TLB#28 🧠 Reflection in learning
A by-weekly inside scoop on all the hottest events, juicy discussions, and oh-so-many other exciting things happening in our dynamic L&D community. 🧡
Hello Shaker,
Here’s all that you’ll experience in today’s issue:
💡Learning Bites: Reflection in learning
🗓️ Community Calendar: Be a part of events like Beyond tool training - a catalyst for organizational change and many more.
🖌️ Community Creations: Let’s welcome Leticia Schuli and Sara Wohlmuthova to the Core Team.
🔖 Resource Reel: A collection of resources on Reflection, Team Questions and many more.
Learning Bites 💡
This week, I delved into the intriguing realm of reflective practice through a podcast episode titled "Reflection Culture: Building an Appreciation for Learning by Encouraging Reflective Practice." The host talks about the significance of fostering a culture of reflection within learning and development initiatives.
Top Three Takeaways:
Mindful Learning: One key takeaway was the emphasis on mindful learning through reflection. It highlighted the importance of pausing amidst the learning process to introspect, analyze, and synthesize information. This intentional pause allows learners to deepen their understanding, identify patterns, and make connections that might otherwise be overlooked in a continuous stream of information.
Promoting Growth Mindset: By encouraging learners to reflect on successes and failures, organizations can create an environment where individuals view challenges as opportunities for growth rather than setbacks. This shift in perspective fosters resilience, creativity, and a willingness to embrace continuous learning.
Enhancing Learning Outcomes: The podcast underscored how integrating reflective practices into learning experiences can significantly enhance learning outcomes. By incorporating structured reflection exercises, such as journaling, group discussions, or guided self-assessments, learners can consolidate their knowledge, gain deeper insights, and transfer learning more effectively into real-world contexts.
What This Means for Practice:
Incorporating a reflection culture into learning and development practices holds immense potential for organizations striving to nurture a dynamic and adaptive workforce. It's essential to provide learners with the time, space, and resources to engage in reflective activities consistently. Additionally, facilitators and leaders play a pivotal role in modelling and promoting reflective behaviours, emphasizing their value in personal and professional growth.
By embedding reflection into the fabric of learning initiatives, organizations can empower individuals to become more self-aware, resilient, and agile learners, ultimately driving innovation and success in an ever-evolving landscape.
Some resources to help you hold reflective spaces for your people depending on your purpose.
That’s all, Shakers! This week, take a moment to reflect and identify how you might incorporate group reflection activities or discussions to foster a sense of community and shared learning experiences.
Coming Up Next
Community Calendar 🗓️
Our next events lineup is here! Join us for super practical, fun and interesting sessions and meet other L&D buddies. Register for events using the link below!
Community Creations 🖌️
Let's give a warm, enthusiastic welcome to our newest addition to the Core Team-Leticia Schuli!
Leticia is stepping into the role of our first-ever Event Team Coordinator, and we couldn't be more excited to have her on board.
Here's what she'll be focusing on:
Defining the "Shakers Event Facilitation Guide" to ensure we're delivering top-notch online experiences.
Exploring new and innovative learning formats to keep our community engaged and inspired.
We can’t wait to see the magic you create for L&D Shakers!
🇨🇿We're thrilled to announce the launch of our new Local Hub in Prague, led by Sara Wohlmuthova!
Let's all give Sara a huge round of applause and send her loads of positive vibes as she embarks on this exciting new journey!
And hey, if you happen to be in Prague or nearby, be sure to join the #2-local-hub-prague channel in our Slack group and sign up for the first meetup happening on May 15th. It's going to be epic!
Cool Stuff You Don’t Wanna Miss Out
Resource Reel 🔖
This week’s hottest resources are:
150+ Reflection Questions for Teams by Range where you’ll find prompts designed to help you and your team review your annual planning, run planning and reflection sessions and above all help you connect the dots between team and personal goals.
The e-book of Team Questions by Range provides you with a detailed guide on why and how to ask questions at the right time and gives you a list of questions to ask depending on the purpose.
A list of Virtual Games by PeopleStorming that you can play with your teams to build stronger connections and have some fun.
A Leadership Resource list by PeopleStorming with resources that you can use to help managers and leaders develop key leadership skills.
〜See you soon
Till then, keep spicing up your learning! 🧠🧂
Sejaal