Blogging can be a medium for reflective writing which in turn can promote learning (Boud, 2001). Reflection is the process of exploring an experience in order to learn something new from it. This is an important aspect of self-directed learning. In Zimmerman and Tsikalas’ view, self-reflection is a phase in the cyclical model of self-regulation where the learner makes judgements about her performance during a learning task (Zimmerman & Tsikalas, 2005). There is an important emotional component involved; Boud writes “Reflection involves taking the unprocessed, raw material of experience and engaging with it as a way to make sense of what has occurred. It involves exploring often messy and confused events and focussing on the thoughts and emotions that accompany them.”(Boud, 2001; 10). A written journal can be a place both for both recording learning experiences and processing them in order to understand their implications. Occasions which can be appropriate for reflective journal wr...