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