Research has documented the value of reflective journaling in both face-to-face and online courses. It is especially beneficial for beginning students in first-year seminar courses. But I hear you asking, “What professor has the time read a whole stack of journals?” And I would have to tell you that in my experience as a professor teaching an early childhood development course at our community college, one of the most valuable and least time-consuming assignments that I give my students are these journals.
