If you’ve read through the learning log example, you’ll
appreciate that real learning has taken place.

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Keeping a log is particularly useful
when you are asked to do group work.
You are able to record:
- the negatives at the expense of the positives!
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A learning log can be useful when you go for an interview, as some
interviewers may ask you about any group work that you have done before.
They would be very impressed with a candidate who was able to talk through
a learning log.
Reflection
is a skill, so give it value.
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If you are new to learning logs, here are some helpful tips to get
you started.
Stage 1: Preparing your learning log
Tutors generally give you a set of criteria to write to, as learning
logs often form part of an assessment for your main course or for a
key skills unit.
Here is a quick checklist to help you start:
Stage 2: Doing it
Your learning log is a reflective diary for evaluating your development
and progress, so it’s important that you fill it in as you go
along. Some students say that they don’t have the right learning
style to make regular entries in a learning log.
It can be difficult — but not as difficult as trying to complete
it retrospectively!
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3 things to include:
- a context
- a purpose
- a sense of scale (timescale; number of people involved)
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3 things to think about:
- developing a personal style
- decoding experiences that are significant to you
- discovering your strengths
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Learning logs help you to learn from experience. Making sense of what
you did in the past will help you with your decisions in the future.
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