The Individual Reflection Journal (IRJ) helps students reflect on their doctoral program. The IRJ is a tool to allow learners to respond to questions and track their progress during their doctoral research. After completing questions, students will be expected to submit a PDF copy to their assignment. This article will walk through accessing and using the journal.
- To access the IRJ, start by clicking the link in your classroom.
- If you are prompted to sign in, go ahead and select Student Access.
- Enter your GCU email and password.
- Once logged in, you will be directed to the IRJ dashboard.
Once you are signed into the IRJ, you will be on the dashboard with your active courses. The following steps will walk you through using the IRJ to track your responses and get a PDF for your assignment.
- From the dashboard, select Open Journal.
- After you open the journal, you will see the questions for each week. Keep
in mind that the weeks that appear will vary based off the requirement of
the course.
- After completing the questions, you will need to print the questions as a
PDF. You can print from either a specific course or print all of the courses
at once. Follow the steps below to select how you want to export the journal.
- While in the specific journal for the course, you can select the Printbutton in the top right corner.
- From the Export window, select, the journals that you would like to export
and then select Export.
- Printing from the dashboard, will allow you to export multiple courses. Select
the Export Alloption from the top right corner of the dashboard.
- In the export window, you can select All Classesor Select Classesto select specific classes to export. Once
you have the classes that you would like to export, select the Exportbutton.
- While in the specific journal for the course, you can select the Printbutton in the top right corner.
- Once you select your export options, you will be prompted with a preview
window of what you are exporting. Click Save as PDFto continue.
- You will be prompted to select a save location and then you will be able to upload to Halo for credit on the assignment.
FAQ
After logging into the IRJ, you will see any active classes that use the IRJ. If you do not see any classes after logging in, this means that you are not in a class that has the IRJ enabled.
