have and how will your experience inform future learning?
- Remember to include the course tag for harvesting your blog post for the course feed.
- Post a comment on one or two blog contributions.
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