This document provides guidance on creating a reflection product to demonstrate the reflective process. It outlines the basic standards for a successful reflection, including illustrating a personal learning experience from the course through first-person writing or other media. It then walks through the reflective process of exploring a memorable experience, its significance, and lessons learned. Finally, it offers tips for planning, creating, revising, and finalizing the reflection product to convey the meaning and application of the learning experience. The overall process involves reflection on a course experience, analysis of its significance, and creation of a product to share lessons learned.

1. Creating a
product to
demonstrate
the reflective
process

2. Sharing your experience . . .
A reflection describes a personal experience of
the student and explores its significance.
Reflective
Process

3. B a s i c s i n a B o x
Reflection Product at a Glance
RUBRIC Standards for Reflection
A successful reflection product for
Assignment 6.1a should
• be about a personal experience in this
course and any writing should be in
first person
• illustrate a personal learning
experience in this class using
figurative language, pictures, clipart,
video, audio, or other techniques to
re-create the experience
• explain the significance of the event
• make an observation about life and/or
the learning process based on the
experience
• consider how your observation of the
experience will affect your future
learning process.

4. The Reflective Process
 Think about the learning activities in
this course.
 List some of your memorable
experiences as you worked.
 You might look through your
assignments to help jog your
memory.
1 Prior to beginning
To find ideas for your product

5. The Reflective Process
 Make a list of events or assignments,
that inspired you.
 Jot down some notes to demonstrate
your understanding & insights gained
(compare/contrast, cause & effect, etc.)
1 Prior to beginning
To find ideas for your product

6. Planning Your Reflection Product
Think about your learning experience.
1.Why do you remember a specific learning
experience more clearly than others?
2.What different emotions did you go
through during the experience? (cause &
effect)
3. Did your emotions change as you
worked? (compare/contrast)
2

7. Planning Your Reflection Product
Explore the significance.
4. What is the significance of your
experience?
5. What were the effects on what you did or
did not do?
6. What is the most obvious meaning to
you?
2

8. Planning Your Reflection Product
7. What else did your experience teach
you?
8. What might you do differently if faced
with a similar situation again?
9. Keep exploring to uncover as many
levels of meaning as you can.
2

9. Planning Your Reflection Product
10. Decide on the scope of your product.
Will you dwell on one example in-depth
or illustrate several events to create
your product?
11. Decide on the message you want to
convey. How will you apply the meaning
of the experience to your life?
2

10. Creating Your Reflection Product
3 lst Version
Begin Creating
 You might illustrate your experience in a
video, podcast, digital picture album,
digital cartoon or any other Web 2.0
tool.
 You may want to begin creating your
product by trying out a variety of ideas.
 Let your ideas flow even though you
sense problems you may need to
address later.

11. Creating Your Reflection Product
3 1st
Version
Organize Your Product
 Start your product illustrating your
experience & then explain its
significance.
 Go on to illustrate or explain the larger
lesson that the experience taught you.
 Or, begin with the larger lesson you
want to share & then illustrate or
describe the experience that helped you
learn this lesson.

12. Creating Your Reflection Product
3 1st
Version of your product
Organize Your Product
 Or you could begin with the larger
lesson you want to share with your
readers & then share the experience
that helped you learn this lesson.

13. Finalizing Your Reflection Product
3 2nd
Version
Elaborate on Ideas
 Precise, vivid illustrations will help you
convey the lesson about the learning
process that you want to explain.
 After you developed the 2nd
version of
your whole product, set it aside for a
while.

14. Finalizing Your Reflection Product
3 Final Version
 After a few days go back to review & to
revise the Reflection Product.
 Taking a fresh look will help you see
problems that you may have overlooked.

15. Finalizing Your Reflection Product
4 Final Product
 Review your Reflection Product against
the rubric.
 REMINDER:
If you refer to information that is taken from a
source which you should cite, you must
include your reference section at the end of
your product with proper citations.

16. References:
McDougal, Littell. (2015). The Language of Literature Power Point Presentations.
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Nicolls, B. (February 2, 2013). How to write a reflective essay). Retrieved from Slide
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