Reflective writing process for students.

1. Reflective Writing Looking forward looking back

2. Janus the Roman God who gives his name to January. He looks forward to the new year and reflects on the past.

5. Reflective thinking requires looking forward as well as back.

6. Reflective Thinking Something happened. What Happened? So what? What next? This diagram helps show the process of thinking.

7. If you are working in a group, some people should look in a different direction

8. Look at things from all angles.

10. The event from your point of view, and the view of others; try to see it.

11. Analyse the successes and weaknesses.

12. Make connections with other things you know already.

13. Make proposals for future connections and actions.

14. Take some risks with your writing but take care with the details too.

16. Process Chart for Reflective Thinking

17. References Moon, J. (2001) ‘PDP working paper 4: reflection in higher education learning’ (online), The Higher Education Academy. Available from: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/York/documents/resources/resourcedatabase/id72_Reflection_in_Higher_Education_Learning.rtf (accessed 25 September 2010). Smith, C. and Haynes, R. (2005) ‘Reflective writing RLO’, London Metroplitan University. Available from: http://intralibrary.rlo-cetl.ac.uk:8080/intralibrary/open_virtual_file_path/i1026n24186t/reflective_writing/reflective_writing.html (accessed 2 nd October 2010). Images http://www.foundshit.com/tag/courier/ http://elsmar.com/pdf_files/Weird%20Pictures/Brush%20on%20motorbike.jpg http://adsoftheworld.com/media/print/le_memorial_de_caen_motorcycle_mirror http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/nov07/page20.html