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SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COURSE
(SGITC)
STUDENT REFERENCE FOR
CHAPTER 2
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING CYCLE
INTRODUCTION TO THE STRUCTURED EXPERIENCE2
In creating, adapting, and conducting structured experiences, the small group leader needs both a unifying theory and a practical translation of thinking. This introduction will explore a variety of methods and design features that we can incorporate into a range of structured experiences. We can use these ideas both in developing structured experiences and in making sure that existing ones fit the learning readiness of a particular group at a particular time. OVERVIEW OF THE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
CYCLE/ADULT LEARNING MODEL
Experiential learning occurs when a person engages in some activity, looks back at the activity critically, draws some useful insight from this analysis, and puts the result to work. Of course, we all experience this process spontaneously in ordinary living. We call it an inductive process: proceeding from observation rather than from a prior truth (as in the deductive process). We can define learning (and the usual purpose of training) as a relatively stable change in behavior. A structured experience provides a framework in which we can facilitate the inductive process. The stages of the cycle are listed below.
STAGES OF THE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
CYCLE/ADULT LEARNING MODEL
Experiencing
The initial stage is the data-generating part of the structured experience. We often associate this stage with some event, game, or fun. This is the experience that must be processed through the stages of the ELC to maximize the learning applications. Obviously, if the cycle stops after this stage, all learning is left to chance. The small group http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/sgitc/read2.htm 1/13
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Chapter 2 Experiential Learning Cycle
leader must take the group through all
Chapter 2 Experiential Learning Cycle
Return to Table of Contents
SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COURSE
(SGITC)
STUDENT REFERENCE FOR
CHAPTER 2
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING CYCLE
INTRODUCTION TO THE STRUCTURED EXPERIENCE2
In creating, adapting, and conducting structured experiences, the small group leader needs both a unifying theory and a practical translation of thinking. This introduction will explore a variety of methods and design features that we can incorporate into a range of structured experiences. We can use these ideas both in developing structured experiences and in making sure that existing ones fit the learning readiness of a particular group at a particular time. OVERVIEW OF THE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
CYCLE/ADULT LEARNING MODEL
Experiential learning occurs when a person engages in some activity, looks back at the activity critically, draws some useful insight from this analysis, and puts the result to work. Of course, we all experience this process spontaneously in ordinary living. We call it an inductive process: proceeding from observation rather than from a prior truth (as in the deductive process). We can define learning (and the usual purpose of training) as a relatively stable change in behavior. A structured experience provides a framework in which we can facilitate the inductive process. The stages of the cycle are listed below.
STAGES OF THE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
CYCLE/ADULT LEARNING MODEL
Experiencing
The initial stage is the data-generating part of the structured experience. We often associate this stage with some event, game, or fun. This is the experience that must be processed through the stages of the ELC to maximize the learning applications. Obviously, if the cycle stops after this stage, all learning is left to chance. The small group http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/sgitc/read2.htm 1/13
4/6/2014
Chapter 2 Experiential Learning Cycle
leader must take the group through all