Reflective Diary

30% of total grade

THREE PARTS

Pre-trip Projections (min 500 words)
– Deadline January 3, Sunday
Daily Blog Entries during trip (five entries)
– January 4, Monday to January 8, Friday
Post-trip Reflections
– Deadline January 18, Monday

Pre-trip Projections (Deadline: January 3, Sunday)

Minimum 500 words.
Think about what the NTU USP mission statement is, and as a USP scholar, ask yourself:
- How can this trip help me develop myself as an NTU USP scholar?
- How can this intercultural exchange enhance my college education?
- At a personal level, what do I hope to achieve/experience?

Daily Blog Entries during trip (January 4, Monday to January 8, Friday)

Five entries
Write a short paragraph (or longer if you want!) about the day’s events.
Look at your pre-trip projections and write how you feel about them.
As the days roll by, you may see that some of your pre-writings may turn out as you expected, or not at all, but record them anyway.
You are encouraged to write in a personal, subjective way, because this blog is to encourage you to be aware of your humanities training, and what it means to be a privileged human being in a different social and cultural setting.

Post-trip Reflections (Deadline January 18, Monday)

Re-read your pre-trip blog and write a reflection on how your expectations have been met, or were not met.
Try to analyse, or give reasons for the above.
Which event/s and/or experience/s are the most impactful.
If your experience was boring/had no impact, say what you could have done to make it a good learning experience for yourself during the past five days

What to do?

See below for instructions on how to document your fieldwork. If you need more help, email NTU Libraries New Media Team at nmg@ntu.edu.sg.

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