Reflection Assignment
In Authentic Learning in the Digital Age: Engaging Students Through Inquiry, Larissa Pahomov writes, “For student reflection to be meaningful, it must be metacognitive, applicable, and shared with others,” and defines metacognitive reflection as taking the process of reflection “to the next level because it is concerned not with assessment, but with self-improvement: Could this be better? How? What steps should you take?” In light of this assertion, I would like you to write a metacognitive reflection on the final project of the semester and your presentation. This reflection should address the following questions, with an aim to identify how you could improve your work.
- Describe what you learned in this class. What skills did you acquire? Do you think your writing and editing skills improved? Do you feel your technical skills improved?
- How effective was your use of revision strategies in this class? How did you use your peers’ critiques to improve your writing? If applicable, what other revision techniques did you use and why?
- How do you feel you contributed to the class discussions? How did you facilitate communication and collaboration between members of the class? Did you feel that your contribution to the class discussion was sufficient? How might you change your involvement in class discussions in the future?
- Do you feel the service learning component enhanced your experience in this class? How did working for a real client change the way you approached your assignments?
- And finally, what readings, activities, assignments, and discussions did you find particularly helpful, informative, and engaging in this class this semester? What would you suggest be changed to improve this course next time it is offered?
You may expand or add to these guidelines in any way you wish. This is your opportunity to speak directly to me about what you learned in this course. This reflection should be about 2 pages long, but you may go over that page limit if you wish.
This will be worth 20 points, and should be submitted as a Google Doc (title: finalreflection_yoursection_yourlastname for example finalreflection_256_licastro) that you share with me upon completion. You must invite me as an editor (with privileges to edit, not just read or comment). You must share this with me before the day of our scheduled final exam (5/9 at 1:30pm).
Also, please include this statement at the bottom of the document and fill in your name and response:
I ____________ do/ do not give Dr. Amanda Licastro permission to use my final project as an example in scholarly presentations and publications.