BloggingA Journal Of Learning

Keeping a Journal

Have you ever given students a journal assignment?

Keeping a JournalCommon reactions to journal assignments

RESISTANCE

Keeping a Journal

FRUSTRATION

Common reactions to journal assignments

Keeping a Journal

FEAR

Common reactions to journal assignments

Keeping a Journal

Why?

RESISTANCE FRUSTRATION FEAR

Keeping a JournalPerception of journals

Paper

Keeping a JournalPerception of journals

Laborious

Solitary

Artificial

Academic

Paper

Blog“A Web site on which an individual or group of users

produces an ongoing narrative.”

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Keeping a JournalPerception of journals

Digital

Keeping a JournalPerception of journals

Engaging

•Collaborative

•Authentic

•Personal

Digital

Keeping a JournalPerception of journals

Laborious

Solitary

Artificial

Academic

Paper

Engaging

Collaborative

Authentic

Personal

Digital

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