Learning That Lasts Reflection Activities for Trainers and Designers
Learning That Lasts: Reflection Activities for Trainers and Designers by Katrina Kennedy, published by the American Society for Training & Development on October 7, 2025, is a resource designed to enhance the effectiveness of training through intentional reflection. This 296-page book addresses the growing demand among employees for development and meaningful connections at work, emphasizing the importance of reflective practices in retaining and transferring knowledge and skills.
Readers will find over 45 reflective learning activities suitable for both face-to-face and online training environments. These activities aim to foster critical thinking and improve performance by encouraging participants to analyze their learning experiences. Built around eight essential outcomes, the book provides tools to strengthen motivation, social connection, and memory, making it a valuable toolkit for instructional designers, facilitators, and trainers in various educational contexts.
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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.
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