Truth

In defining our reality we firstly need to understand the meaning of truth. We have scientific truth that can be tested through the scientific method. We also have a intuitive or religious truth that we cannot really explain easily to others other than claim a belief and a surety.
How can we create a common reality if one is claiming a personal truth and another claims an opposite belief?

Define Racism

Whenever I teach a racism course we address the definition of racism. There is a lot to learn from this exercise since race is so hard to define but everyone has a built in intuitive definition. What do you do with something that you "intuitively know" but really has no true substance and meaning? This kind of concept does not belong in the real world but certainly does belong in a church where much of what we believe cannot be scientifically tested but by our belief has meaning enough for us to live our life by the "intuitive knowing.

Active experimentation

Active experimentation involved actually using the information to do something relevant. This is the action part of learning. True learning is not completed until this activity is performed. It is an implementation of learning and it is a practical way to show that learning has been achieved. Another important part of learning is to develop good habits. Habits are formed through a repetition of activity. Performing an activity successfully once may indicate that the understanding and learning has occurred but it is the repetition and the inculcation of a good habit that provides the true benefit of learning.

Abstract Conceptualization

Abstract conceptualization is the process of thinking deeply about the experience. What did it mean? Why was it meaningful? What actually occurred? How did it unfold? Providing deeper meaning leads to categories and collecting abstract concepts that fits the experience to others that are similar or dissimilar.

Reflective Observation

When a learner is exposed to an experience it is not an insignificant event. There is a mental process of reflection that occurs. It could be a question of a comment that forms in the mind. The question could be asking Why? What if? The comment could be, That is pleasant or unpleasant, I should try that again. The reflection is an acknowledgement of consciousness and concentration. If it is momentary then that may be all reflection that occurs. In a learning environment the facilitator guides and extends that process. It takes more effort to sustain the reflection about an experience beyond the time of the experience.
In fact, it is difficult to observe during an experience so the reflective observation is a post experience reflection hopefully while the emotion generated by the experience still lingers.