Journal instructions
The journal is a very important tool to promote your learning for two reasons. First, it takes a short time away from the computer and allows you the opportunity to think about the material and organize the ideas here in a way that is useful to you. Second, your journal becomes a record of your experience. I like to think that years from now you can pull that journal out and reexamine what you wrote. This review allows a fast study of the material once again. My goal here is to nurture insight. Insight is only possible by taking the time to reflect. That's what a journal can do.

Now I know that most readers will not keep a journal. That, of course, is entirely up to you. I respect your intelligence and your life experience. I have created journal assignments that honor you and what you bring to this course. So at this point, you have to decide whether to make a little extra commitment to get the most out of this course. If you decide not to keep a journal, you might change your mind once you begin to work your way through the material. That's fine too.

I suggest an inexpensive 8.5 x 11 spiral-bound book as a journal. A more expensive option is to purchase a blank bound book (a "real" book with blank pages). You could use either journal for both this course and FireWorks if you choose to complete that course as well.

You are alerted to a journal entry when you see the graphic to the left in this paragraph on one of the cards. Keep the journal handy as you read the cards in the course.

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