Learning is the gaining of knowledge, but something even more important than the concept of learning is transfer.  This means that not only have you “learned” something but you are able to apply the knowledge to different contexts.  A reflection is a good way to practice transferring information, applying what was learned during a particular writing assignment to different contexts. 

All knowledge that we have stored in our minds is used in conjunction with knowledge learned every day. We are then, hopefully, able to use this information or knowledge not only in the classroom but apply it to our everyday lives. 

I will use my ability to transfer knowledge in my fourth and final major assignment.  I will attempt to use all of the information learned in the last 7 weeks and apply it to my own definition of writing.  I will “transfer” this knowledge and use it to compose my final reflection.