experiential learning

"The things we have to learn before we do them, we learn by doing them."

Aristotle

Teaching By Pouring In

Learning

• Watching• Thinking (mind)• Feeling (emotion)• Doing (muscle)

Learning takes place as students

• process

• interpret

• negotiate

the meaning of new information

Learning

is influenced by student’s

• prior knowledge

• values

• expectations

• rewards/sanctions

that shape the learning environment

The Learning Horizon

Experiential Learning

Chasing

The Learning Wheel

• Goal Setting• Experimenting• Observing• Reviewing• Action Planning

new skills, new attitudes … or even entirely new ways of thinking.

Tell me, and I will forget. Show me, and I may remember. Involve me, and I will understand.

- Confucius, 450 B.C.

Experiential Learning

The Fun Factor

Noteworthy Aspects

• Use of concrete ‘here-and-now experiences to test ideas

• Use of feedback to change practice and theories

Effective Learners

• Perceive information• Reflect on how it will

impact some aspect of our life

• Compare how it fits into our own experiences

• Think about how this new information offers us new ways to act

Integration of Lessons – Doing Something with

Knowledge• Going from passive to

active• Engaging higher

brain functions• Stimulating senses• Integrating lessons

into existing schemes

Tips

• Focus on outcomes rather than techniques• Make learning experiential• Give students control over their own

learning• Respect learners’ ability to engage in

parallel thinking• Highlight key points• Motivate learning• Provide challenges