To allow for genuine reflection, you must provide a structured opportunity for it to happen. A reflection notebook can be a place where students make written connections between course content and the rest of their lives. Collect and return student notebooks frequently, commenting upon their writing with adhesive "stickies" instead of writing in their notebook. Using stickies enables students to use your previous comments as objects of reflection in future reflective writings. Commenting upon students' writing is important, and Chris Bell has found a way to enrich those written conversations by making them self-referential.