Digital Writing Reflection

As the semester comes to an end, every single class has asked me to write a reflection about the class in some form or another. In total, I have written seven reflections, including this one. Why such an emphasis on writing reflections?

Reflections allow us to, well, reflect. Without reflection, is true learning actually taking place? John Dewey once said, "We don't learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience."

I am not sure I learned much about myself as a writer through this blog assignment. Perhaps I was more reminded that I need to set time aside for writing, no matter what the topic may be. To take the time out to write because only through practice can I become better at it.

I think the thing I learned from this writing experience is about how vital being active in the blogging community is. It is important to have people who read and comment on your blog, even it just starts out as your family, friends, or classmates. To have that support system and know that people are actually reading your posts, feels good.

Challenges: Figuring out what to write about for open posts, Taking the time out to sit down and write

Successes: Completing all the posts, learning another blogging platform

In the future, I will try to incorporate blogging into my curriculum as a choice for students to write. Blogging is not everyone's cup of tea, but offering it as an option to my future students is a great way to connect writing to their technology-centered lives.

Thanks for a great semester everyone~ I might continue to use this blog to post about my trip to Seoul, South Korea this summer if anyone is interested or you can follow me on my Instagram @caitidaisy to see my adventures.

I wish you all nothing but the best and happiness in your future endeavors.