Personal Experience

Personal ExperienceReflections

Learning IntentionTo Be able to incorporate reflection in a blog

Success criteriaI can use personal experience in my writing to back up research

Personal reflectionsPerson reflections are generally written in first person II gives a sense of ownership. Writing is more authoritative Creates a sense of presence, intimacy and trustIs reader friendlyUniqueness in experience authenticityCan create credence

NOT all content is suitable for first person perspective

Authors need to think and write for purpose

So far in this module, we have been looking at blogs with the purpose to inform or solve a problem.

Informing is different from sharing Personal experienceYour experience may be unique not a typical outcome or event

it can be used to support or refute research

Your taskThis session, your task is to reflect upon your online learning experience to date. You will be required to work in a collaborative discussion using one note with student members from your neighbourhood and to then write a reflective blog, where your experiences support research. To start things off, the inserted video looks at your place of education in ACED. This brief clip will give you an understanding of the changes to technology over the years and how it is used in education. Read The innovative educator blog. Please keep in mind that this article is reflective of students who study full time online, and most off campus.

Your task (cont..)Follow the link under all students session 7 to collaborative neighbourhood one note Use this space to collaboratively discuss what you like, dislike, how you feel about online learning. Use this shared information as your own research into your experience and the experience of others. The aim is to keep the topic relevant to the process of learning, not the topic of learning. Place your initials at the end of all your comments. Return to the session 7 task board and construct a blog of 150 200 words that looks at your online journey so far. Where appropriate, use your personal experience to back up the evidence shown by other members of your group. Make your experience count.I look forward to reading your thoughts.

References

Aims community college. (n. d. ) Points or view in writing; online writing lab. http://www.aims.edu/student/online-writing-lab/tools/point-of-viewCohen, G. (July 15, 2014). The poser of the first person perspective; meet content. http://meetcontent.com/blog/power-first-person-perspective/The writers craft (n. d.) First person point of view; the writers craft. http://www.the-writers-craft.com/first-person-point-of-view.html