Serious Instructional Technology In Search of Quality has a
pointer to another article giving a "Nice overview of research on journals".
I guess I've never thought of journals in an educational context. And it's not like I've never heard about it before. My wife sometimes has her classes keep journals that are a key part of their final grade. She has them journal about their thought processes and to make sure they're reading the material. It makes sense for her students. They're religion students and thought process is critical.
What if computer science students had to keep journals as they completed their assignments? It would give a glimpse into how they work out problems. They might actually learn by their mistakes because they'd have them written down. Not that they would necessarily go back and read them but...
This is the second time this week that I've read about journaling in a professional context. A project manager has kept journals about the projects that he's managing them. More than just minutes or notes; they're an ongoing dialogue on the life of the project. Sounds pretty useful to me. And yet...
When I'm working through a programming problem I rarely write or type anything down. I just plow through often times making the same mistakes over and over again even in the same session. I feel like I don't have time to stop, think and write down things. I'm in the groove. I don't want to interrupt that. It's also because I'm too impulsive. It's a fabulous flaw. I don't think. I act.
Hmmmm...
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