Month: October 2022

After reading your post, I have gained a better understanding of Open Pedagogies. I really like how you have explained this instructional method and tied it into our Learning Design Blueprint!

https://jingzhechenedci335.opened.ca/category/edci335/

Experiential learning refers to a form of learning which involves gaining knowledge through experience. These experiences could be by first-hand observation or hands-on learning experiences such as examining or interacting with various specimens in a biology lab. This instructional approach is based on Kolb’s experiential learning model which states that a learner aiming to obtain knowledge through a direct learning experience must have the following criteria: Active involvement in the learning experience, reflection on knowledge gained, ability to form a concept of the experience, or in other words, “conceptualize” it and possess the skills that show utilization of the knowledge or ideas obtained through the learning experience.
This instructional method aligns with my group’s chosen topic of “How do we Learn”. One of the target essential questions in our Learning BluePrint includes how “experiments can help learners to digest the theoretical knowledge they learning and how experiments should be designed”. This method of learning is an example of Experiential learning as it involves hands-on experience. This instructional method would have a place in our Interactive Learning project as one of our main essential questions is based on Experiential learning.

Reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiential_learning