‘We do not learn from experience…we learn from reflecting on experience.’
John Dewey
What Do You Need To Understand About Reflective Writing?
What does we understand from reflection? It’s basically an idea about something, especially one that is written down or expressed. Same is reflective writing, here you are encouraged to reveal your personal thoughts about your life experiences in relation to the content you are learning about in your units. Reflective writing differs from other kinds of university writing that you may be more familiar with.
Reflective writing is basically a link between you and your course. Your lecturer has planned the course, selected readings to further your knowledge and established tasks to help you establish sound teaching philosophies. In reflective writing you should consider the context as well as your personal position when you raise questions or make personal comments on theories and practices.
Reflective Writing is: