Journal keeping : how to use reflective writing for effective learning, teaching, professional insight, and positive change / Dannelle D. Stevens and Joanne E. Cooper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stevens, Dannelle D., author.

Cooper, Joanne E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.

English language.

Diaries--Authorship--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.

Diaries.

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.

Creative writing (Higher education)--United States.

Creative writing (Higher education).

College students--United States--Diaries.

College students.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 pages) : illustrations, tables

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Virginia : Stylus, 2009.

Summary:

** By the authors of the acclaimed Introduction to Rubrics** Major growth of interest in keeping journals or diaries for personal reflection and growth; and as a teaching tool** Will appeal to college faculty, administrators and teachers One of the most powerful ways to learn, reflect and make sense of our lives is through journal keeping. This book presents the potential uses and benefits of journals for personal and professional developmentâ__particularly for those in academic life; and demonstrates journalsâ__ potential to foster college studentsâ__ learning, fluency and voice, and creative thinking.In professional life, a journal helps to organize, prioritize and address the many expectations of a faculty memberâ__s or administratorâ__s roles. Journals are effective for developing time management skills, building problem-solving skills, fostering insight, and decreasing stress.Both writing and rereading journal entries allow the journal keeper to document thinking; to track changes and review observations; and to examine assumptions and so gain fresh perspectives and insights over past events. The authors present the background to help readers make an informed decision about the value of journals and to determine whether journals will fit appropriately with their teaching objectives or help manage their personal and professional lives. They offer insights and advice on selecting the format or formats and techniques most appropriate for the readerâ__s purposes.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

Preface

Part One: Journal Writing and its Theoretical Foundations

1 Journal Writing: Definition and Rationale

2 Reflection and Learning from Experience

3 Reflection and Adult Developmental Theory

Part Two: Using Journals in Classrooms and Professional Life

4 Introducing and Structuring Classroom Journal Writing

5 Classroom Journal-Writing Techniques

6 Grading Classroom Journal Writing

7 Journal Writing in Professional Life

8 Journal Writing in the Computer Age

Part Three: A Collection of Case Studies: Teaching With Journals and Keeping Journals in Professional Life

9 Case Studies: Teaching With Journals

10 Case Studies: Journal Keeping in Professional Life

Afterword

Appendixes

A: Journal-Writing Techniques

B: Contributor Contact Information

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-57922-928-X

OCLC:

945135892