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Notebook Content

When setting up a Notebook activity in LAMS, you can configure the following options to guide how students engage with the reflection task:

Notebook authoring

In Basic Content, you are able to set:

Title: use this field to provide a clear and meaningful title for the activity. This helps students quickly understand the focus of the reflection.

Example: Corporate sustainability strategies

Instructions / Prompt: this is where you define the reflection question or task for students.

• You can include open-ended questions, guiding prompts, or structured bullet points
• Use this space to encourage critical thinking and deeper reflection
• You can format the text to highlight key parts of the task

Tips for maximising educational value

• Use open-ended, thought-provoking prompts rather than factual questions
• Encourage students to reflect on both successes and challenges
• Provide regular, meaningful feedback to sustain engagement
• Integrate Notebook entries across the lesson to create a continuous reflection cycle
• Align prompts with learning outcomes to reinforce key concepts
• Allow time for students to revisit and refine their reflections

Advanced Settings

Response required?

When enabled, students must submit a response before they can proceed.

• Prevents empty submissions
• Ensures active participation and accountability

Use when: Reflection is essential to the learning flow

Lock when finished

When enabled, students cannot edit their response after submission.

• Encourages students to commit to their final reflection
• Prevents changes after feedback or progression

Use when: You want reflections to represent a final, fixed response

Learning Outcomes

Mapping learning outcomes to activities is very useful for curriculum mapping.

Add learning outcomes to the activity

As with all activities in LAMS, you can map your learning outcomes to this activity. If you want to add a learning outcome, just search for the particular outcome or type a new one it will be added to your list of learning outcomes for the future.

You can search Learning Outcomes by code or name.