"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
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