Experiential Learning
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 EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING |
| Process by which participants learn through personally experience and involvement. Experience is translated into concepts then used to guide choices in new situations, building new experiences. The theory of experiential learning has been developed by the psychologist David Kolb who sees immediate and concrete experiences as the basis for observation and reflection. [1]
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| Learning style | Content | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Activists | Concrete experiences | Attending training workshops |
| Reflectors | Reflective observation, reviewing, and thinking | self-reflections, peer observation, and assessment |
| Theorists | Converging, abstract conceptualization, and exploring | Readings and personal development |
| Pragmatists | Accommodating, planning, using lessons learned, and active experimentation | Practical issues |
| Experiential learning enable each individual to learn according to the learning style which is more comfortable for him/her. While conventional learning is focused on the organization's needs and aim to transfer to participants some pre-determined skills, from outside and for an external purpose; in experiential learning the primary driver is to encourage people to develop as individuals, from the inside out and for internal growth. In experiential learning pariticpants are supposed to feel positive emotions and, therefore, to be led to have a positive attitude toward future learning |
 Web Resources |
| Below you have a list of selected websites where you can find some interesting sample of Experiential Learning activities: |
| Link | Content |
|---|---|
| www.businessballs.com | Sample experiential learning activities, concepts and principles. |
References
- ↑ www.businessballs.com(22 May 2009), www.odi.org.uk/alnap (30 June 2008), www.reliefweb.int ] (30 June 2008)