Professor and Dean of Education and the Arts, CQUniversity Australia Disclosure statementStephen Dobson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Ken Purnell, a professor of education at CQUniversity in Australia, suggests how students might be asked to create and verbally share a reflective journal – such as how their learning in educational neuroscience is applied to inform their practice. It left a lasting imprint on these students’ minds, and to them, it was an opportunity to grow as a person