How do I use journaling with my course members?

It’s easy to pass the benefits of journaling on to your course members in a way that is simple for you to administer and respond to.

To use journaling with your course members, all you need to do is click on Coaching Tools when creating your course lessons. Then you can either create a new journal topic, or re-use an old one.

Your course members will be able to post entries that are private or share them with you. You will be able to comment on any entries, and so will other members of the course, creating a circle of inspiration and support. Your course can have as many journal topics going at one time as you like.

Creating journal topics

1. When creating your course, you’ll see a button for adding Coaching Tools. Just click the button and you’ll be able to either create or assign your journal topic.
2. If you are creating a new journal topic, choose a title and write a description. This is what your course members will see when responding to the assignment, so explain clearly what you would like them to get from writing the journal. You can also choose to group your topics into categories for your own private use.
3. All your journal topics created for either coaching or courses will be available so that you can easily assign them to multiple clients and courses.

What do my course members see from their dashboard?

Your course members will be able to read your journal topic and create entries from the Course Pad in their dashboard. They can choose which privacy setting and whether to alllow comments. If they choose “Only me” as the privacy setting, you will be able to see they wrote an entry but not read it.

How do I read and respond to client journals?

1. You can read your course members’ journal entries from the Progress stream (in the side menu). Then click on the Course tab.
2. To comment, just click the Comment link. Your client can comment back, and possibly other course members too, depending on the privacy settings they selected. This allows for an interactive course experience.

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