Experiential learning as preparation for leadership

A leadership enrichment program for Research Higher Degree Students: an experiential learning approach to leadership training

Enrichment programs for Research Higher Degree (RHD) students are an endeavour undertaken by all Australian Universities. Most of these enrichment programs have in the main been centred on the generic skills required to expedite the research program, for example software skills, information gathering and collating skills, language development programs and seminars on various methodologies. Ther...

Experiential learning as a method to enhance experiential teaching

Learning Systems Organising Reflection – Organisational Learning as Collective, Experiential Learning

The article discusses shifts and continuities in practical and theoretical work on organisational learning since the mid 1980s within a tradition at the Work Research Institute (WRI) in Oslo promoting work place democracy. Projects over 20 years are reviewed. All the projects discussed have had a participatory action research design. The point, however, is the emerging justifications for the ch...

Patterns for Experiential Learning

ION GRAVITY – FROM HIGH TO LOW This pattern is based on Gary L. Craig’s Discussion-Activity-Review-Lab-Review [GLC] pattern and was revised by Jane Chandler. You are about to start a new topic, which is has many levels of abstraction.

Second Life as a Surrogate for Experiential Learning

Second Life is increasingly being used as a venue for education, especially for delivery of online instruction where social presence and community building are essential components. Despite its robust 3-D modeling tools and powerful scripting language, many educational uses of Second Life are limited to passive forms of content delivery that often mimic some variety of Victorian style lecture s...