Goal
Bullet journalling is a methodology and set of principles aiming to help learners to structure their work, notes, and reflection. In other words: Bullet journalling aims you to make better use of your notebook and to storage your notes easier.
Background
Developed by Ryder Carroll the method became popular due to its adaptability to the different needs of users. The message is: Shape the journal as you like, use the tables, checklists or collections that fit for you. Furthermore, bullet journalling is possible with any kind of notebook, what makes it easy to use in educational context, in example for a learning logbook, or as part of a portfolio. Due to this openness it fits to different kind of learner personalities.
Introduction Into Bullet Journalling
Different Kind of Entries
Basically entries make use of a specific language:
· task |
○ event |
- note |
This makes it possible to change the shape of tasks:
· uncompleted task |
x completed task |
< task to be transferred to the so called future log (a new to do list outside the current month) |
> task to be transferred to one of the collections (the monthly plan, or another daily log page) |
These small examples show already, how on the level of the entries some structure helps to structure the mind.
Different Kind of Pages
The System proposes different kind of "logs". A vivid community is continuously coming up with new ideas. In example the jorunal might include
- an agenda,
- opens space for visual notes,
- to-do-lists
- day journals,
- activity or behaviour trackers
- Find here inspiration: Ryder's blog
References
- ↑ Photo: Bich Tran
- ↑ Source of the video: https://bulletjournal.com
Nils-Eyk Zimmermann
Editor of Competendo. He writes and works on the topics: active citizenship, civil society, digital transformation, non-formal and lifelong learning, capacity building. Coordinator of European projects, in example DIGIT-AL Digital Transformation in Adult Learning for Active Citizenship, DARE network.
Blogs here: Blog: Civil Resilience.
Email: nils.zimmermann@dare-network.eu