This document discusses reflection and learning journals. It defines a reflection and learning journal as a written record of one's reflective learning journey that helps process and deepen learning. The document explains that reflection turns experiences into insights and that the combination of action/experience and reflection leads to learning. It presents a model where action/experience leads to reflection, which leads to new learning and then application of that new learning. Finally, it discusses how to use a reflection and learning journal by writing thoughts and insights in response to questions and explains that journals will be reviewed during the program to facilitate reflection and peer learning.

1. Reflection and Learning Journal
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2. What Comes to Mind When You Hear the
Phrase “Reflection and Learning Journal”?

3. Challenge
• Think of a time, in the past year, when you
experienced something that:
– Resulted in you questioning something
– Tested your assumptions about a subject area, or
about yourself
– Surprised you
– Resulted in you learning something new
– Had impact on something you did as a result

4. Reflection
• What thoughts, feelings, sensations did you
experience as you just now reflected on
that time?

5. Reflection and Reflective Learning
“When you reflect, you are able to put an
experience into perspective. Reflective thinking
turns experience into insight” (John Maxwell, author,
leadership expert)
“We do not learn from experience… we learn from
reflecting on experience” (John Dewey, American
philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer)

6. Action/Experience + Reflection = Learning
Action/Expe
rience
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Application

7. Action/Experience + Reflection = Learning
Action/Expe
rience
ReflectionLearning
Application
The “What”
What you do, see, hear

8. Action/Experience + Reflection = Learning
Action/Expe
rience
ReflectionLearning
Application
The “What”
What you do, see, hear
So “What”
What it means for you,
how you interpret it,
what it confirms or
contradicts, what else it
connects to, what it
changes for you

9. Action/Experience + Reflection = Learning
Action/Expe
rience
ReflectionLearning
Application
The “What”
What you do, see, hear
So “What”
What it means for you,
how you interpret it,
what it confirms or
contradicts, what else it
connects to, what it
changes for you
New “What”
New concepts & assumptions,
new questions, new
perspectives, new knowledge
and skills

10. Action/Experience + Reflection = Learning
Action/Expe
rience
ReflectionLearning
Application
The “What”
What you do, see, hear
So “What”
What it means for you,
how you interpret it,
what it confirms or
contradicts, what else it
connects to, what it
changes for you
New “What”
New concepts & assumptions,
new questions, new
knowledge and skills
Now “What”
What you do with your
new learning, how you
apply it it, how you now
think, what you do next

11. Reflection and Learning Journal
• What it is:
– A written record of your reflective learning
journey
– A technique to help you process and deepen your
learning
– A tool to help you remember

12. Reflection and Learning Journal
• How to use it:
– Write your thoughts, ideas, insights
– Do not merely list activities; consider and answer
the questions provided
– Think about what your experiences mean for you
as a student, and as an entrepreneur

13. Why Write in Your Journal?

14. Reflection and Learning Journal
• Before you leave:
– Answer the first set of questions about your goals,
assumptions, concerns
• Daily:
– Answer 6 questions
• Weekly:
– Write your weekly reflections at the end of each week
• At the conclusion of the program:
– Write your completion reflections

15. Reflection and Learning
• We will debrief your reflections and learning
throughout the program both informally and
at more formal facilitated sessions
• Only share what you would like to share
• Practice peer-to-peer learning

16. Questions?