Journals,
logs, diaries, portfolios are containers for writing that is recorded over a
period of time (Moon, 2010).
Writing a journal can serve different
purposes. In this case, my objective is to use this blog in order to reflect
upon the material we read in Eco II. Personally, keeping a journal helps me to
order the information collected in the subject and while doing this, I can take
what I consider best to my learning.
What I like most of writing a journal in the form of a blog is that I can choose the format of each entrance, the themes, the colours and the font. In this way, every time I write I feel eager to express my thoughts and ideas since the design of the blog is attractive. In an article I have read called “Assessment-Learning, Journals and Logs” written by Moon, J., the author talks about the importance of writing journals on a regular basis. After reading it, I found interesting a quote that goes: “Journals allow a reticent student to establish an opinion about a topic before being asked to speak about it publicly (…)”. In my case, keeping a record of the most relevant pieces of information help me put in my own words someone else’s ideas. I hope you can try it out and start writing your own journal, log, diary or portfolio according to your own objectives.
What I like most of writing a journal in the form of a blog is that I can choose the format of each entrance, the themes, the colours and the font. In this way, every time I write I feel eager to express my thoughts and ideas since the design of the blog is attractive. In an article I have read called “Assessment-Learning, Journals and Logs” written by Moon, J., the author talks about the importance of writing journals on a regular basis. After reading it, I found interesting a quote that goes: “Journals allow a reticent student to establish an opinion about a topic before being asked to speak about it publicly (…)”. In my case, keeping a record of the most relevant pieces of information help me put in my own words someone else’s ideas. I hope you can try it out and start writing your own journal, log, diary or portfolio according to your own objectives.
