Luckner and Nadler

I found the Luckner and Nadler text Processing the Experience a good read because they ground their discussion of effective debriefing on the foundational theories of experiential learning. They argue that learning (and all effective learning, they would say, is experiential in nature) takes place in a cycle of Experiencing, Reflecting, Generalizing, and Applying, in a continuous feedback loop.

While reading some of the chapters of the text that seemed to be relevant to this project (much of the book was relevant, because debriefing and processing the experience are pretty much one in the same), I noted with interest the best-practices the authors suggest to guide processing (debriefing) activities after an experience. They suggest

• to structure regular periods within an experience for reflection/processing
• to vary the type or method of processing used, so that one does not get stuck in a rut
  
• to ask open-ended questions of participants (for deeper learning), and to start with simple to more complex questions
• to give specific and relevant feedback; avoid generalities