Students often ask lecturers for examples of reflective writing. However, many lecturers are reluctant to provide them. That’s because reflection is intensely personal. How one person would write a reflection is not the same as another. Hence, there is a danger that if you use examples, you will try to follow them as a guide, … Read more…
The best reflective writing structure is the one that works for you. Reflection is entirely personal, so if you adopt the structure of someone else, then you may be trying to “fit a square peg into a round hole”. It won’t quite work for you. So, tip number one for ensuring you produce a good … Read more…
Back in 1910, the American philosopher, John Dewey, wrote in his book “How we think” that reflective thinking has consequences. That’s an important point. Reflecting on any aspect of your life makes no difference to you unless it has an impact upon what you are going to think or do in the future. That’s the … Read more…