{"id":11367,"date":"2019-07-10T16:24:29","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T21:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainingmag.com\/the-art-of-reflection\/"},"modified":"2019-07-10T16:24:29","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T21:24:29","slug":"the-art-of-reflection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainingmag.com\/the-art-of-reflection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art Of Reflection"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tMy company is called \u201cLearning in The White Space\u201d because the one thing I know is\u2026none of us learns a thing until we reflect upon the activity of learning. Meaning, later. After the doing. It is during reflection that the learning gets encoded and stored into our short-term memory. One article puts it this way, \u201cWe need time to absorb information\u201d <\/em>(https:\/\/www.theemotionmachine.com\/reflection-improves-learning\/<\/a>).Overall, think of it as the brain filing the paperwork into labeled and color-coded folders. Note: Longterm memory is the folders being filed into the cabinet\u2014the ultimate goal. (This is called building neurocognitive skills.)<\/p>\n

\n\tAs Learning professionals, we are tasked with crafting sound learning content, including all that goes before (assessment, analysis) and after (evaluation, iteration). We\u2019re busy and fully engaged in the crafting of learning content, making it easy to forget to build in space for processing\u2014and reflection. Forget at our own peril. It is vital to an individual learner\u2019s process<\/em> of learning.<\/p>\n

\n\tDON\u2019T OVERLOAD LEARNERS\u2019 BRAINS<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tThere is a phrase heard in our business and academia: \u201cthe forgetting curve.\u201d It is a thing\u2014and we do it to ourselves when we overload learners\u2019 brains. The artful use of reflection during learning makes the difference.<\/p>\n

\n\tHere are six quick tips to get you thinking about how:<\/p>\n