At the Brown Center for Leadership & Service we strongly believe in the importance of reflection. Reflection is the meaning-making of an experience. Research shows that reflection prior, during, and after a service experience greatly increases learning and satisfaction with the experience.

Reflection* should be:

• Continuous
• Challenging
• Connected
• Contextualized

Modes of reflection* include:

• Writing
• Activities
• Multimedia
• Telling

Tools for facilitating reflection*.

• Reflection Handbook (Courtesy of Florida State)
• Reflection in Higher Education Service-Learning

*The Center for Leadership and Staff will also gladly meet with you to discuss what might work best for your needs.

Kolb's Learning Cycle
The Kolb Learning Cycle provides a theoretical base for experiential learning and the inclusion of reflective observation.

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*Eyler, J., Giles, D. E., Jr., & Schmiede, A. (1996). A practitioner’s guide to reflection in service-learning. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University.