Transcript ExperientialLearningModel - 4-H

Experience It!
Extraordinary Learning
Opportunities the 4-H Way
4-H Afterschool
Grantee Training
June 8 – 10, 2004
4-H
The 4-H Mission
Our mission is to create nonformal,
educational opportunities to help
youth thrive in a complex and
changing world.
Workshop Overview
• Introduce the experiential learning
model.
• Define the steps in an experiential
learning cycle.
• Experience activities and apply the
model concepts to your work.
Evolution of Experiential
Learning
What you hear,
you will probably doubt.
What you see,
you may possibly doubt.
But what you do for yourself,
you cannot possibly doubt.
Seaman A. Knapp, Founder of the Extension concept
Evolution of Experiential
Learning
Experiential learning takes place when a
person involved looks back and
evaluates it, determines what was
useful or important to remember, and
uses this information to perform
another activity.
John Dewey, 1938
Evolution of Experiential
Learning
Concrete experience
Testing in new situations
Observation &
Reflection
Forming abstract concepts
Kolb, 1984
Evolution of Experiential
Learning
Current research points to the advantage
of authentic instruction, involving
“active knowledge construction” by
learners, relevance, active feedback on
learner progress, ongoing opportunities
to rethink and reflect, and highly
interactive learning activities.
Eccles & Gootman, 2002
The Power of Experiential
Learning
Why Use Experiential
Learning?
Why Use Experiential
Learning?
• Using multiple
senses can increase
retention.
• Multiple teaching
methods can be
integrated to
maximize creativity.
• Child-centered
learning becomes
the focus.
Why Use Experiential
Learning?
• Discovery of
knowledge and
solutions builds
competence and
confidence.
• Youth can learn life
skills that will be
used, plus subject
matter content.
• Learning is more
fun!
Potential Drawbacks
Potential Drawbacks
• Decentralized
approach can seem
less orderly.
• Requires more prep
and more time for
processing.
• Requires patience
and guidance.
• Often no single
“right” answer.
Let’s play paddle ball!
• Share the paddle ball with your
partner.
• Hit the ball with the paddle as many
times in a row as you can.
• You will get 3 tries to produce your
highest score.
Let’s play paddle ball!
• Rules
–Hit the ball with the paddle.
–Three tries to produce your
highest score.
Process Using the
Experiential
Learning Cycle
Sharing
• Share your reactions and
observations.
– What did you do?
– What did you observe?
– What happened in your attempts to increase
your score?
– How did you go about making changes?
Processing
• Describe and discuss the
experience.
– How did being an observer help you?
– What gave you new ideas?
– How did you learn?
Generalizing
• Identify what you learned
from the experience; general
truths.
– What principles could you attribute to
improving paddleball performance?
– General principles?
Applying
• Learning is applied to real life
situations.
– How could any of these principles apply
to your work with youth?
Concepts
• Keep trying
• Use what you
know and build
on it
• Sudden insight
“light bulb”
• Trial and error
Vignette
• As you watch the video look for the
steps of the cycle.
• Heads-On, Hands-On: The Power of
Experiential Learning
– Facilitator’s Guide and VHS/DVD
– From National 4-H Cooperative Curriculum
System www.n4hccs.org
Discuss
• Form a group of 3 people and
discuss the following:
– What did you notice in the video?
– What did you think as you were watching the
video?
– How did the facilitator begin the activity?
– How did the facilitator get the participants to
share their experiences?
– How did the facilitator get the participants to
identify what they had learned?
– What questions did the facilitator ask to move
the learners through the “process” and
“generalize” phases?
Applying This to Our Work
• Find someone new to work with:
– Discuss how you would use this
information in your program.
THE 4-H PLEDGE…
I pledge…
My HEAD to clearer
thinking,
My HEART to greater
loyalty,
My HANDS to larger
service,
My HEALTH to better
living,
for my club, my community, my country
and my world.
Resources
• Contact your local 4-H Agent
• State 4-H Web Sites
– http://www.national4hheadquarters.gov/4h_map.htm
• 4-H Afterschool
– http://www.4hafterschool.org
• National 4-H Juried Curriculum
– http://www.national4-hheadquarters.gov
Search under “Resources”
Presenters
• Lisa Lauxman
– University of Arizona
– [email protected]
• Gretchen May
– University of Massachusetts
– [email protected]