Reflection Screen Overview

The purpose of reflection is to provide the owner with a data field where critique of an artifact or view occurs for the purpose of evaluating it against a personal, professional or external standard. Over time, an aggregate of reflections have the potential to create a comprehensive, rich description of introspection about past, current and future academic and professional activities, practices, and achievements. All reflections are linked to entries. The owner can reflect on an entry once or multiple times. All reflections are private and made available for viewing only when the owner includes them in a view that is shared.

All entries are listed on the Reflection screen. If an entry has a reflection the first few words of the reflection are displayed in the Reflections column.

Adding a reflection to a new entry

1. Create the entry.
2. On the Entry Summary screen displayed after creating an entry, click on the Reflect button.
3. Type the reflection into the web editor.
4. When done, click the Save or Cancel button.
5. On the displayed Reflection Summary screen note that the number in the Reflection tab advances when a reflection is added. The screen may need to be refreshed to display the correct number of reflections.

Adding a reflection on an existing entry

There are two ways to add a reflection:

1. From the Entries Summary screen click on the entry title.
2. Click the Reflect button.
3. Type the reflection into the web editor.
4. When done, click the Save or the Cancel button.
5. On the displayed Reflection Summary screen, note the number in the Reflection tab advances if the added reflection was saved. The screen may need to be refreshed to display the correct number of reflections.

1. Click on Reflections in the Navigational Panel.
2. A comprehensive listing of entries is displayed.
3. Click on the reflection icon to the far right of the title of the entry to which a reflection is to be added.
4. A summary of the entry is displayed with a Reflection web editor.
5. Type the reflection into the web editor.
6. When done, click Save or the Cancel button.
7. On the displayed Entry Summary screen note the number in the Reflection tab advances if the added reflection was saved. The screen may need to be refreshed to display the correct number of reflections.

Viewing an existing reflection

There are two ways to view existing reflections:

1. From the Entries Summary screen click the entry title. Entries with reflections will display the reflection icon to the right of the title.
2. Click the title of the entry with the reflection to be viewed.
3. Click the Reflection tab.
4. The reflection is displayed.
5. To close the reflection, click the Cancel button.

1. Click Reflections in the Navigational Panel.
2. A list of entries is displayed. For entries with reflections, the first words of each reflection are displayed in the Reflections column.
3. Click the title of the entry with the reflection to be viewed.
4. Click the Reflection tab.
5. The reflection is displayed.
6. To close the reflection, click the Cancel button.

Editing a reflection

1. Click the title of the required entry.
2. Click the Reflection tab. Do not click the edit button as it allows editing of the entry, not the reflection.
3. The reflections are displayed.
4. Click the Edit button at the top of the reflection to be edited.
5. Edit the reflection.
6. Click the Save or the Cancel button.
7. The Entries Summary Screen is displayed (To see the edited reflection, click the Reflection tab).

Deleting a reflection

1. Click the title of the required entry.
2. Click the Reflection button. Do not click on the edit button as it allows editing of the entry, not the reflection.
3. The reflections are displayed.
4. Click the Delete button at the top of the reflection to be deleted.
5. A box with the phrase “Successful Delete” is displayed at the top of the Entries Summary screen.

Important Note: Reflections in archived views cannot be deleted.