Guidelines for Learning Log

The learning log is a non-going account of your

experience and understanding of the issues raised during
the course. The log is intended to help you clarify your
thinking about how you learn and what you learn as it
happens.
The emphasis is on reflection and the self-evaluation of
learning not simply on recording dates and lessons.
Learning logs, as opposed to learning journals, are more
documentary records of learner’s work process( what
they’re doing): their accomplishments, ideas or
questions.
In a Learning log, there is opportunity to make links
between your experience, or lack of experience, and
clarify how you are understanding the course and the
significance of the course to you future success.
The Learning log is more open- ended, its style and
structure are more informal and personal. It is intended
to raise questions and be exploratory. You may not be
sure of what you think about an issue, and should use
the process of writing the Learning log to explore your
thoughts and reach provisional conclusions. You may
want to use the Learning log to try out different ways of
thinking and structuring your writing.
Here are some useful indicators for how to write a
Learning Log:
 Use the first person: “I”
 Begin the Log with your thoughts and expectations
about the courses and its contents: what you think
you will learn, and what questions you want
answered.
 Make the entry at the end of each class. Use your
writing to help you learn and understanding and
above all, to get to grips with your reading and
research.
 Include some basic information about the reading
you have done and related discussions. Organize
this how you like, either as part of or separate
from your own reflection on it.
 Look for connections and links between the course
and your ideas. Your understanding will develop
progressively if you keep revisiting your previous
 entries to see how different parts of the course
connect and make sense progressively.
 Be honest with yourself( and your reader) if you
only partly understand something - or if you don’t
understand it at all!! Try to articulate what seems
obscure and then to it later to see if it makes more
sense.
 At the end of the course, revisit the Learning log
and write a review on what you have learned from
the course, and how your ideas have changed and
developed. You might also want to reflect on the
process of writing the Learning log itself.
 Write a conclusion to the Learning log that draws
on this review, and identifies themes that have
emerged.
 Before you hand it in,”tidy” up the Learning log by
adding clarifying sentences, deleting repetitions
and run a spell check.

As the course progresses, you should start setting

your own priorities as to what you wish to include
in the Learning log, and creating your own way of
structuring it. Remember, no two Learning log will
look the same, so think, at the end, about how
yours has evolved.

Good luck!!
Learning Log Template 1

My learning journal

Name: Date:

What are the key concepts I have learned?

A summary of what I have covered?

Things I am not sure of?

What was new or surprising to me?

What do I need to do to overcome these

uncertainties?
Learning Log Template 2
 What did I do while the class is going on?

 How do I think/feel about this lessons we have learned?

 What did I think about but not say (or what did I want to
say but did not)
 How well (or badly) did it go?

 What did I learn which influence me a lot?


 LEARNING LOG TEMPLATE 3

 What will I do differently next time?

 How will I do it differently next time?

 What have I achieved for this week?

What have I learn about myself after listening ?

 How have I put any theory or principle into practice?