title: Reflective journaling: developing an online journal for distance education.
abstract: Reflective journal writing can be a useful heuristic tool to foster critical thinking skills and develop reflective clinical practice in nursing. When combined with a distance education delivery format, the online journal helps to leverage the strengths of reflective learning with educational technology as well as provide a seamless record of learning outcomes across the curriculum. The authors discuss the incorporation of an online reflective journal into a distance education clinical course and provide guidelines for educators considering a similar approach.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Southeastern Louisiana University, SLU 10448, Hammond, LA 70402, USA. clund@selu.edu
authors.forename: Penny D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Kessler
authors.forename: Carole H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lund
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education; D003479:Curriculum; D020375:Education, Distance / Q000379:methods*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009862:Online Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013850:Thinking; D014956:Writing