introduction to experiential education
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We shall not cease from explorationAnd the end of all our exploringWill be to arrive where we startedAnd know the place for the first time
-T.S. Eliot
Introduction Experiential Learning Experiential Education The Experiential Cycle The Experiential Cycle in Action Applications, Questions, Wonderings,
Challenges Closing
a. Experimented
b. Explored
c. Learned from someone else’s example
d. Put yourself in the place of someone or something (empathy/perspective taking)
e. It was a process
f. Safe place to take risks
g. It was challenging or a “stretch”
h. Reflected on, or thought about, what you were learning
i. Related to your life experiences and/or interests
j. You were ready to learn it
k. Knew it was Important to learn
• Happens all the time• Is a natural way to learn
• Experimentation• Exploration• Example• Empathy
• Happens all the time• Is a natural way to learn
• Experimentation• Exploration• Example• Empathy
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING…
•Where do you see experiential learning and experiential education occurring at UWC-Costa Rica? • How does experiential learning already connect to what you do?
“It was so much fun! I got shot in the leg and died of massive blood loss!"
- Participant, Age 10, in simulation of U.S. Civil War battle
Karen Park Koenig, www.rethinkingschools.org, vol. 23 (2009)
Just because we do something does not mean that it is educative. Without intentionality it could just as easily be miseducative.
“…experiences may be so disconnected from one another that, while each is agreeable or even exciting in itself, they are not linked cumulatively to one another. Energy is then dissipated and a person becomes scatterbrained. Each experience may be lively, vivid, and "interesting," and yet their disconnectedness may artificially generate dispersive, disintegrated, centrifugal habits….”
~ John Dewey, Experience and Education (1938)
Experiential learning and experiential education are buzzwords within many educational circles. These terms are often used interchangeably. There are numerous published definitions of experiential education (Joplin, 1981; Luckman, 1996; Itin, 1999). The Association for Experiential Education (2004) defines experiential education a philosophy that informs many methodologies in which educators purposefully engage with learners in direct experience and focused reflection to increase knowledge, develop skills, and clarify values. Central to this definition is the distinction between experiential education as methodology and experiential education as philosophy. This distinction suggests that there is a difference between experiential learning and experiential education.
Experiential Education
… a philosophy that informs many methodologies in which educators purposefully engage with learners in direct experience and focused reflection to increase knowledge, develop skills, and clarify values.
Association for Experiential Education (2013)www.aee.org
EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATIONA Philosophy…
EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATIONA Philosophy…
• “Intentional, purposeful approach to teaching and learning”
• Harnesses the natural power of Experiential Learning
• Is a formal way to support learning
• Intended aim, outcomes, objectives to focus the experiential process
• Is learner centered
• Uses experiential methodologies, of which there are many…
Wilderness Education
Adventure Based Counseling
Inquiry
Service LearningArt, Play, Music, Drama & related Therapies
SimulationsExperience Based Training and
Development
Environmental Education
Internships
Expeditionary Learning
Adventure/Challenge Education
Philosophy of Experiential Education
And more…Equine Assisted Therapy
Cooperative Education Project Based Learning
Problem Based LearningAdventure Education
Commonalities
• Process-based
• Safe environment that supports risk taking
• Student/learner centered
• Experiential Learning Model (cycle)…
Inquiry Cycle
FRONTLOADING
FRONTLOADING
ASKING QUESTIONS
ASKING QUESTIONS
GATHERING INFORMATION & CONSTRUCTING KNOWLEDGE
GATHERING INFORMATION & CONSTRUCTING KNOWLEDGE
MAKING KNOWLEDGE VISIBLE
MAKING KNOWLEDGE VISIBLE
PRESENTATION &
FEEDBACK
PRESENTATION &
FEEDBACK
Activating Prior knowledgeActivating Prior knowledgeProviding background InformationProviding background Information
FRONTLOADING
FRONTLOADING
ASKING QUESTIONS
ASKING QUESTIONS
GATHERING INFORMATION & CONSTRUCTING KNOWLEDGE
GATHERING INFORMATION & CONSTRUCTING KNOWLEDGE
MAKING KNOWLEDGE VISIBLE
MAKING KNOWLEDGE VISIBLE
PRESENTATION &
FEEDBACK
PRESENTATION &
FEEDBACK
Collegiality
Concert, joint action, co-acting, sharing, commonality, united, concurrence, interdependent,
joining of hands, common effort, common enterprise or endeavor
Concur,
harmonize,
go into partnership with, get together and team up and buddy up,
pull together,
hold together,
hang together,
keep together,
stand shoulder-to-shoulder
Collaboration
Alphabet Team
Exercise
Alphabet Team
Exercise
How did we get there?
How did we get there?
Information: Synonyms, DefinitionsCollegiality/Collaboration
Principles of Collaborative Leadership
Information: Synonyms, DefinitionsCollegiality/Collaboration
Principles of Collaborative Leadership
• How do we do this in our situation?
• Self Assessment
• How do we do this in our situation?
• Self Assessment
TEAMWORKCollaboration
• What questions do you have about EL and EE in general?
• What are the benefits of EL and EE at UWC Costa Rica?
• What are the Challenges?
• Other thoughts?
How do the competencies fit with Experiential Learning/Experiential Education?
How does EL/EE fit in with the competencies?
Social Responsibility Diversity
Sustainability Leadership
Conflict Transformation Healthy Living
In the Learning
ZoneEL @ UWCCR
In the Learning
ZoneEL @ UWCCR
Vision ShapesVision Shapes
Differentiating between EL and EEDefinition of EE
Commonalities between Methodologies – ELCELC in Action – Collaborative Leadership
Differentiating between EL and EEDefinition of EE
Commonalities between Methodologies – ELCELC in Action – Collaborative Leadership
Connecting to your situation – Small groupsCompetency Connection
Connecting to your situation – Small groupsCompetency Connection
Natural LearningEL & EE
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