Experiential education

an unnatural and intricate work, because it requires a skill to see the content from others’ perspective, to listen, and watch closely others to examine the ideas carefully and identify the key of understanding. Extending in how the discipline of education delimit ‘teach’, Bensalah, Oliver, and Stefaniak (2012) defined it as “the ability to detect knowledge deficits or false belief in another person and intension to supply the missing information” (p.303). Accordingly with these authors, the…

growing and learning session after session. I believe strongly that learning comes through the process of turning information into knowledge through the regeneration of experience. In the article, Teaching and Learning Using Experiential Learning and Reflection for Leadership Education, the authors indicated that knowledge derived from the mixture of grasping and transforming experience (Guthrie and Jones, 2012, p.54). Professor Hutchins class required a lot of editing and writing papers. This…

Therefore, each individual has different learning styles and approach that is used to learn something new. On the other hand, a learning theory provides a framework that allows people to learn. The most common learning theory is the Experiential Learning Theory (ELT). Experiential Learning Theory (ELT) is used to provide a holistic model needed for the learning process and adult development. The two are both are important as they help people learn, grow, as well as…

Service Learning: Definition Service learning is a more hands on learning experience that provides a new way for students to comprehend their course material. Students are exposed to personal and academic development that help them improve not only as students but as individuals as well. All services provided are directly related to the course’s ideas. Service Learning differs from ordinary community service by giving the students the benefit of learning while helping a community in need. The…

This paper defines and discusses four academic concepts. It explains how important it is to be an active listener, it shows that listening involves given feedback to the speaker so they will that you were actually paying attention. Next topic would be Bloom Taxonomy is a classification of how we think in other words the higher or of how individuals think. It will discuss and explain why it is shaped in the form of a pyramid. Bloom Taxonomy is divided into six different learning styles and this…

1. According to the author, “Transfer” is the ability to extend learning from one context to a new context. The components of learning include initial learning, which consist of learning experiences. This is important in order for transfer to transpire. Secondly, contextualized knowledge tends to hamper the development of transfer, while, abstract representations can enhance the development of transfer. Thirdly, prior learning can be effective in gaining new knowledge from learning. Transferring…

emphasized as important skills for employability. Service learning itself has a positive impact on leadership development. In this article, the author aims to give higher education faculty direction in planning, developing, and implementing a service-learning course aimed to help students develop their leadership skills through experiential learning. The author suggested keys to success after analyzing multi-source feedback and making design and teaching refinements on a service-learning course…

Dewey & Freire: An Experiential, Social Approach to Early Childhood Education When connecting the philosophical theories learned in class with my future pedagogical practices, I am naturally inclined to focus on those philosophers whose ideas resonated with me the most. As a believer that the purpose of education is to raise active members of society and that education can indeed change and improve our social system, I selected John Dewey and Paulo Freire as the two pillars of my teaching…

take my focus on just this, as well as discussing how I can use this knowledge to develop myself professionally as a trainee teacher. There are various studies to suggest that learning outside the classroom helps to aid a well-rounded and enhanced education for children, where they are given the opportunity to excel and flourish as young individuals. There are countless links between LotC and children’s attainment in…

The way we teach and the way we learn has long been debated and researched. From the development of the IQ test and of SATs our focus has been on assessing intelligence, but it raises the question of what intelligence actually is and what methods of teaching best develop and extend a child’s learning. Subjects cannot truly be taught in isolation, they need to blend and merge as pupils question and connect ideas and thoughts together. Neither can they be taught effectively within the confines of…