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Make Learning Stick Through Reflection Activities
Employees today crave development, growth, and skill building. They also want more meaning and connection at work. When they learn to reflect on training experiences intentionally, they get all that and more. Pausing to reflect makes it easier to retain and transfer the knowledge and skills we need on the job.
L&D expert Katrina Kennedy shares more than 45 reflective learning activities that instructional designers, facilitators, and trainers can use in face-to-face and online classrooms to create more meaningful learning experiences for a variety of contexts and participants. Each activity is designed to help participants develop critical thinking skills and improve future performance by analyzing what they’ve learned and how far they’ve come.
Built around eight essential outcomes, this book will show you how to strengthen motivation, social connection, memory, and critical thinking skills through targeted reflection activities—all of which are adaptable for in-person or remote training situations. Activities include mental inventories for boosting motivation, shared learning maps for building social connection, and after-action reviews for improving performance.
Start achieving your organization’s business goals and building people’s capacities with this comprehensive reflection toolkit.
“Finally, a book that places the role of reflection in learning front and center. It’s a treasure trove of practical activities you can start using in your work immediately."
—Anamaria Dorgo, Learning and Community Consultant; Founder, Handle With Brain
“Katrina Kennedy has taken the critical element of reflection in learning and made it tangible, real, and impactful. If you need to design any type of meaningful instruction from classroom to online, this should be your go-to guide for making reflection practical, purposeful, and performance-driven.”
—Karl Kapp, Professor of Instructional Technology, Commonwealth University
“This book is a gift to anyone serious about creating meaningful learning. Katrina doesn’t just talk about reflection—she shows you how to make it transformational.”
—Keith Keating, Chief Learning Officer, BDO Canada
“Grounded in brain science, Kennedy's indispensable toolkit of reflection activities shifts the focus from how we teach to how people learn—encouraging participants to pause, process, and reflect on every learning experience. Learning That Lasts is a must-have for any trainer or instructional designer.”
—Susan D. Landay, President, Trainers Warehouse
“Learning That Lasts is a must-read for any learning professional seeking to deepen impact through intentional reflection. Katrina’s ability to offer practical, insightful activities that empower trainers and designers to create meaningful, enduring learning experiences is truly amazing.”
—Sonja D. Roque, Learning & Development – Leadership Academy, HARMAN International
Foreword
Introduction
Part 1. Reflection
- What Is Reflection?
- How to Add Reflection to Learning Experiences
Part 2: Activities for Learning That Lasts
- Outcome 1: Boost Motivation
- Outcome 2: Build Social Connection
- Outcome 3: Strengthen Memory
- Outcome 4: Create Deeper Insight
- Outcome 5: Assess Progress
- Outcome 6: Improve Performance
- Outcome 7: Sharpen Critical Thinking
- Outcome 8: Increase Self-Awareness
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Appendix A. Activities at a Glance
Appendix B. Tools and Templates
References
About the Author
About ATD