Terminology Tuesday: Reflective Learning

When this post is published, I’ll be in jaw surgery, so here’s a light read for this week’s Terminology Tuesday.

Reflective Learning

Reflective learning is a very basic concept, one that’s usually happening on a daily basis (maybe without you even realizing that you’re doing it). This type of learning involves reflecting on an experience and either learning from that reflection, or adapting your behaviour for future iterations of the experience. In this way, reflective learning is instrumental in providing you with clarification or additional context.

As an educator, you should seek to provide your students with opportunities for reflection as they may be able to improve their overall learning experience through such exercises. Examples of these activities may include: journaling or peer reviews (and then having individuals implement the revisions).